IACUC Useful Links

Campus Offices

• Sponsored Projects And Research Compliance (SPARC)
• Animal Resource Facility (ARF)
• Occupational Health
• Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
• Office of Proposal Development
• Office of Research

Federal Agencies

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
• National Institutes of Health
• Office of Animal Care and Use
• United States Department of Agriculture
• Animal Welfare Information Center
• US Fish and Wildlife Services
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
• CDC

State Agencies

• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• Dept. of Agriculture

Grant Writing

• NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration: Research Involving Animals (OLAW)
• Writing a grant proposal for animal research:
  • Animals in Research for Grants
  • Step-by-step guide on How to Write an Application Involving Research Animals
  • What Investigators Need to Know About the Use of Animals brochure
  • Write Your Application
  • Quick Guide for Grant Applications
  • How to Write a Research Project Grant Application
• Writing the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) for NIH grant proposals:
  • Preparing the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS)
  • Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) for Grant Proposals
  • Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) for Contract Proposals
  • Instructions for Completion and Peer Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) in NIH Grant Applications and Cooperative Agreements
  • Writing your Vertebrate Animal Section podcast