How to Get an Assurance
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If your institution has never had an assurance,
don't worry about it when you apply. NIAID grants
management or program staff will contact OLAW to negotiate an assurance with your institution if you're likely
to be funded based on peer
review results, e.g., your percentile or overall impact/priority score is within NIAID's payline.
For that process, OLAW will send your institution a packet
that includes a sample assurance and PHS policy information. IACUC members and other experts at your institution should collaborate
to draft the assurance, inserting your institution's animal
policies and procedures where appropriate. Follow the format
shown at OLAW's Sample Animal Welfare
Assurance.
OLAW will review your institution's assurance for compliance with
federal policies. If acceptable, OLAW signs it and your institution
is assured. If not, OLAW will prompt your institution for more information
until satisfied with the response. Your application is barred
from an award until an assurance is in place.
When reviewing your institution's animal
welfare assurance, OLAW will evaluate several items, including veterinary care, personnel
qualifications and training, occupational health and safety, IACUC
procedures, and animal facilities and husbandry.
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