GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 Office of Sponsored Programs .......................................................................................... 1 Office of Research Compliance & Ethics ........................................................................... 4 Office of Outreach, Technology Transfer and Economic Development ............................. 7 Click on the name of the office to go directly to that section OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS Advisor A faculty member, often assigned by the graduate program, to help students select courses and to direct their theses or dissertations. AO Authorized Official AOR Authorized Organization Representative BAA Broad Agency Announcement BCF Budget Create Form BRF Budget Revision Form C&G Contracts & Grants Co-PI Co-Principal Investigators This designation refers to individuals who share the responsibility for the conduct of the study with the Principal Investigator and therefore require the same qualifications as the Lead PI. CHESS Codes Consortium for Higher Education Software Services CIP Codes Classification of Instructional Programs DORED Division of Research and Economic Development, http://research.ncat.edu/ DUNS No. Data Universal Number System (N.C. A&T’s is 07-157-6482) EIN / FEIN Employer Identification Number / Federal Employer Identification Number F&A Costs Facilities & Administrative Costs FB Fringe Benefits FDA Food and Drug Administration, http://www.fda.gov/ Page 1 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 Federal Agencies DOC DOT DoD DOE DHHS DHS DTRA EPA GSA HHS HUD NASA NEH NIH NSF NOAA ONR SBA USAID USDA USDE There are 29 Federal government agencies that sponsor scholarly, professional, and creative activities. Major sponsors of research at N.C. A&T are: Department of Commerce, http://www.commerce.gov/ Department of Transportation, http://www.dot.gov/ Department of Defense, http://www.dod.gov Department of Energy, http://www.energy.gov Department of Health and Human Services, http://www.hhs.gov Department of Homeland Security, http://www.dhs.gov Defense Threat Reduction Agency, http://www.dtra.mil/ Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov General Services Administration, http://www.gsa.gov US Department of Health and Human Services, http://www.hhs.gov Department of Housing and Urban Development, http://www.hud.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration, http://www.nasa.gov National Endowment for the Humanities, http://www.neh.gov National Institutes of Health, http://www.nih.gov National Science Foundation, http://www.nsf.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://www.noaa.gov Office of Naval Research, http://www.onr.navy.mil/ Small Business Administration, http://www.sba.gov U.S. Agency for International Development, http://www.usaid.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture, http://www.usda.gov U.S. Department of Education, http://www.ed.gov/ FEDX Federal Express FY Fiscal Year GA Grants Administrator GAN Grant Award Notification HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities IQID Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery Investigator/Project Coordinator/Research Staff This title designates key personnel for a project, but without the oversight responsibility of a Lead Principal Investigator or co-principal investigator. Faculty members may be listed as Investigators if their role on the study is not that of PI or Co-PI. Lead PI: Lead Principal Investigator The individual primarily responsible for the conduct of a research study. This responsibility includes the direction of research activity, management of Page 2 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 personnel and administrative requirements, and adherence to relevant policies and regulations (institutional, state and federal). If you are a Master's or PhD student submitting your thesis or dissertation for IRB approval, you may be listed as the Lead Principal Investigator. Your thesis or dissertation chair/advisor should be listed as the advisor on your IRB application. Undergraduate students working on a senior thesis or other class research project, may list themselves as the Principal Investigator. The faculty member who is advising on the research should be listed as faculty advisor. LOI Letter of Intent Mentor A counselor and guide that influences students’ behavior, habits and performance and shares academic and professional protocol, knowledge and skills. MTDC Modified Total Direct Cost NCE No Cost Extension NOI Notice of Intent OSP Office of Sponsored Programs http://research.ncat.edu/~divofres/programs/index.php PD Project Director PI Principal Investigator R&D Research & Development RAMSES Research Administration Management System & Electronic Submission Electronic system used by most UNC institutions for administration of sponsored programs including proposal submission, authorization and award. https://ncat.myresearchonline.org/ramses/index.cfm?event=general.login RFAs / RFPs / RFQs Requests for Applications / Requests for Proposals / Requests for Quotations Solicitations for