diff --git a/src/pages/StudyUpdateForm.js b/src/pages/StudyUpdateForm.js
index 9c7710826..e1824b836 100644
--- a/src/pages/StudyUpdateForm.js
+++ b/src/pages/StudyUpdateForm.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const StudyUpdateForm = (props) => {
   const [institutions, setInstitutions] = useState([]);
   const [allConsentGroupsSaved, setAllConsentGroupsSaved] = useState(false);
   const [formFiles, setFormFiles] = useState({});
+  const [datasetNames, setDatasetNames] = useState([]);
   const studyEditMode = true;
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -34,9 +35,15 @@ export const StudyUpdateForm = (props) => {
       setInstitutions(institutions);
     };
 
+    const getAllDatasetNames = async() => {
+      const datasetNames = await DataSet.getDatasetNames();
+      setDatasetNames(datasetNames);
+    };
+
     const init = async () => {
       try {
-        getAllInstitutions();
+        await getAllInstitutions();
+        await getAllDatasetNames();
       } catch (error) {
         setFailedInit(true);
         Notifications.showError({
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ export const StudyUpdateForm = (props) => {
       <NihAnvilUse onChange={onChange} formData={formData} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
       <NIHAdministrativeInformation institutions={institutions}  onChange={onChange} formData={formData} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
       <NIHDataManagement onChange={onChange} onFileChange={onFileChange} formData={formData} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
-      <DataAccessGovernance onChange={onChange} onFileChange={onFileChange} setAllConsentGroupsSaved={setAllConsentGroupsSaved} datasets={datasets} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
+      <DataAccessGovernance onChange={onChange} onFileChange={onFileChange} setAllConsentGroupsSaved={setAllConsentGroupsSaved} datasets={datasets} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode} datasetNames={datasetNames}/>
 
       <div className='flex flex-row' style={{justifyContent: 'flex-end', marginBottom: '2rem'}}>
         <a className='button button-white' onClick={submit}>Submit</a>
@@ -252,4 +259,4 @@ export const StudyUpdateForm = (props) => {
   </div>;
 };
 
-export default StudyUpdateForm;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default StudyUpdateForm;
diff --git a/src/pages/data_submission/DataAccessGovernance.js b/src/pages/data_submission/DataAccessGovernance.js
index 7c073fa22..655e9ba66 100644
--- a/src/pages/data_submission/DataAccessGovernance.js
+++ b/src/pages/data_submission/DataAccessGovernance.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export const DataAccessGovernance = (props) => {
     validation,
     datasets,
     onValidationChange,
-    setAllConsentGroupsSaved
+    setAllConsentGroupsSaved,
+    datasetNames
   } = props;
 
   const [consentGroupsState, setConsentGroupsState] = useState([]);
@@ -248,7 +249,8 @@ export const DataAccessGovernance = (props) => {
                   validation: validation?.consentGroups?.at(idx) || {},
                   onValidationChange: (change) => {
                     onValidationChange({ ...change, ...{ key: `consentGroups[${idx}].` + change.key } });
-                  }
+                  },
+                  datasetNames: datasetNames
                 })
               ]
             );
@@ -276,4 +278,4 @@ export const DataAccessGovernance = (props) => {
   ]);
 };
 
-export default DataAccessGovernance;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default DataAccessGovernance;
diff --git a/src/pages/data_submission/DataSubmissionForm.js b/src/pages/data_submission/DataSubmissionForm.js
index f0f6c5c47..e5fbf3a0f 100644
--- a/src/pages/data_submission/DataSubmissionForm.js
+++ b/src/pages/data_submission/DataSubmissionForm.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const DataSubmissionForm = (props) => {
       setInstitutions(institutions);
     };
 
