A. Years 1 to 3: During the congruency review, the IACUC-approved protocol is expected to contain details of experiments to be conducted in the first 3 years of the grant application. If the current IACUC-approved protocol is close to its expiration date, it is advisable to submit a new protocol instead of modifying the current protocol prior to the congruency review.
Years 4 and 5: The 4th and 5th year experiments in the grant application should be briefly described in the IACUC protocol with the explanation that details will be added at a later time, typically at the end of the 3-year cycle of the IACUC protocol prior to initiating the studies.