Research		A portion of project or program costs that are not borne by the federal government.
Other sponsored activities		Audits of state, local government and non-profit organizations.
Instruction/Training		Office of Management and Budget
Unauthorized procurements		An organization receiving financial assistance directly from Federal awarding agencies to carry out a project or program.
FAR		The total allowable costs incurred by the awardee to carry out a project or activity.
OMB		Transactions in which a vendor extends credit to an individual representing the University who does not have purchasing authority.
IRB		The individual named by the application organization who is authorized to act for the applicant and to assume the obligations imposed by the Federal laws, regulations, requirements and conditions that apply to grant applications or grant awards.
GRANT		The period established in the award document during which federal sponsorship begins and ends.
Total Project Costs		Federal Acquisition Regulation
Terms and Conditions of Awards		Gamecock Research Administrators Network and Training
Termination		Financial assistance mechanism providing money, property or both to an eligible entity to carry out an approved project or activity
Proposal		The teaching and training activities of an institute.
Project Period		Institutional Review Board
Project Costs		Uniform administrative requirements for grants and other agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals and other non-profit organizations.
Cost Share		All allowable costs, as set forth in the applicable federal cost principles, incurred by the recipient and the value of the contributions made by third parties in accomplishing the objectives of the award during the project period.
CFDA		Request for financial support.
Awardee		A systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
Award		Programs and projects financed by federal and non-federal agencies and organizations which involve the performance of work other than instruction and organized research.
Authorized Organizational Official		All legal requirements imposed on a grant by NIH, whether based on statute, regulation, policy or other document referenced in the grant award or specified by the grant award document itself.
A-133		A legally enforceable binding agreement between two or more parties in which a party or parties agree(s) to perform a service for or provide goods to another party in return for consideration
A-110		Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
A-21		The cancellation of federal sponsorship, in whole or in part, under an agreement at any time prior to the date of completion.
Gift		An award that does not have terms that specify how the funding must be spent or administered.
Grant		A support mechanism used when there will be substantial federal scientific or programmatic involvement.
Contract		Cost principles for educational institutions
Cooperative Agreement		Financial assistance that provides support or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose.