What does that stand for...?
PD or PI
What is Program Director or Principal Investigator?
At its simplest, a statement of work, budget and institutional approval constitutes this.
What is a Proposal?
Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs are synonymous with this term.
What are Indirect Costs?
These consumable items are typically allowable on any grant except when they are purchased just to replenish inventory at the end of a grant.
What are Supplies?
The staff in this office helps with post-award administrative actions.
What is the Office of Sponsored Research Administration (OSRA)
SOW
What is Statement of Work?
A detailed statement outlining estimated project costs to support work under a grant or contract.
What is a Budget?
Any article of non-consumable tangible property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.
What is Equipment?
While airfare costs are normally limited to the least expensive fare available, documentation of a medical necessity is one way you can be approved for this type of travel cost.
What are upgrades/business class/priority seating?
This off-campus office is the go-to contact for submitting a proposal to the sponsor.
What is Sponsored Research Services (SRS)?
MTDC
What is Modified Total Direct Cost?
The internal portal used as a tracking tool as well as a mechanism to electronically route the proposal document for approval before submission to sponsor.
What is Maestro?
Any cost incurred prior to the beginning date of the project period, in anticipation of the award and at the applicant's own risk.
What are Pre-Award Costs?
These potent potables are typically unallowable unless used as a chemical reagent for research.
What is Alcohol?
This on-campus support staff helps with getting a proposal started and creating a first draft of the budget before handing off to SRS.
Who is the Pre-Award Specialist?
FCOI
What is Financial Conflict of Interest?
A document that lists and describes all essential and technical requirements for the effort to be performed, including standards to determine whether the requirements have been met.
What is the Statement of Work?
The portion of project costs not paid by the sponsor, and which is typically not allowable at TAMUCC unless mandated by the sponsor.
What is Cost Share or Matching?
Salaries for these positions are normally allowable as indirect costs unless they are integral to a project’s objectives, can be specifically identified with the project, and are in the budget or approved by the sponsor.
What are Administrative and Clerical Salaries?
This advisory group endeavors to work with TAMUCC administration to provide an effective and efficient university organization, to achieve the goal of being nationally recognized and competitive in research, other sponsored activities and teaching.
What is The Council of Principal Investigators and Research Administrators (CPIRA)?
CFDA
What is Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance?
Information about the key personnel's research funding that is active, pending review, or awarded at the time of proposal.
What is Current and Pending Support?
An individual whose expertise is required to perform the project, who is not directly supervised by a TAMUCC employee and performs the same type of work for multiple clients within their normal operations.
What is External Consultant or Contractor?
Paying a student's stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and/or registration fees in connection with conferences, or training projects when not employed by a grant is not allowable unless categorized as what?
What are Participant Support Costs?
BONUS PRIZE: These three authorized institutional representatives are empowered to enter into sponsored project agreements on behalf of the University.
Who are the Vice President of Research and Innovation, Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation, and Director of the Office of Sponsored Research Administration (OSRA)?