2025 Federal Administration Transition Information & Resources - This will be updated as new information is available.

Stanford
Office of Research Administration

DoE Training Requirement for Faculty and Researchers

Effective May 1, 2025, principal investigators and covered individuals* DoE proposals must complete Research Security Training ("RST") consistent with Section 10634 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (“CHIPS Act”) within 12 months prior to proposal submission.

As part of a proposal, DoE covered individuals will be required to certify that Research Security Training has been completed within the required time frame.  The Stanford Institutional Official submitting the proposal must certify that completion of the training by the required individuals has been verified.

*The DoE Notice of Funding Opportunity and/or terms and conditions of the award will specify the list of designated roles that are considered “Covered Individuals”.  At a minimum, this includes (PI); project director (PD); co-principal investigator (Co-PI); co-project director (Co-PD); project manager; and any individual regardless of title that is functionally performing as a PI, PD, Co-PI, Co-PD, or project manager.

The definition of Covered Individuals is program-specific, and the DOE may expand the list of Covered Individuals.

Any individual who qualifies as a Covered Individual (a) listed on the proposal at time of submission, or (b) that is added to the project after submission/award should take the training prior to beginning work.

If you have questions about who is considered a “Covered Individual” on your proposal or award, please contact your Contract & Grant Officer in ORA or Research Process Manager (School of Medicine).

Details of the requirement can be viewed Here

Implementation:

Stanford’s Research Security Training (DOR-2000) meets the federal training requirement and is available in STARS.  The course takes less than an hour to complete.  A link to the course is also available on ORA’s Research Security Training site. 

NOTE: The previously available Stanford Research Security Training (DOR-1210) in STARS was retired effective 9/12/25.  If you have completed DOR-1210, that training completion remains valid.

Applicability:

Completed training is effective for all proposals submitted within 12 months of the training completion date.  For example, training completed on 10/15/25 is good for proposals submitted through 10/14/26. 

Once the course is taken by a researcher, that researcher is considered RST-compliant for 12 months following training completion date across all proposals submitted to US federal agencies that have implemented the RST requirement under the CHIPS Act.

Verification of Compliance:

For proposals submitted on or after October 10, 2025:

  • Training completion for the full Research Security Training (DOR-2000) or Research  Security Training (DOR-1210, retired) will be captured in STARS
  • The SeRA system will display each individual’s training completion date within the SeRA Proposal Development & Routing Form (PDRF)

 

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