NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
CLOSEOUT MEMORANDUM
Case Number: A11110079 Page 1 of 1
Potential duplicative research at a company 1 was apparent in final reports for overlapping
SBIR awards sent to two federal agencies? The PI of the proposals 3 was able to satisfactorily
explain differences in the research supported by the awards, and asserted that common material
in the reports was mistakenly included. The explanations were sufficient to dispel the
appearance of duplicative research in the Phase I award. Phase II SBIR proposals were
submitted to both agencies, and properly mutually disclosed. Only one agency4 funded the Phase
II award.
Accordingly, this case is closed.
NSF OIG Form 2 (11102)
Fabrication of Substance in Proposal Grant Fraud
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 2013-03-10.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)