diff --git a/aws/iam/policy/NextstrainDotOrgServerInstanceDev.json b/aws/iam/policy/NextstrainDotOrgServerInstanceDev.json
index 1e9a114dd..438d64be9 100644
--- a/aws/iam/policy/NextstrainDotOrgServerInstanceDev.json
+++ b/aws/iam/policy/NextstrainDotOrgServerInstanceDev.json
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@
         "arn:aws:s3:::nextstrain-groups/test/*",
         "arn:aws:s3:::nextstrain-groups/test-private/*"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "Sid": "GetInventories",
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Action": [
+        "s3:GetObject"
+      ],
+      "Resource": [
+        "arn:aws:s3:::nextstrain-inventories/nextstrain-data/*",
+        "arn:aws:s3:::nextstrain-inventories/nextstrain-staging/*",
+        "arn:aws:s3:::nextstrain-inventories/resources.json.gz"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }