It would depend on how fast the committee could then review the protocol.
Our IRB and IACUC meet monthly, so for a full-review protocol, the review
might not take place for 1 to 4 weeks.  That might not be fast enough for
NIH for a JIT award.  Additionally, after review there are frequently
aspects which need "tweeking" but which could also alter the project design
or budget.  Those would have to be handled.  As is, those changes are known
before the award is negotiated, so can be factored into the
fiscal/contractual end of things.

Celia S. Walker
Director, Regulatory Compliance
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO  80523-2046
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> Peter J. Dolce, Ph.D., Director:  One idea we're considering is to ask PIs
for IACUC and IRB
> paperwork shortly after the application goes out (so the committee has
> it readily at hand) but to delay the review until NIH reaches
> a funding  decision.  Has anybody tried something like this?