4a. All projects involving human subjects must have approval from an institutional review board (IRB), unless they qualify for an exemption from IRB review, before an award can be made. Where IRB approval is required, proposers should file their proposal with their local IRB at the same time the proposal is submitted to the Gulf Research Program, so that the approval procedure will not delay the award process. A proposal may be submitted to the Gulf Research Program without IRB approval; but if the proposal is selected for funding, award will be made conditional upon IRB approval within 60 days of the notice of conditional award. If a proposed project involving human subjects is exempt from human subjects regulations [see 45 CFR 46.101(b)], the applicant must provide documentation that an IRB (or some authority other than the project director or key personnel) has declared the project exempt the human subjects regulations. Documentation should include the specific category justifying the exemption.
4a. All projects involving human subjects must have approval from an institutional review board (IRB), unless they qualify for an exemption from IRB review, before an award can be made. Where IRB approval is required, proposers should file their proposal with their local IRB at the same time the proposal is submitted to the Gulf Research Program, so that the approval procedure will not delay the award process. A proposal may be submitted to the Gulf Research Program without IRB approval; but if the proposal is selected for funding, award will be made conditional upon IRB approval within 60 days of the notice of conditional award. If a proposed project involving human subjects is exempt from human subjects regulations [see 45 CFR 46.101(b)], the applicant must provide documentation that an IRB (or some authority other than the project director or key personnel) has declared the project exempt the human subjects regulations. Documentation should include the specific category justifying the exemption.
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