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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

ASSIST

NIH: Application Submission System and Interface for Submission Tracking See more information from NIH ASSIST

ASST

Assistant (eRA Commons)

assurance

Regulatory term. A formal written, binding commitment that is submitted to a federal agency in which an institution promises to comply with applicable regulations governing research…

ASTRA

see: Access to Systems, Tools, Resources, and Applications

ATF

After-the-Fact Review: After-the-Fact eGC1 Resources After-the-Fact (ATF) eGC1 Process What’s the difference between proposals and after-the-fact eGC1s? GIM 1: review & Submission Requirements for Proposals Agreement…

Australia Group Countries AG

15 CFR 740 Sup 1 This group was formed in 1984 to control the spread of chemical and biological weapons through licensing measures for exports in…

authorization agreement

See: reliance agreement

Authorized Institutional Official (IO)

Regulatory term [45 CFR 46.103(b)]. An official of an institution who has the authority to speak for and legally commit the institution to compliance with the…

Authorized Person

A UW employee or student authorized to access Sensitive Unclassified Information (SUI) when the individual has been screened using the Access Request Form.

Authorized Signature

Signature of a university official who is designated to give assurances, make commitments, and execute documents on behalf of the University. See also: Authority to Sign:…