applications, proposals or price quotations by sponsor organizations. SF Standard Form SO Signing Official SPO Sponsored Program Office Page 3 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 Sponsor An organization that provides external funding to finance scholarly, professional, and creative activities through such funding instruments as grants, contracts, cooperative agreements or other agreements deemed appropriate by the UNC Board of Governors. Sponsored Programs Scholarly, professional, and creative activities that are funded by external organizations. STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Math TDC Total Direct Costs VC Vice Chancellor OFFICE OF RESEARCH COMPLIANCE & ETHICS AAALAC Association for Assessment and Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care, Intl http://www.aaalac.org/ ABSL Animal Biosafety Level ACAP Animal Care Application System for online submission and tracking of animal research protocols, notifying investigators of committee findings after review. ACUP Animal Care and Use Program APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ AV Attending Veterinarian AWA Animal Welfare Act http://awic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=3&tax_level=3&tax_s ubject=182&topic_id=1118&level3_id=6735&level4_id=0&level5_id=0&placemen t_default=0 AWRs Animal Welfare Regulations BMBL Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (publication) http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/ BSC Biosafety Cabinet Page 4 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 BSL Biosafety Level BSO Biosafety Officer CITI Collaborative IRB Training Initiative: Training modules offered through the University of Miami COI Conflict of Interest Compliance Officer The administrator responsible for overseeing the research compliance committees. EAR Export Administration Regulations for export control ECCN Export Control Classification Number or product number Export Control U.S. federal laws and regulations that regulate the export of strategically important products, services and technologies to foreign persons. FOIA Freedom of Information Act FWA Federal Wide Assurance The Institutional Review Board certification filed with DHHS/ Office of Human Research Protections GLP Good Laboratory Practices HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air filter Human Subjects A living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains: 1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual using surveys, interviews, focus groups or other techniques or 2) identifiable private information such as student performance measures, body measurements, health care information, specimens. IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Approves research involving the use of animals in research. http://www.ncat.edu/~divofres/compliance/IACUC/index.php IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee Approves research involving the use of rDNA, biohazards, and select agents. http://www.ncat.edu/~divofres/compliance/IBC/index.php ICEEB Interdisciplinary Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business http://www.ncat.edu/~divofres/centers/iceeb.php Page 5 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 IO Institutional Official IRB Institutional Review Board: Approves research involving human subjects. http://www.ncat.edu/~divofres/compliance/irb/index.php IRB Uploads: Online System for on-line submission of human subjects protocol applications. IRBIS IRB Information System: Electronic system for tracking human subjects protocol applications and to notify investigators of committee findings after review. ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations for export control http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html NCABR North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research, http://www.ncabr.org/ NIH National Institutes of Health, http://www.nih.gov/ OBA Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH), http://oba.od.nih.gov/ OH&SP Occupational Health & Safety Program OLAW Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, http://www.peta.org/ PHS US Public Health Service, http://www.usphs.gov/ RCR Responsible Conduct in Research Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) Involves training on how to avoid actions that constitute research misconduct. Research A systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to contribute to generalizable knowledge. RG Risk Group RSC Radiation Safety Committee: Approves research involving the use of radioisotopes and laser equipment. http://www.ncat.edu/~divofres/compliance/RSC/index.php RSO Radiation Safety Officer Page 6 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 OFFICE OF OUTREACH, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTM Association of University Technology Managers, http://www.autm.net/Home.htm Bayh-Dole Act Adopted in 1980, the legislation gave universities, small businesses, and nonprofits intellectual property control of their inventions and other intellectual property that results from federal funding. http://www.b-d30.org/ CAGE Code Commercial and Government Entity