Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- Allocable Costs
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When goods or services are can be directly assigned to an award based on the benefit they provide to the award, they are considered allocable costs….
- Allowable Costs
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When an item is either allowed or not disallowed by the UW or the sponsor, it is considered an allowable cost. Allowable is one of the…
- AO
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Administrative Official (eRA Commons)
- AOR
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Authorized Organizational Representative
- APL
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Applied Physics Laboratory (UW)
- applicable clinical trial
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Applicable clinical trial (ACT) is the term used in Title VIII of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007 (P.L. 110-85) to designate…
- Application
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Forms and format to request funding from a sponsor. Sponsors usually have their own application forms, instructions and submission process.
- Arms Export Control Act AECA
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22 U.S.C. 2778 Gives the President of the United States the authority to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services. It requires…
- ARO
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Army Research Office (Sponsor)
- ARRA
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009