MCW Regulatory Research Approval Processing Stats
Approximate timelines and volume for select units in the Office of Research
Grants & Contracts Office
Total grants submitted by GCO annually:
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Federal | 774 | 677 | 719 | 701 | 717 | 801 | 829 | 846 | 970 | 1091 |
Non-Federal | 362 | 368 | 386 | 361 | 334 | 359 | 543 | 606 | 653 | 750 |
Internal | 182 | 229 | 281 | 276 | 246 | 338 | 272 | 187* | 242 | 255 |
TOTAL | 1318 | 1274 | 1386 | 1338 | 1297 | 1498 | 1644 | 1639 | 1865 | 2096 |
*Internal grant process flow was streamlined in 2019 to bypass GCO review.
Institutional Review Board
IRB review and approval volumes by calendar year:
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
IRB Studies Approved | 759 | 840 | 753 | 852 | 743 |
Full | 151 | 177 | 177 | 148 | 144 |
Expedited | 238 | 202 | 100 | 122 | 98 |
Exempt | 55 | 74 | 79 | 129 | 87 |
Flex/Registered | 202 | 279 | 268 | 345 | 250 |
Other (NHSR, NCI-CIRB, QI, Case Report) | 113 | 108 | 129 | 70 | 101 |
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
See chart below for the median number of days (contiguous calendar days not business days) from ‘Submit’ to ‘Approved’ for calendar year 2021 for animal submission processing. For complete details and explanations, view the Full Report (PDF).
AUA Type | Designated Review | Full Committee Review |
New & 3 Year Renewals | 27.0 | 43.0 |
Amendment - experimental changes only | 15.0 | 31.0 |
Amendment - administratively processed | 2.0 | N/A |