diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/package.json
index 5c19366c7..3a3ceeecb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,22 @@
     "react-scripts": "3.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@apollo/react-common": "3.1.2",
+    "@apollo/react-components": "3.1.2",
+    "@apollo/react-hooks": "3.1.2",
+    "@apollo/react-testing": "3.1.2",
+    "apollo-boost": "0.4.4",
+    "apollo-cache-persist": "0.1.1",
+    "apollo-link-context": "1.0.19",
+    "apollo-link-rest": "0.7.3",
+    "apollo-link-schema": "1.2.4",
+    "apollo-link-state": "0.4.2",
+    "apollo-upload-client": "11.0.0",
     "axios": "0.19.0",
     "node-sass": "4.12.0",
     "raven-js": "3.27.2",
+    "react-alert": "5.5.0",
+    "react-alert-template-basic": "1.0.0",
     "react-document-title": "2.0.3",
     "react-router-dom": "5.1.2"
   },
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/cache.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/cache.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae62da7cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/cache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { InMemoryCache } from 'apollo-cache-inmemory'
+import { persistCache } from 'apollo-cache-persist'
+import localForage from 'localforage'
+
+const cache = new InMemoryCache()
+
+persistCache({cache, storage: localForage})
+
+export default cache
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/client.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/client.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab83ff397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { ApolloClient } from 'apollo-client'
+import { ApolloLink } from 'apollo-link'
+
+import { authLink, restLink, stateLink, uploadLink } from './links'
+import cache from './cache'
+import { mockLink } from './mocks'
+
+const defaultOptions = {
+  watchQuery: {
+    fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
+    errorPolicy: 'ignore',
+  },
+  query: {
+    fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
+    errorPolicy: 'all',
+  },
+  mutate: {
+    // NOTE: Using 'none' will allow Apollo to recognize errors even if the response
+    // includes {data: null} in it (graphene does this with each unsuccessful mutation!)
+    errorPolicy: 'none',
+  },
+}
+
+const link = ApolloLink.from([stateLink, restLink, authLink.concat(uploadLink)])
+
+const client = new ApolloClient({
+  link:
+    process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+      ? link // never use mock for production
+      : ApolloLink.split(operation => operation.getContext().mock, mockLink, link),
+  cache,
+  connectToDevTools: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? false : true,
+  defaultOptions,
+})
+
+export default client
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/links.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/links.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae0ba77bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/links.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import cookie from 'react-cookies'
+import { setContext } from 'apollo-link-context'
+import { createHttpLink } from 'apollo-link-http'
+import { RestLink } from 'apollo-link-rest'
+import { withClientState } from 'apollo-link-state'
+import { createUploadLink } from 'apollo-upload-client'
+import { merge } from 'lodash'
+
+import cache from './cache'
+
+// docs: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/link/links/http.html
+export const httpLink = createHttpLink({
+  uri: '/graphql/',
+  credentials: 'same-origin',
+})
+
+// docs: https://github.com/jaydenseric/apollo-upload-client
+export const uploadLink = createUploadLink({
+  uri: '/graphql/',
+  credentials: 'same-origin',
+})
+
+// docs: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/link/links/rest.html
+export const restLink = new RestLink({
+  uri: '/api/',
+  endpoints: {},
+})
+
+// docs: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/link/links/state.html
+export const stateLink = withClientState({
+  cache,
+  ...merge({}),
+})
+
+export const authLink = setContext((_, { headers }) => {
+  return {
+    headers: {
+      ...headers,
+      'X-CSRFToken': cookie.load('csrftoken'),
+      Authorization: `JWT ${cookie.load('jwt')}`,
+    },
+  }
+})
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/mocks/index.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/mocks/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d845518ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/mocks/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { SchemaLink } from 'apollo-link-schema'
+import { addMockFunctionsToSchema } from 'graphql-tools'
+import { assign } from 'lodash'
+
+import { mockSchema } from '../schema-parser'
+
+export const baseMocks = {}
+
+// Use this devMocks object for your development mock override
+// Make sure to empty this part before your pull request
+const devMocks = {}
+
+const combinedMocks = assign({}, baseMocks, devMocks)
+
+const schema = mockSchema()
+
+addMockFunctionsToSchema({ schema, mocks: combinedMocks })
+
+export const mockLink = new SchemaLink({ schema })
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/schema-parser.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/schema-parser.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39c32f507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/schema-parser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { findIndex, remove } from 'lodash'
+import { buildClientSchema } from 'graphql'
+
+import * as jsonFile from './schema'
+
+export const mockSchema = () => {
+  // new json loader update adds a `defulat` parent level to json
+  const x = jsonFile.default
+
+  // Apollo won't accept introspection that has any '__debug' values in json file, so the parser should remove them first
+  // To read more: https://github.research.chop.edu/DGD/nexus/issues/1318#issuecomment-18281
+
+  const queryTypeIndex = findIndex(x.data.__schema.types, ['name', 'Query'])
+  const mutationTypeIndex = findIndex(x.data.__schema.types, ['name', 'Mutation'])
+
+  // remove the fields:
+
+  remove(x.data.__schema.types[queryTypeIndex].fields, field => field.name === '__debug')
+  remove(x.data.__schema.types[mutationTypeIndex].fields, field => field.name === '__debug')
+
+  const schema = buildClientSchema(x.data)
+
+  return schema
+}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/test-helpers.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/test-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83a454566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/apollo/test-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { assign } from 'lodash'
+import { baseMocks } from './mocks'
+import { graphql } from 'graphql'
+import { addMockFunctionsToSchema } from 'graphql-tools'
+import { mockSchema } from './schema-parser'
+import { print as gqlToString } from 'graphql/language'
+
+
+export const mockQuery = ({query, mocks, variables = { id: 'id' }, log = false}) => {
+  // Arguments:
+  // (required) QUERY
+  // (optional) Mock object : to override base mocks
+  // (optional) Variables : If not passed, it will use a fake id only (most frequently used)
+  // (optional) Log : In case you want the query result to be shown with test results.
+
+  /// MOCKING SCHEMA:
+  const schema = mockSchema()
+  const combinedMocks = mocks ? assign({}, baseMocks, mocks) : baseMocks
+  addMockFunctionsToSchema({ schema, mocks: combinedMocks })
+
+  // need the first 'return' so that the final output is the promise result
+  return graphql(schema, gqlToString(query), null, null, variables).then(result => {
+    if (log) console.log('mockQuery result', result)
+    const { data, errors } = result
+    expect(errors).toBe()
+    return data
+  })
+}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/root.js b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/root.js
index b19501a51..5f4d7f65e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/root.js
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/root.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react'
+import { Provider as AlertProvider } from 'react-alert'
+import AlertTemplate from 'react-alert-template-basic'
 import { Router } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { ApolloProvider } from '@apollo/react-hooks'
 import { createBrowserHistory as createHistory } from 'history'
 import Raven from 'raven-js'
 
+import client from 'apollo/client'
 import Routes from './routes'
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
@@ -12,9 +16,13 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
 const history = createHistory()
 
 const Root = () => (
-  <Router history={history}>
-    <Routes />
-  </Router>
+  <ApolloProvider client={client}>
+    <AlertProvider template={AlertTemplate}>
+      <Router history={history}>
+        <Routes />
+      </Router>
+    </AlertProvider>
+  </ApolloProvider>
 )
 
 export default Root