OLAW: Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

Grants Policy
Policy & Guidance
Compliance & Oversight
Research Involving Human Subjects
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
Animals in Research
Peer Review Policies & Practices
Intellectual Property Policy
Invention Reporting (iEdison)
NIH Public Access
Research Integrity

Global OER Resources
Glossary & Acronyms
Frequently Used Links
Frequently Asked Questions

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

OLAW Fast Facts

Mission Statement
Contact OLAW
Subscribe to LISTSERV
Obtaining an Assurance
Reporting Noncompliance
VAS factsheet (PDF - 130 KB)
Assured Institutions (Domestic | Foreign)

Policies and Laws

PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 2002 (HTML | PDF - 282 KB)
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition (HTML | PDF - 1.2 MB)
AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia , 2007 (PDF - 549 KB)
U.S. Government Principles
Public Law 99-158, Animals in Research
Public Law 103-43, Plan for Use of Animals in Research, 1993 (PDF - 22 KB)
International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals
of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS)

Guidance

Notices
Frequently Asked Questions
Articles by OLAW Staff and References
Commentary
Grant Application VAS Worksheet: an optional tool for grant application review (PDF - 48 KB)
Contract Proposal VAS Worksheet: an optional tool for contract proposal review (PDF - 58 KB)
Topic Index

Education

Workshops and Conferences
IACUC 101 Series
OLAW Online Seminars
Education Resources (Online seminar recordings, podcasts)
Animal Welfare and Scientific Research: 1985 to 2010 Symposium

Resources

Resources Available From OLAW
Tutorial for PHS Policy
Sample Documents (Assurance, Annual Report, Checklist, etc.)
ARENA/OLAW IACUC Guidebook, 2002 (PDF - 3.2 MB | MS Word - 1 MB): Addendum (PDF - 226 KB | MS Word - 20 KB)
Training Videos
How to Write An Application Involving Animals
Disaster Planning and Response
Nonhuman Primate Enrichment and Social Housing
What Investigators Need to Know about the Use of Animals (PDF - 4 MB)
Useful Links

About OLAW

Organization Chart, 2011 (PDF - 30 KB)
Memoranda of Understanding (with USDA/FDA, with DVA)

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New in 2012:

Adoption of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition

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