Is an applicant required to have an Assurance or an IRB Certification in place at the time of application?
No. Neither an applicable Assurance nor an IRB approval needs to be in existence as a condition for applying to the Institute for an award. If an applicant does not have Assurance at the time of application, the applicant will be contacted by an ED official if it is determined that the application or proposal is likely to receive an award. The applicant will be requested to comply with the paperwork requirements prior to receiving an award and within the time frame specified in the formal request from ED. The applicant will be required to submit a Single Project Assurance (SPA) to ED, designating in the Assurance the IRB that has the authority to review the covered research activities. The Institution can have its own IRB or can borrow the IRB of an institution that has a Multiple Project Assurance (MPA). Grant applicants with a current MPA on file with the Office for Human Research Protection, Department of Health and Human Services, that covers the specific research activity, are ins
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