(1) For grants and cooperation agreements, federal financial assistance means support received or administered by non-federal entities in the form of: The requirement under 37 CFR 401 that recipients of contracts, grants or cooperation agreements must fully disclose all inventions made in the course of the performance of the work under a funding agreement in order to protect federal rights. Goods without physical existence, such as trademarks, copyrights, patents and patent applications and goods, such as loans, debentures and other debt securities, leases, shares and other title deeds (whether tangible or intangible). (2) The document setting out the conditions. The instrument is the grant agreement, the cooperation agreement, another support agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of the federal financial assistance or the cost reimbursement contract awarded in accordance with the Federal Procurement Ordinances. The Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) is an inter-agency group of representatives from the eight largest granting agencies created to create a more streamlined structure responsible for coordinating financial assistance. COFAR works with Congress, federal agencies, state, local and tribal governments, colleges, nonprofits, federal councillors, and other groups to improve federal financial management. Founded in October 2011, COFAR leads several efforts to improve the delivery, management, coordination and accountability of federal grants and cooperative arrangements, including the development of unified guidelines. For more information, see cfo.gov/cofar/. (1) A research and development cooperation agreement within the meaning of Article 15 U.S.C. No. 3710a; or Subcontract (Subcontracting) An agreement entered into under a procurement mechanism between Arizona State University and another organization to perform a substantial portion of the scope of a grant (or contract) awarded. Edit Any changes to an existing sponsored agreement. Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Two or more public sector bodies may, by contract or direct agreement, conclude service contracts or jointly exercise joint powers between the Parties and conclude agreements between them on joint or cooperative actions, provided that each Agency has been authorised by its legislative or other management body.
(R.S.R. ยง 11-952) Institutional Authorized Officials Persons authorized by the Board of Regents to sign grants, contracts and agreements on behalf of ASU. Application Application (XRF) Announcement of funding opportunities for applications that address a defined research topic. The resulting award is a grant or cooperation agreement. Any corporation, trust, association, co-operative or other organization, other than HEIs, that: (1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, official, non-profit or similar purposes in the public interest; (2) is not primarily organized for profit; and (3) uses the net proceeds to maintain, improve or expand the operation of the organization. Expenditures to support activities related to the awarding of grants, contracts and cooperation agreements, as well as expenditures for the general management of scientific programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health. Material Transfer Agreement An ATM is an agreement between two parties that describes the transfer of material (i.e., biological and research material), its use and the responsibilities of each party. There are two types of MTAs: Inbound and Outbound.
Incoming ATMs are agreements for materials that are transferred from an entity outside the ASU. Outgoing ATMs are agreements for materials transferred from asU. An award given by a transmission company to a sub-recipient so that the sub-recipient can perform a portion of a federal award received from the transmission unit. It does not include payments to a contractor or payments to a person who is a beneficiary of a federal program. A subcontract may be awarded through any form of legal agreement, including an agreement that the transmission company considers to be a contract. The term includes consortium agreements. Includes all financial resources, whether federal, non-federal, commercial or organizational, available to directly support an individual`s research efforts, including but not limited to research grants, collaborative arrangements, contracts or organizational grants. Other supports do not include training prizes, prizes or gifts.
Learn more about other media. An umbrella term used to refer to a higher education institution or other institution, including a person applying for or receiving a grant or cooperation agreement from the NIH. Informed consent A voluntary consent of an individual, based on reasonable knowledge and understanding, to participate in human research or to undergo a diagnostic, therapeutic or preventive procedure. When giving informed consent, subjects may not waive their legal rights or give the impression that they are waiving any of their legal rights or initiating an attempt at compensation or releasing the investigator, sponsor, institution or its representative from any liability for negligence. A non-disclosure agreement Is an agreement between two or more parties that describes the knowledge that the parties wish to share with each other for a defined purpose and agree not to disclose the information covered by the agreement. Non-disclosure agreements are also known as intellectual property agreements (IPAs), confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs). Direct costs Direct costs charged to sponsored agreements must be eligible, transferable and reasonable. Costs that can be specifically identified to a sponsored project, teaching activity or other institutional activity, or that can be directly attributed to such activities relatively easily with a high degree of precision. Examples: A two-letter code in the funding number indicating the first subdivision of the funding agency at the main level.
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