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Facilities and Administration Costs (F&A Costs) – See Indirect Costs.
Fixed Fee Contract – a contract or agreement that requires the work proposed to be completed for a specific price, as estimated by the PI/PD. If funds remain at the period end and work has been comp
leted, remaining funds go into the PI/PD's research incentive account. If funding is exhausted and work still remains, the PI/PD and their department must cover the remaining funds necessary to complete the project.
Foreign National – a non-US person.
Fringe Benefits – these are direct charge costs that cover the
university's retirement contribution, worker's compensation, medicare and health insurance.
Full Committee Review – for studies that are determined to be greater than minimal risk and do not meet one or more of the categories for exempt or expedited status. Proposals are reviewed in a convened meeting of the IRB.
Fully Executed
Agreement – an agreement that is signed by all parties.
Fundamental Research - this includes basic research in science and/or engineering at an accredited institution of higher learning in the United States where the resulting information is ordinarily published and shared broadly in the scientific community. Fundamental research is distinguished form research that results in information that
is restricted for proprietary reasons or pursuant to specific US Government access and dissemination controls.
Gift – a voluntary and irrevocable transfer of money, services or property from a donor without any expectation of a direct financial benefit from the recipient.
Grant Advisor Plus, The - an electronic
newsletter to which ORSP subscribes. This is the leading source of information on grant, research and fellowship opportunities for US institutions of higher education.
Hazardous Material – any material or substance, which if improperly handled, can be damaging to the health and well-being of humans and their environment.
Human S
ubjects – a living individual about whom an investigator conducting research obtains data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or, identifiable private information. These people are often compensated in some form.
Indirect Costs - The indirect costs recovered are used by the university for items such as pooled secretarial and technical support, utility and building fees, an
d general office supplies. Indirect costs are recovered based on a negotiated rate with the US Department of Health and Human services. This rate is applied to all direct costs of a grant, except equipment, tuition, participant costs, secretarial support (unless directly attributable to the grant) and subcontract costs above $25,000.
Infectious Waste – waste materials that may contain infectious agents, cultu
res, blood products, needles and other materials that may cause disease in humans.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) – the committee charged with assuring the protection of animals used in research, teaching and testing.
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) – a group of faculty research exper
ts and community representatives who help insure safe research protocols, labs and equipment.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) – The Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research is the committee charge with assuring the protection of human subjects through education and a review and monitoring process.
International Tr
afficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) – regulate defense articles and services and related technical data that are identified on the Munitions Control List by the US Department of State.
Inventor – someone who first conceives of an invention, in detail, with enough specificity that one skilled in the field could construct and practice the invention.
Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) – all animals are cared for and housed at LAR. All animals must be purchased by LAR.
LEO – an electronic file management and information system managed by ORSP. Through LEO, electronic award letters are disbursed and electronic documents and files are managed.
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