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We provide a repository of guidelines for the CTSA Program.
CTSA Program Guidelines for Recipients
The following guidance is for use by the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program recipients.
CTSA Prior Approval Requests for Human Subjects Research
Learn how to submit prior approval requests for planned research involving human subjects.
CTSA Prior Approval Requests for Vertebrate Animal Research
Learn how to submit prior approval requests for planned research involving vertebrate animals.
CTSA Prior Approval Requests FAQs
The questions compiled represent questions from the CTSA recipient institution community discussed in the CTSA Quality Assurance/Quality Control Group meeting and questions posed in the QA/QC Group Discussion Forum.
Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Instructions
See guidance on how to prepare and submit reports.
RPPR FAQs
Review a list of answers to CTSA Program-specific RPPR questions related to budget, components, technology transfer, clinical trials and others.