When your proposal is funded by NHLBI, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions outlined in the Notice of Grant Award. They take effect as soon as grant funds are drawn down.  It's important that you pay careful attention to the terms and conditions of your award before you begin the project period as changes may have occurred from what you had initially proposed.  These changes can occur in your budget, specific aims or in the duration of your award. 

In some instances we might place a restriction on your award, restricting it from a particular activity, such as human subjects testing, until paperwork is received and processed.  This section will help you to define which activities must be completed before you can begin your clinical study and will answer these questions:

• How do I know if I am funded?
  
  
• Who needs human subjects protection training?
  
  
• Who approves my data monitoring plan?
  
  
• What is a Certificate of Confidentiality and do I need one?
  
  
• How do I develop consent forms and who reviews them?
  
  
• Do I need IRB, IEC or REB approval?
  
  
• Are there ethical concerns and conflicts of interest I must consider?
  
  
• What other approvals are needed?
  
  
• How do I track recruitment of research participants?
  
  
• My study involves Medicare or third party support.
  
  
• My study involves foreign grants and contracts.
  
  
• How do I register my study?
  
  
• When can I begin enrolling participants?