Key Definitions: Investigator

  • "Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) as well as any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research or proposed for such funding."
    • Applies to sub-investigators, sub-recipients, sub-grantees, collaborators, subcontractors, or consortium members
    • Includes state flow-through.

PD/PI is responsible for identifying all individuals who might be considered an Investigator on a PHS award