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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

PAC

Post-Award Change (SAGE, SPAERC, SERA)

PAFCO

Post Award Fiscal Compliance Office

PAN

Pre-Award Notification

PAPPG

NSF’s Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide current PAPPG version effective 1/30/2023.    

Participant Support

Direct costs for stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection…

Pass-Through Entity

Entity that provides a subaward to a subrecipient to carry out a portion of the prime award.  Related Resources Subaward Subrecipient Prime Award GIM 7: Sponsored…

PC

Program Coordinator

PDF

Portable Document Format

PE

Partially Executed

Period of Performance

Time during which the awardee is expected to complete award activities and to incur and expend approved funds, typically indicated by the start & end date…