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Select the cluster appropriate for your project&#8217;s data classification and compliance tier:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Dual Cluster Panels (Side-by-Side) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hpc-cluster-row\">\n<div class=\"hpc-panel hpc-panel--minerva\">\n<div class=\"hpc-zone-header\">\n<span class=\"hpc-badge hpc-badge--blue\">Standard<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hpc-panel-title\">Minerva Cluster<\/h3>\n<p class=\"hpc-panel-desc\">General HPC cluster for computational research workloads without controlled-access data requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hpc-zone-actions\">\n<a class=\"hpc-btn hpc-btn--blue\" href=\"https:\/\/redcap.mountsinai.org\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=7M77D3X4HEFKFHTT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request Minerva Allocation \u2192<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"hpc-btn hpc-btn--subtle\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minerva Documentation<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hpc-zone-body\">\n<div class=\"hpc-subhead\">Allocation Workflow<\/div>\n<ul class=\"hpc-clean-list\">\n<li><strong>New Projects:<\/strong> Reviewed by the Minerva HPC team; allocation notices are emailed to PIs and delegates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Existing Projects:<\/strong> Re-enter your original form using your <em>return code<\/em> to update quotas, members, or delegates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annual Compliance:<\/strong> Subject to standard institutional fund billing and annual HIPAA review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hpc-panel hpc-panel--res\">\n<div class=\"hpc-zone-header\">\n<span class=\"hpc-badge hpc-badge--purple\">Restricted<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hpc-panel-title\">Minerva-Res Cluster<\/h3>\n<p class=\"hpc-panel-desc\">Hardened environment dedicated to NIH controlled-access data, CMS RIF\/LDS data, or equivalent CUI protections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hpc-zone-actions\">\n<a class=\"hpc-btn hpc-btn--purple\" href=\"https:\/\/redcap.mountsinai.org\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=W8NY3KHDMFN7N8JE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request Minerva-Res Allocation \u2192<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"hpc-btn hpc-btn--subtle\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/minerva_restricted_cluster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minerva-Res Documentation<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hpc-zone-body\">\n<div class=\"hpc-notice hpc-notice--amber\"><strong>Billing Notice:<\/strong> Chargeback billing takes effect <strong>October 1, 2026<\/strong>. See policy schedule below.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hpc-subhead\">Restricted-Access Prerequisites<\/div>\n<ul class=\"hpc-clean-list\">\n<li><strong>Baseline:<\/strong> Adheres to all standard Minerva application review and return code workflows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Active DUA Required:<\/strong> Must maintain an active Data Use Agreement through the Grants and Contracts Office (GCO) (<a href=\"https:\/\/icahn.mssm.edu\/files\/ISMMS\/Assets\/Research\/GCO\/Data%20Sharing%20NIST%20SP%20800%20171_SOP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DUA SOP<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>PI Annual Acknowledgement:<\/strong> PI must sign the Annual Policies via <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.hpc.mssm.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forms.hpc.mssm.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accounts:<\/strong> Individual accounts are provisioned only <em>after<\/em> project approval. 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