diff --git a/cucumber/features/steps/activityReportSteps.js b/cucumber/features/steps/activityReportSteps.js
index 14875ee8ab..f79607f072 100644
--- a/cucumber/features/steps/activityReportSteps.js
+++ b/cucumber/features/steps/activityReportSteps.js
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Given('I am on the landing page', async () => {
     page.waitForNavigation(),
     page.click(selector),
   ]);
+
   await scope.context.currentPage.waitForSelector('h1');
 
-  const selectorNewReport = 'a[href$="activity-reports/new"]';
   await Promise.all([
     page.waitForNavigation(),
-    page.click(selectorNewReport),
+    await page.goto(`${scope.uri}/activity-reports/new`),
   ]);
   await scope.context.currentPage.waitForSelector('h1');
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/permissions.js b/frontend/src/__tests__/permissions.js
index 33cbf5f35b..d9a462349f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/permissions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/permissions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import isAdmin from '../permissions';
+import isAdmin, { hasReadWrite } from '../permissions';
 
 describe('permissions', () => {
   describe('isAdmin', () => {
@@ -20,4 +20,30 @@ describe('permissions', () => {
       expect(isAdmin(user)).toBeFalsy();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('hasReadWrite', () => {
+    it('returns true if the user has read/write to a region', () => {
+      const user = {
+        permissions: [
+          {
+            scopeId: 3,
+            regionId: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+      expect(hasReadWrite(user)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('returns false if the user does not have read/write to a region', () => {
+      const user = {
+        permissions: [
+          {
+            scopeId: 2,
+            regionId: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+      expect(hasReadWrite(user)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/MyAlerts.js b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/MyAlerts.js
index 93dd3b76ec..206061c491 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/MyAlerts.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/MyAlerts.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function renderReports(reports) {
 
     const collaboratorsWithTags = collaborators.map((collaborator) => (
       <Tag
-        key={collaborator.id}
+        key={collaborator.fullName.slice(1, 3) + collaborator.id}
         className="smart-hub--table-collection"
       >
         {collaborator.fullName}
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ function renderReports(reports) {
   });
 }
 
-function MyAlerts({ reports }) {
+function MyAlerts({ reports, newBtn }) {
   return (
     <>
       { reports && reports.length === 0 && (
       <Container className="landing" padding={0}>
         <div id="caughtUp">
           <div><h2>You&apos;re all caught up!</h2></div>
-          <p id="beginNew">Would you like to begin a new activity report?</p>
-          <NewReport />
+          { newBtn && <p id="beginNew">Would you like to begin a new activity report?</p> }
+          { newBtn && <NewReport /> }
         </div>
       </Container>
       ) }
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ function MyAlerts({ reports }) {
 
 MyAlerts.propTypes = {
   reports: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
+  newBtn: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 MyAlerts.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/NewReport.js b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/NewReport.js
index 302cb63260..acfea24638 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/NewReport.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/NewReport.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import './index.css';
 function NewReport() {
   return (
     <Link
-      to="/activity-reports/new"
+      to="/activity-reports/new/activity-summary"
       referrerPolicy="same-origin"
       className="usa-button smart-hub--new-report-btn"
       variant="unstyled"
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/MyAlerts.js b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/MyAlerts.js
index ae88c71b74..ec761ace95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/MyAlerts.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/MyAlerts.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import activityReports from '../mocks';
 
 describe('My Alerts', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    const newBtn = true;
     render(
       <MemoryRouter>
-        <MyAlerts reports={activityReports} />
+        <MyAlerts reports={activityReports} newBtn={newBtn} />
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
   });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/index.js b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/index.js
index 1cd396ae41..ccd9a43806 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/__tests__/index.js
@@ -10,21 +10,31 @@ import UserContext from '../../../UserContext';
 import Landing from '../index';
 import activityReports from '../mocks';
 
+const renderLanding = (user) => {
+  render(
+    <MemoryRouter>
+      <UserContext.Provider value={{ user }}>
+        <Landing authenticated />
+      </UserContext.Provider>
+    </MemoryRouter>,
+  );
+};
+
 describe('Landing Page', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     fetchMock.get('/api/activity-reports', activityReports);
     fetchMock.get('/api/activity-reports/alerts', []);
     const user = {
       name: 'test@test.com',
+      permissions: [
+        {
+          scopeId: 3,
+          regionId: 1,
+        },
+      ],
     };
 
-    render(
-      <MemoryRouter>
-        <UserContext.Provider value={{ user }}>
-          <Landing authenticated />
-        </UserContext.Provider>
-      </MemoryRouter>,
-    );
+    renderLanding(user);
   });
   afterEach(() => fetchMock.restore());
 
