It is the intent of the Institute that the Institute's Grant Review process provide Grant Applicants a fair and unbiased merit-based assessment free from conflicts of interest, impropriety and self-dealing. To implement this policy, this chapter provides standards of conduct and conflict of interest disclosure requirements to be observed by those individuals that are a part of the Grant Review Process and the execution of Grant Contracts. Individuals subject to this chapter include Oversight Committee Members, Program Integration Committee Members, Scientific Research and Prevention Programs Committee Members, and Institute Employees. Independent contractors, such as outside legal counsel, grant management system contractors, and subject matter experts, shall be subject to applicable provisions of this chapter to the extent that the individuals are performing duties associated with Grant Applications under consideration for Grant Awards.