Is a government grant considered Commercial Support?
It depends. If the grant is assigned to the University/SOM as they typically are, then the grant is not a form of commercial support. Thus, no disclosure is required. If the grant is paid directly to you, then it is commercial support and must be disclosed if topics related to products from the supporting agency are included in the activity or lecture. This is different than how commercial support is viewed by journals or by the conflict of interest group here at Johns Hopkins where all grant monies are considered to produce a conflict and thus disclosure is required.
