IRB Grant Review No Longer Required – 2018 Common Rule
The requirement for the IRB to review the entire grant/funding application for consistency with the IRB application has been removed. |
- The investigator DOES NOT need to submit a copy of the grant that is supporting the conduct of the research with the myIRB application
- The myIRB application will no longer ask for an attachment for the grant or funding application
- A reviewer may still request to see a portion of the grant if they have questions during the review process
- The investigator DOES need to list grant(s) or other funding mechanisms as sources of support in the myProject application, Section 2
- PI is responsible for listing only funding sources that describe research consistent with that described in the myIRB application. Confirm that the following are consistent:
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- PI Assurance Document has been updated to include the following attestation:
“The specific aims and description of research in this IRB application are consistent with those described in each of the sources of support listed as providing financial and/or material resources to conduct this study. If a source of support describes more than one research study, activities or aims not specifically described in this application, or a broad research program, I will consult with the Washington University Human Research Protection Office as to whether separate IRB applications are required for human subjects approval of these activities.” - OSRS will continue to verify that the grant/funding is listed in the approved myIRB application.
- PI Assurance Document has been updated to include the following attestation: