Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- Federalwide Assurance (FWA)
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A written agreement with the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by which an institution commits to complying with the requirements in the HHS…
- FFATA
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Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
- FICE
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Federal Interagency Committee on Education
- FIN
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Financial Accounting System (UW) the university’s online accounting system
- Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
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Significant Financial Interest of an investigator that could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of research. See: GIM 10, Significant Financial Interest
- FO
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Funding Opportunity
- FOA
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Funding Opportunity Announcement also known as Notice of Funding Opportunity or NOFO See: Reading the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
- FOIA
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Freedom of Information Act
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological…
- FOP
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Form of Payment