@@ -156,7 +166,16 @@ describe('Landing Page error', () => {
 
   it('handles errors by displaying an error message', async () => {
     fetchMock.get('/api/activity-reports', 500);
-    render(<MemoryRouter><Landing authenticated /></MemoryRouter>);
+    const user = {
+      name: 'test@test.com',
+      permissions: [
+        {
+          scopeId: 3,
+          regionId: 1,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    renderLanding(user);
     const alert = await screen.findByRole('alert');
     expect(alert).toBeVisible();
     expect(alert).toHaveTextContent('Unable to fetch reports');
@@ -164,10 +183,35 @@ describe('Landing Page error', () => {
 
   it('displays an empty row if there are no reports', async () => {
     fetchMock.get('/api/activity-reports', []);
-    render(<MemoryRouter><Landing authenticated /></MemoryRouter>);
+    const user = {
+      name: 'test@test.com',
+      permissions: [
+        {
+          scopeId: 3,
+          regionId: 1,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    renderLanding(user);
     const rowCells = await screen.findAllByRole('cell');
     expect(rowCells.length).toBe(8);
     const grantee = rowCells[0];
     expect(grantee).toHaveTextContent('');
   });
+
+  it('does not displays new activity report button without permission', async () => {
+    fetchMock.get('/api/activity-reports', activityReports);
+    const user = {
+      name: 'test@test.com',
+      permissions: [
+        {
+          scopeId: 2,
+          regionId: 1,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    renderLanding(user);
+
+    await expect(screen.findAllByText(/New Activity Report/)).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/index.js b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/index.js
index 608e5155a7..548e4d7034 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Landing/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import SimpleBar from 'simplebar-react';
 import 'simplebar/dist/simplebar.min.css';
 
+import UserContext from '../../UserContext';
 import Container from '../../components/Container';
 import { getReports, getReportAlerts } from '../../fetchers/activityReports';
 import NewReport from './NewReport';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import 'uswds/dist/css/uswds.css';
 import '@trussworks/react-uswds/lib/index.css';
 import './index.css';
 import MyAlerts from './MyAlerts';
+import { hasReadWrite } from '../../permissions';
 
 function renderReports(reports) {
   const emptyReport = {
@@ -167,43 +169,49 @@ function Landing() {
       <Helmet>
         <title>Landing</title>
       </Helmet>
-      <Grid row gap>
-        <Grid>
-          <h1 className="landing">Activity Reports</h1>
-        </Grid>
-        <Grid className="smart-hub--create-new-report">
-          { reportAlerts && reportAlerts.length > 0 && <NewReport /> }
-        </Grid>
-      </Grid>
-      <Grid row>
-        {error && (
-          <Alert type="error" role="alert">
-            {error}
-          </Alert>
+      <UserContext.Consumer>
+        {({ user }) => (
+          <>
+            <Grid row gap>
+              <Grid>
+                <h1 className="landing">Activity Reports</h1>
+              </Grid>
+              <Grid className="smart-hub--create-new-report">
+                {reportAlerts && reportAlerts.length > 0 && hasReadWrite(user) && <NewReport />}
+              </Grid>
+            </Grid>
+            <Grid row>
+              {error && (
+                <Alert type="error" role="alert">
+                  {error}
+                </Alert>
+              )}
+            </Grid>
+            <MyAlerts reports={reportAlerts} newBtn={hasReadWrite(user)} />
+            <SimpleBar>
+              <Container className="landing inline-size" padding={0}>
+                <Table className="usa-table usa-table--borderless usa-table--striped">
+                  <caption>Activity reports</caption>
+                  <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                      <th scope="col">Report ID</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Grantee</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Start date</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Creator</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Topic(s)</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Collaborator(s)</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Last saved</th>
+                      <th scope="col">Status</th>
+                      <th scope="col" aria-label="..." />
+                    </tr>
+                  </thead>
+                  <tbody>{renderReports(reports)}</tbody>
+                </Table>
+              </Container>
+            </SimpleBar>
+          </>
         )}
-      </Grid>
-      <MyAlerts reports={reportAlerts} />
-      <SimpleBar>
-        <Container className="landing inline-size" padding={0}>
-          <Table className="usa-table usa-table--borderless usa-table--striped">
-            <caption>Activity reports</caption>
-            <thead>
-              <tr>
-                <th scope="col">Report ID</th>
-                <th scope="col">Grantee</th>
-                <th scope="col">Start date</th>
-                <th scope="col">Creator</th>
-                <th scope="col">Topic(s)</th>
-                <th scope="col">Collaborator(s)</th>
-                <th scope="col">Last saved</th>
-                <th scope="col">Status</th>
-                <th scope="col" aria-label="..." />
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>{renderReports(reports)}</tbody>
-          </Table>
-        </Container>
-      </SimpleBar>
+      </UserContext.Consumer>
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/permissions.js b/frontend/src/permissions.js
index 049d9383cb..19f874f8f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/permissions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/permissions.js
@@ -13,4 +13,16 @@ const isAdmin = (user) => {
   ) !== undefined;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Search the user's permissions for a read/write permisions for a region
+ * @param {*} user - user object
+ * @returns {boolean} - True if the user has re/write access for a region, false otherwise
+ */
+export const hasReadWrite = (user) => {
+  const { permissions } = user;
+  return permissions && permissions.find(
+    (p) => p.scopeId === SCOPE_IDS.READ_WRITE_ACTIVITY_REPORTS,
+  ) !== undefined;
+};
+
 export default isAdmin;