A-Z Index and Glossary

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need. A funding program in the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/index.html).

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (http://www.gasb.org/)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

A voluntary transfer of money or material goods from an individual or entity to the University without a return of commensurate value. It may or may not be given for any specific purpose. Gift funds from a private source do not provide a benefit to the donor, including results from a defined project.

Grant Proposal Guide (NSF)

Funds or other property awarded by a sponsor to achieve a specific goal. A grant entails obligations to a sponsor, although they are less stringent than those in a contract.

A grant generally is construed to allow greater discretion than a contract in the conduct of the research and to provide less specificity in the definition of the intended outcome of the research. While a grant is not as exacting in its provisions, it should be treated with the same respect as a contract.

Grants.gov is the federal web portal for finding grant opportunities from any federal agency and locating application packages, as well as where ORSP submits electronic applications.

General Services Administration

Graduate Student Research Assistant