Definition of Grant Terms/Acronyms

A-21: OMB circular that sets the cost principles for educational institutions with respect to Federal grants and contracts.

A-110: OMB circular that sets standards for consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies in the administration of grants to and agreements with higher education institutions

A-133: OMB circular that sets standards for the audit os states, local governments and non-profit organizations expending Federal awards

Abstract: Summary of project (typically one page)

Agency/Funding Agency: see Sponsor

ARRA: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: federal legislation authorizing funding, also known as the "Stimulus Bill"

CFDA: Catalog of Federal Assistance: comprehensive listing and description of Federal programs and activites

CFP: Call for Proposals: see RFP

Cost Sharing: the college's contribution (financial or in-kind) to the proposed project

Dept. of Education: Federal department overseeing education (not known as DOE)

Direct Costs: expenditures that can be directly attributed to the project

DOE: Department of Energy: Federal department overseeing energy related issues

DFRRG: Director of Foundation Relations & Research Grants: Concordia director for office responsible for grant solicitation and management

EIN: Employer Identification Number: federal identification number issues by the IRS, please see the DFRRG for Concordia College's EIN

FAR: Federal Acquisition Regulation: comprehensive set of contract terms used by the government to draft contracts for procurement including research and development contracts to educational institutions

FFO: Federal Funding Opportunity: see RFP

FOA: Federal Opportunity Announcement: see RFP

FRA: Request for Applications: see RFP

IFB: Information for Bid: see RFP

Gift: funds donated to the College for unrestricted or designated purpose; typically have no contractual requirements and there are no deliverables to the donor

Grant: financial assistance award in which the sponsor anticipates no substantial programmatic involvement with the recipient during the project activities

Grantee: the recipient of a grant

Grant Officer: individual within a sponsoring agency or organization with authority to commit that entity's funds

IACUC: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: college committee with oversight responsibility related to the proper use and care of laboratory animals

IDC: Indirect costs: cost incurred by a project that cannot be clearly identified and charged to the project

IHE: Institute of Higher Education: post-secondary school including technical institutes, two-year community colleges, four-year colleges and universities

IRB: Institutional Review Board: an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities

In-kind: non-cash contribution to the project which can be given a cash value

NEA: National Endowment for the Arts: government program to support the arts

NEH: National Endowment for the Humanities: government program to support the humanities

NOFA: Notice of Funding Availability: see RFP

NIH: National Institutes of Health: government agency focused on health related issues

NSF: National Science Foundation: government agency focused on improving and researching science and technology (non-health related)

OMB: Office of Management and Budget: Federal office under the United States Office of the President for administrative and financial matters

PI: Principal Investigator: primary person responsible for the grant project

POC: Point of Contact: person to be contacted about the proposal/project/organization

RFA: Request for Applications: see RFP

RFP: Request for Proposals: funding source's announcement soliciting projects/programs

SRO: Sponsored Research Official: organization's authorized representative

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: common acronym representing programming and research in those disciplines

TIN: Tax identification number: please see the DFRRA for Concordia College's TIN

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