KC and MyCOI-OPA+ will be offline the evening of Jan 20, 2026 beginning at 9pm to incorporate a new malign foreign talent recruitment program (MFTRP) certification process for all ARPA-H, DOD, DOE Office of Science, and NASA proposals and awards. We expect this update to take 2-3 hours.
In the new MFTRP certification process, MIT personnel named on ARPA-H, DOD, DOE Office of Science, and NASA proposals and awards will be prompted to complete certification through MyCOI-OPA+. This replaces the manual paper processes currently in effect. Other federal sponsors may be added as they implement MFTRP certification requirements.
The changes in KC are as follows:
Proposals (ARPA-H, DOD, DOE Office of Science, and NASA)
- Any person named in Key Personnel will be required to complete MFTRP certification, prior to routing a proposal.
- For MIT Personnel, certification is done through MyCOI-OPA+. See MFTRP Certification for MIT Personnel [PDF]
- For Non-MIT Personnel, certification is done through a separate form, emailed to MIT Research Compliance at research-compliance-help@mit.edu. See MFTRP Certification for Non-MIT Personnel [PDF]
- A data validation error message is displayed in KC Proposal, with the name(s) of individual(s) who have not yet completed MFTRP certification. The proposal will not route until this data validation error is resolved. See MFTRP Certification for DLCI Administrators [PDF]
- Once an individual completes their MFTRP certification, it is valid for 12 months.
Awards (ARPA-H, DOD, DOE Office of Science, and NASA)
- New awards will check for completed MFTRP certifications for all Key Personnel. If this certification is not completed by an individual, a HOLD notice is generated and the individual will receive a notification to complete MFTRP certification. Once all MFTRP certifications are completed, the Award HOLD will be removed. See MFTRP Certification for DLCI Administrators [PDF].
- Existing awards are being reviewed by VPR and RAS teams. PIs and DLCI administrators will be contacted with next steps if any MFTRP certifications are missing.
The RA Support team will be reviewing this process for the community in our Monday Drop in sessions at 1pm via Zoom now through February, or you may contact us directly at ra-help@mit.edu with any questions or concerns.