Code (N.C. A&T’s is 7N746) CED Center for Entrepreneurial Development (NC), http://www.cednc.org/ CEO Chief Executive Officer CFO Chief Financial Officer C of C Chamber of Commerce, http://www.greensboro.org/, http://www.ncchamber.net COIN Center of Innovation in Nanobiotechnology, http://www.nanobiotech.org/ COO Chief Operating Officer Copyright © Protection given to original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, giving the holder of the copyright the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, make derivate works, and display the work. Software is a common copyrighted work in an academic setting. CSO Chief Scientific Officer DUNS Data Universal Number System (071576482) FEC Fully Executed Copy G&A General & Administration Fee (Same as F&A, Facilities & Administrative) GEDA Greensboro Economic Development Alliance http://greensboropartnership.org/about/geda/ GMA Guilford Merchants Association, http://www.ggma.com/ ID/IQ Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Page 7 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA) Must be used when University materials are co-owned or licensed with another university. IP Intellectual Property LES Licensing Executives Society, http://www.lesi.org/Article/Home.html License Legal permission granted by the owner to allow another party to use the intellectual property. License Agreement Provides the company certain rights to University Intellectual Property, in return for commercialization efforts and payments to the University. Licensee An organization to which the University licenses or assigns intellectual property rights in University-owned technology. Material Transfer Agreements (MTA) Are used when University materials are transferred to a company or another university for further evaluation or development. MOU Memorandum of Understanding NAICS North American Industry Classification System (Higher education is 611310) NCBC North Carolina Biotechnology Center, http://www.ncbiotech.org/ NCE Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, http://www.nussbaumcfe.com/ NCMBC North Carolina Military Business Center, http://www.ncmbc.us/ NCMF North Carolina Military Foundation, http://www.ncmilitary.org/ Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) or Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA): A legal contract to protect information considered to be proprietary or confidential. The parties agree not to disclose information covered by the agreement. OA Office Action (by USPTO examiner) OED Office of Economic Development OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OTT Office of Technology Transfer, http://www.ncat.edu/~divofres/ott/index.php Patent Grant of property rights on new, useful, and non-obvious inventions by the U.S. Government through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The grant Page 8 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 of a patent excludes others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing the invention in the United States. Additional information on patents and trademarks can be found at www.uspto.gov. PEC Partially Executed Copy Prior Art The total body of knowledge including publications and patents, which teaches or otherwise relates directly to an invention. This is the primary criterion in determining the patentability of a new invention. Provisional Patent Application A strategy to preserve your rights for one-year during which a decision must be made whether to file a regular patent application. A Provisional Patent Application is not examined but must serve as the priority date for later-filed applications. PTP Piedmont Triad Partnership, http://www.piedmonttriadnc.com/ Public Disclosure Any communication to a person not obligated to keep the information confidential which provides the details that enable them to recreate your discovery. Public disclosures include: oral presentations, abstracts, posters, papers, theses, awarded grant applications, Web sites, emails, blogs, and even a confidential conversation that occurs in public. Reps & Certs Representations & Certifications SBIR Small Business Innovation Research, http://www.sbir.gov/ SBTDC Small Business Technology Development Center, http://www.sbtdc.org/ SIC Standard Industrial Classification (8221) SM Service Mark SOW Statement of Work SSTI State Science & Technology Institute, http://www.ssti.org/ STO Science & Technical Officer STTR Small Business Technology Transfer Research http://www.sbir.gov/about/about-sttr T2S Technology Transfer Society, http://www.t2society.org/ TA Teaming Agreement Page 9 of 10 GLOSSARY and GUIDE TO ACRONYMS N.C. A&T Division of Research and Economic Development Revised 8/1/11 TM Trademark, Registered Trademark: ® Protection given to any distinctive word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others. Trade Secret Protection given to a formula, process, device, or other business information that is kept confidential to maintain an advantage over competitors. UEDA University Economic Development Association, http://www.universityeda.org/ USPTO United States Patent & Trademark Office, http://www.uspto.gov/ Page 10 of 10