Both the Federal and State governments spend billions of dollars a year funding research on a variety of topics and programs.  The federal government funds research through various agencies, including for example Department of Defense; Department of Agriculture; Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Education; National Institutes of Health; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Department of Energy; National Science Foundation (“NSF”), to name a few.  The federal government provides research funding to both public and private institutions, through academic institutions or private companies.  Do to the size and variety of research funding, this area of government spending has been ripe for research fraud.  Research grant fraud is a common type of whistleblower qui tam claim.  These types of fraud typically include misrepresenting facts in the application in order to secure the grant, misrepresenting research results and data; over-charging for costs and other expenses, including wages and time reported, using grant money for work outside the grant terms and misrepresenting conflicts of interest by the investigators.

If you believe someone has knowingly committed research grant fraud and you would like to learn more about or would like to bring a research grant whistleblower lawsuit, the qui tam lawyers at Keller Grover LLP can help you. These whistleblower lawyers understand qui tam litigation, including the whistleblower protection provisions, and strive to achieve the best possible results for their clients.