We have two fields in our IRB data base to track related external
proposals.  These fields allow for multiple foundation names and our
campus tracking numbers for external submissions.  I created these
fields as variable length "character" fields.

Charna K. Howson
Assistant Director
Office of Research Services
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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910/334-5878
fax: 910/334-3140

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I would like to know if anyone has developed a system to link the IRB
and/or
IACUC project approval number(s) with the grant proposal number.  We
recently
had a case in which the title of the IRB project and the title of the grant
proposal were different and we had to do soem in depth, paper-file
hunting to
discover the link.  Part of the difficulty arises from the requirements fo
different agencies with regard to approval (ranging from "needs approval
prior
to applying for the grant" to "needs approval within 90 days of receiving
funding approval").