What is a Federalwide Assurance (FWA)?
Under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) human subjects protection regulations (at 45 C.F.R. 46.103), every institution engaged in human subjects research that is funded or conducted by DHHS must obtain an Assurance Of Compliance approved by the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). This Assurance Of Compliance, when granted, is called a Federalwide Assurance. Both “awardee” institutions and collaborating “performance site” institutions must file Assurances.
Related Questions
- IRB Organization number), an FWA (Federalwide Assurance) number and an IRB (Institutional Review Board) HRRC (Human Research Review Committee) registration number?
- How will I know when my institution’s Federalwide Assurance (FWA) is approved?
- What is a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) and when is it required?
