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Gift - Answer -A donation of materials, services, facilities, property, cash to an institution or investigator
from individuals, corporations, foundations; typically unrestricted with no reporting or performance
obligation
Grant - Answer -A commitment from a corporation, foundation, government, etc. to provide financial
assistance for a specific activity with an agreed upon budget in a specified period of time; requires
substantial financial and progress/performance reporting
Cooperative Agreement - Answer -A funding arrangement between an institution and a federal
government entity in which the governmental entity will have substantial scientific and programmatic
involvement in the activity
Contract - Answer -An legally binding procurement relationship between a sponsor and an institution
that will furnish a product or service as described by the sponsor; requires extensive financial reporting,
progress updates and final results
Sub-award/Sub-contract - Answer -A second tier contract or grant that states the primary funding has
been provided by another, often government, sponsor; terms and conditions of the primary award are
flowed down to the subawardee
Intramural funding - Answer -Awards generated by endowments or other funds at an institution;
typically awarded through an internal scientific review process with varying award/reporting terms
,Parent Announcement - Answer -NIH broad FOA allowing applicants to submit an investigator-initiated
application for a specific activity code
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - Answer -An announcement of a federal agency's general research
interests that invites proposals and specifies the general terms and conditions under which an award
may be made.
Program Announcement (PA) - Answer -An announcement by an agency requesting applications in the
stated scientific areas, typically focused on a specific and narrow area of research (limited application
deadlines)
Request for Application (RFA) - Answer -The official statement that invites grant or cooperative
agreement applications to accomplish a narrowly defined program purpose
Request for Proposal (RFP) - Answer -Request for Proposals announce that agencies would like to award
a contract to meet a specific need outlined by the sponsor, and requires a business and technical
proposal (single application deadline)
New Proposal - Answer -Initial request for support of a project that has not yet been funded
Noncompeting Continuation - Answer -Request or award for a subsequent budget period within a
previously approved project for which a recipient does not have to compete with other applications
Competing Continuation - Answer -A request for funding to renew, by one or more additional budget
periods, a project period that would otherwise expire.
Resubmission - Answer -An unfunded application that has been modified following initial review and
resubmitted for new consideration.
Supplement - Answer -A request for an increase in support in a current budget period for expansion of
the project's approved scope or research protocol.
, Program Officer - Answer -The agency official responsible for the programmatic, scientific, and/or
technical aspects of a grant.
Grants Management Officer - Answer -An agency official responsible for the business management
aspects of grants and cooperative agreements, including review, negotiation, award, and administration,
and for the interpretation of grants administration policies and provisions.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) - Answer -Government-wide compendium of all federal
programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits. It contains financial and
nonfinancial assistance programs administered by federal departments and establishments. A unique
five digit number, XX.XXX is assigned to each program, where the first two digits represent the funding
agency and the second three represent the program.
Federal Register - Answer -The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal
agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents, Published by
the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
FedBizOpps - Answer -The single point of universal electronic public access on the Internet for
government-wide Federal procurement opportunities (contracts) that exceed $25,000.
Grants.gov - Answer -Source to find and apply for federal government
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Answer -An independent federal government
agency that provides economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries to ensure a
better future for us all. (https://www.usaid.gov)
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) - Answer -The nation's largest grant-maker
supporting service and volunteering. Through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and the Learn and Serve
America programs, the Corporation is a catalyst for change and offers every American a chance to
contribute through service and volunteering. (https://www.nationalservice.gov)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Answer -Serves all Americans through anti-hunger efforts,
through stewardship of nearly 200 million acres of national forest and rangelands, and through product
safety and conservation efforts.
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