A-Z Index and Glossary

Freedom of Information Act. As a public institution in the state of Michigan, the University of Michigan is subject to provisions of the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). See http://vpcomm.umich.edu/foia.html

The performance of any significant scientific element or segment of a project outside of the United States, either by the grantee or by a researcher employed by a foreign organization, whether or not grant funds are expended. Also see International Engagement.

See Staff Fringe Benefits.

Full-Time Effort/Full Time Employee

It is the goal of the University of Michigan to recover the full costs of each individual sponsored project where permitted by the established policies of the funding agency. Full costs are defined as those costs that reasonably can be associated with and allocated to a particular project. They include costs that are generally treated as direct (costs that can be readily and specifically identified with a particular sponsored project relatively easily with a high degree of accuracy) and indirect (costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives and, therefore, cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project).

Federal Wide Assurance

Fiscal Year (ex. FY2015 or FY15)

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

Honest Broker Office

Health Care Financing Administration