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BRSG

Biomedical Research Support Grant

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BSR

Budget Status Report (UW) discontinued See: What took the place of the BAR and BSR?

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Budget

There are three primary definitions of a budget at the University: The schedule of anticipated expenditures required to perform a specified activity or project, as outlined…

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Budget Period

The intervals of time into which a period of assistance (project period) is divided for budgetary and funding purposes. Budget periods are usually 12 months long…

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Bulk U.S. Sensitive Personal Data – DOJ

The term bulk U.S. sensitive personal data means a collection or set of sensitive personal data relating to U.S. persons, in any format, regardless of whether…

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Bureau of Industry and Security BIS

15 CFR 30.1 This bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce is concerned with the advancement of U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. The…

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Business Data – proposals

Data specific to the University of Washington at an institutional level, such as information from the Institutional Facts & Rates page. All components of a proposal…

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C4C

Center for Commercialization (now called CoMotion)

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CAGE

Commercial and Government Entity

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capacity to consent / decision making capacity

The Human Subjects Division (HSD) defines this as the ability of an individual to understand the choices presented, to appreciate the implications of choosing one alternative…

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Carnet or ATA Carnet

15 CFR 30.1 A document for customs that permits sending merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries without paying duty. The goods must return to the country…

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Carry Forward

See Knowledge Navigator Carryover

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CCR

Central Contractor Registration

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CD

Congressional District

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CDA

Confidentiality Agreement See: Sharing Information and Data

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CDC

Centers for Disease Control

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Central IRB

See: Single IRB

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CFDA

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

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child

Person who has not attained the legal age (as defined by a state or country) for consent to the treatment or procedures involved in the research….

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CHRMC

Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center (also called CHMC)

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