Reliance & Single IRB (sIRB) Resources
Getting Started
Workflow Diagrams
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Presentations
NIH HRPP Policy Framework
Agreement Requests
Request a Reliance Agreement
Use the link below to request a Reliance Agreement when an NIH Study Team wants to rely on an external IRB or an NIH Study Team wants external Participating Sites to rely on the NIH IRB.
Submit a Reliance (Authorization) Agreement Request
COMING SOON NIH Research Activities Form - Request to Rely Upon an External IRB
COMING SOON Non-NIH Research Activities Form - Request for External Institution to Rely Upon the NIH IRB
Request a Federalwide (FWA) Coverage Agreement
Complete this form if you are an NIH PI/designee and you want the NIH to extend its FWA to an investigator who will either be leaving, or has left, the NIH.
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NIH is Lead Study Team using NIH IRB as the Reviewing IRB (sIRB)
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NIH as Participating Site Study Team & Relying on an External IRB (sIRB)
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COMING SOON NIH Site-Specific Addendum Template
COMING SOON Consent Template when Relying on an External IRB (Revised Common Rule)
COMING SOON Consent Template when Relying on an External IRB (Common Rule)
Relying on NCI CIRB
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Relying on WIRB
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Relying on Advarra
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sIRB Mandates
The NIH sIRB Policy
Final NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research
NIH Single IRB Policy in the Context of the Intramural Research Program
NIH Single IRB Policy in the Context of the Intramural Research Program: Seeking an Exception
New Process for Requesting Exceptions to the NIH Single IRB Requirements
Revised Common Rule: Cooperative Research
The Revised Common Rule's Cooperative Research Provision (45 CFR 46.114)