Important Update
On April 14, the NIH sent Harvard University a Stop Work Order of the SMART IRB federal funding contract.
From the beginning, SMART IRB has been a collaborative, grassroots effort: SMART IRB was built by and for the community. It is not owned by Harvard, NIH, HHS, or any other entity.  At this time, Harvard is supporting the core team to maintain the Agreement and assist Participating Institutions to the best of our abilities. It is our intention to continue to provide this vital support to advance collaborative research. Please contact us for assistance.
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User Guides

Global View Landing Page

1. After a successfully logging into the Reliance System, you will see the global view landing page of a general user. 

2. The first box details your institution name, status, and agreement status, along with a list of the members at your institution. 

3. Under the institution box, you will find cards that correspond to request for reliance.

Selecting any of these cards brings you to the reliance dashboard. A filtered view of the dashboard is present if action required, under review, or reliance reached are selected. 

4. The last section of the global view landing page  is the “Recent Activities”. This has two sections: Institutions and Reliance. 

5. Select “Institutions” to view an the card with your institution’s name, assurance number , and status. 

6. Select “Reliance Request” to view recently updated reliance requests.

The card displays, the reliance request ID, title of the study, home institution with PI, and the overall status of request. 

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