For NIFA awards and all grants subject to the February 2013 NIFA Agency Specific Terms and Conditions or any revisions thereafter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) issued the following RCR Training requirement;
“By accepting a NIFA award the grantee assures that program directors, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and any staff participating in the research project receive appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research and that documentation of such training will be maintained. Grantees are advised that the documentation of the training is subject to NIFA review upon request.”
Full text can be found on page 5 of the NIFA’s February 2013 Agency-Specific Terms & Conditions (PDF).
For any newer versions of the NIFA Agency Specific Terms and Conditions please visit the NSF host website at http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/rtc.jsp.