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Federal Research Security Training

Section 10634 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 requires federal grant making agencies to establish research security training requirements applicable to both Covered Personnel (Key Personnel) listed on an application for a research and development award and their sponsoring institutions.  These requirements musts include certification procedures to ensure that all Covered Personnel have taken appropriate research security training within one year of the application. 

The following federal agencies have released specific guidance addressing their implementation of this research security training requirement.  A link to the University of Pittsburgh’s approved Research Security Training found on CITI is also listed below.

 

Department of Energy

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Federal Research Security Training on CITI

University Announcement Circulated in April 2025

Research Security Training

University of Pittsburgh Research Security Trainings By Topic

ORSTC is creating a series of topic-specific trainings for the Pitt Research community. More will be added soon!

 

Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs

Foreign Talent Recruit Programs: Policies and Requirements 

 

Risk Mitigation for Researchers 

Risk Mitigation Awareness for Researchers