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NOGA

Notice of Grant Award See Notice of Award

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Non-Award Agreement (NAA)

An agreement between the UW and another party which does not include external funding, requires institutional sign-off, and is related to or in anticipation of a…

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Non-Competing Renewal

A request for funding for subsequent budget periods of a grant within an awarded project period. The recommended funding level for each subsequent year was set…

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Non-Disclosure Agreement NDA

NDAs may limit or prohibit, for proprietary purposes or security reasons, the disclosure or transfer of disclosed information. Research carrying publication, participation and/or dissemination limitations due…

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Non-Federal Award

See Knowledge Navigator: Non-Federal Award

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Non-Profit

A tax-exempt organization operating under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. See also: Knowledge Navigator: Other Non-Profit

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non-significant risk device

An investigational device that does not meet the definition of a significant risk device. This is not the same as the concept of “minimal risk” as…

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noncompliance

An action or omission on the part of the researcher or IRB that is inconsistent with any of the following: The ethical principles of human subjects…

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North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA

15 CFR 30.1 The formal agreement, or treaty, among Canada, Mexico, and the United States to promote trade amongst the three countries. It includes measures for…

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization – Countries NATO

15 CFR 772 Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United…

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NOT

NIH’s Funding Notices, e.g. NOT-OD-11-004

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Notice of Award

This is a formal notice from an external sponsor to the university giving notice of an award for a specific research project. Normally, the notice will…

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Notice of Funding Opportunity

Notice of Funding Opportunity or NOFO is sometimes also known as Funding Opportunity Announcement  or FOA NIH Definition “A publicly available document by which a Federal…

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NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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NRSA

National Research Service Award

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NSF

National Science Foundation

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NSPIRES

NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System

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NTTEE-NPC

National Center for Charitable Statistics Codes (ARRA)

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OAW

Office of Animal Welfare (UW) See UW Office of Animal Welfare

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OCR

HHS Office for Civil Rights https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html

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