-    const getAllStudies = async() => {
+    const getAllStudyNames = async() => {
       const studyNames = await Study.getStudyNames();
       setStudyNames(studyNames);
     };
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const DataSubmissionForm = (props) => {
       try {
         await getRegistrationSchema();
         await getAllInstitutions();
-        await getAllStudies();
+        await getAllStudyNames();
         await getAllDatasetNames();
       } catch (error) {
         setFailedInit(true);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export const DataSubmissionForm = (props) => {
         <NihAnvilUse onChange={onChange} formData={formData} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
         <NIHAdministrativeInformation formData={formData} onChange={onChange} institutions={institutions} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
         <NIHDataManagement formData={formData} onChange={onChange} onFileChange={onFileChange} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
-        <DataAccessGovernance onChange={onChange} onFileChange={onFileChange} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} setAllConsentGroupsSaved={setAllConsentGroupsSaved} studyEditMode={studyEditMode}/>
+        <DataAccessGovernance onChange={onChange} onFileChange={onFileChange} validation={formValidation} onValidationChange={onValidationChange} setAllConsentGroupsSaved={setAllConsentGroupsSaved} studyEditMode={studyEditMode} datasetNames={datasetNames}/>
 
         <div className='flex flex-row' style={{justifyContent: 'flex-end', marginBottom: '2rem'}}>
           <a className='button button-white' onClick={submit}>Submit</a>
@@ -215,4 +215,4 @@ export const DataSubmissionForm = (props) => {
   </div>;
 };
 
-export default DataSubmissionForm;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default DataSubmissionForm;
diff --git a/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupErrors.js b/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupErrors.js
index 4e0c33565..1dedcdce7 100644
--- a/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupErrors.js
+++ b/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupErrors.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { selectedPrimaryGroup } from './EditConsentGroup';
 import { isNil, isEmpty } from 'lodash/fp';
-import { dateValidator } from '../../../components/forms/formValidation';
+import { dateValidator, uniqueValidator } from '../../../components/forms/formValidation';
 import { FormValidators } from '../../../components/forms/forms';
 
 const requiredError = {
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ const requiredError = {
   failed: ['required']
 };
 
+const uniqueError = {
+  valid: false,
+  failed: ['unique']
+};
+
 const invalidFormatError = (format) => {
   return {
     valid: false,
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ const invalidFormatError = (format) => {
   };
 };
 
-export const computeConsentGroupValidationErrors = (consentGroup) => {
+export const computeConsentGroupValidationErrors = (consentGroup, datasetNames = []) => {
   const validation = {};
 
   if (isNil(selectedPrimaryGroup(consentGroup))) {
@@ -38,6 +43,10 @@ export const computeConsentGroupValidationErrors = (consentGroup) => {
 
   if (isNil(consentGroup.consentGroupName) || consentGroup.consentGroupName === '') {
     validation.consentGroupName = requiredError;
+  } else {
+    if (!uniqueValidator.isValid(consentGroup.consentGroupName, datasetNames)) {
+      validation.consentGroupName = uniqueError;
+    }
   }
 
   if (isNil(consentGroup.dataLocation) || consentGroup.dataLocation === '') {
diff --git a/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupForm.js b/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupForm.js
index d177dad85..b4a3b9659 100644
--- a/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupForm.js
+++ b/src/pages/data_submission/consent_group/ConsentGroupForm.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export const ConsentGroupForm = (props) => {
     deleteConsentGroup,
     disableDelete,
     consentGroupsState,
-    studyEditMode
+    studyEditMode,
+    datasetNames
   } = props;
 
   const curConsentGroup = consentGroupsState[idx].consentGroup;
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ export const ConsentGroupForm = (props) => {
           type: 'button',
           isRendered: editMode,
           onClick: () => {
-            const errors = computeConsentGroupValidationErrors(consentGroup);
+            const errors = computeConsentGroupValidationErrors(consentGroup, datasetNames);
             const valid = isEmpty(errors);
 
             setValidation(errors);
@@ -161,4 +162,4 @@ export const ConsentGroupForm = (props) => {
   ]);
 };
 
-export default ConsentGroupForm;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default ConsentGroupForm;