Federalwide Assurance (FWA)

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is requesting a three-year extension of the OMB No. 0990-0278, Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects Form, currently approved through July 31, 2020, with no changes in the collected information. The purpose of the FWA is to provide a simplified procedure for institutions engaged in research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to satisfy the assurance requirements of (1) Section 491(a) of the Public Health Service Act (the PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 289); and (2) HHS regulations for the protection of human subjects at 45 CFR 46.103. The respondents for this collection are research institutions engaged in HHS-conducted or –supported research involving human subjects.

The latest form for Federalwide Assurance (FWA) expires 2023-08-31 and can be found here.