Compliance Management
The business of research is fraught with inherent risks. ACG conducts diagnostic assessments and develops programs that mitigate compliance risk without imposing unnecessary constraints on an institution’s operations and stakeholders. ACG’s institutional compliance program development services help our clients evaluate the strength of their existing or developing compliance programs and make targeted improvements to their ability to monitor, identify, evaluate and respond to compliance issues. From proactive diagnostic assessments and program development to managing known compliance risks and supporting active government or sponsor investigations, our service offerings address a range of compliance matters impacting research institutions. A few critical areas ACG can assist in include, but are not limited to:
- Evaluate Program Effectiveness: Build the right infrastructure to navigate the complexities of research compliance, reduce administrative burden and allow your investigators to focus on conducting research. ACG’s research compliance team can help mature your research compliance program by taking a proactive approach to balancing the needs of research operations with risk mitigation strategies and controls that are tailored to your specific needs and culture.
- Enhance Grants Compliance: Navigating today’s research compliance and audit environment requires careful execution, exceptional expertise and a full deck of resources. Whether conducting a proactive research risk assessment, responding to a sponsor inquiry, developing strong research compliance internal controls, or managing coordination of a major federal audit or investigation, ACG can help. We provide the experience, support and tools to assess and manage risk, improve compliance, and help manage complex regulatory matters.
- Guide Federal Agency Inquiries: Whether you are responding to an external audit or investigation, conducting an internal review, or developing a corrective action plan, we know what to expect and have experience you can lean on. Our dedicated team members leverage their experience supporting a variety of roles across the investigation life cycle, including project management, analytical analysis to quantify risk, advisory assistance in response strategy, providing expert knowledge or testimony, and recommending best-practice corrective actions. Leverage the expertise and proven strategies of our team to navigate and resolve your audit or investigation with confidence.
- Strengthen Research Security: The compliant management of nondomestic influence and investigations requires increased transparency and integrity throughout the grant management life cycle. Institutions must ensure sustainable operational capabilities with attention to regulatory policies, requirements, and risk mitigation and management. ACG will collaborate with your team to develop the right path forward in this challenging and fluid area to protect your institution, mitigate risk and guide you to the right solution that meets your needs.
- Manage COI and COC: In today’s competitive research environment, institutions are challenged to maintain a world-class research enterprise that promotes innovation, advances knowledge and meets increasing regulatory requirements without adding additional administrative burden to researchers. ACG has comprehensive conflict of interest (COI) and conflict of commitment (COC) expertise to facilitate communication, simplify processes and allow institutions to better utilize resources. Using our deep industry knowledge, we provide COI and COC program support that balances efficiency and compliance to align with leading industry practices.
- Strengthen Risk Management: Institutions are challenged more than ever in today’s dynamic business environment to comply with new and increasingly complex and expansive risks. With greater understanding and transparency of risk and opportunity, institutions can more effectively anticipate and respond and adapt to change. ACG collaborates with boards and senior leaders to assess and prioritize compliance, operational, financial and strategic risks and to implement risk management programs that are customized to the institution’s specific risk landscape.
