The IRB routinely receives submissions from PIs asking for approval before a certain date to meet deadlines imposed by a funding agency. If you are facing such a deadline, please note that the IRB review and approval process can take a month or more for a full-board review study (particularly if the IRB has contingencies, which it usually does), and IRB review occurs only AFTER other institutional reviews have been completed. Those other reviews, which do not involve the IRB, can take longer than the IRB review and approval process. Therefore, please submit your protocols in CLARA well before the approval deadline imposed by your funding agency – a minimum of 2 months before the deadline is recommended.