Please be aware of a new federal requirement: Research Security and Disclosure Training (RSDT) which must be completed by all individuals listed in a proposal as key personnel, including subrecipient senior/key personnel.
Completion of this training is mandatory before your proposal can be approved for submission, in accordance with agency-specific implementation dates:
- DOE – Required for proposals submitted on or after May 1, 2025
- NIH – Required for proposals submitted on or after October 1, 2025 (see NOT-OD-25-133)
- USDA – Required for proposals submitted on or after October 1, 2025
- NSF – Required for proposals submitted on or after October 10, 2025
- DOD & NASA – No official date announced yet, but Duke is requiring the training in anticipation
How to Complete the Training:
Research Security and Disclosure Training (RSDT) can be completed in LMS.
Complete RST Here: Duke LMS Research Security Training
Click ”Launch” to register and begin the course. At the completion of the training, be sure to click “Exit training” in the top right corner on the page that shows the completion certificate to receive LMS course credit.
Your grant managers will be working with subaward sites to coordinate the necessary training certificates/documentation for subaward senior/key personnel listed on an outgoing application from Duke.
If you have questions, please contact ResearchSecurity@duke.edu.
Proposals will not be approved for submission unless all required individuals have completed RSDT, per agency-specific timelines.
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