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The UW-Madison fund identifier that indicates a Non-Federal Sponsored Project. The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) establishes these numbers at the time of award. Examples: Gates Foundation, American Heart Association, and Ford Motor Company.

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The UW-Madison fund identifier that indicates Hatch Funds, a specific kind of Federal Sponsored Project that is managed entirely by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

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The UW-Madison fund identifier that indicates a Federal Sponsored Project. Pass-through awards where the Prime Sponsor is a federal entity also use this fund. The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) establishes these numbers at the time of award. Examples: National Institutes of Health and Department of Energy

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The internal UW-Madison fund identifier that indicates a Gift Account. These projects are established by Business Services and often involve a relationship with the UW Foundation.

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Academic Support Services Agreement (ASSA)

A service agreement of a unique or sole source nature that supports the research or educational mission of the University. Academic Support Services Agreements are typically ‘work for hire’ contracts, not collaborations, where the University will own the intellectual property created by the engagement. Internal Policy and Procedure Purchasing Policy and Procedure

Accounts Receivable

An open receivable is created after an invoice is generated. Accounts receivable occur when there is an amount due from a sponsor. RSP Revenue Management

Accrual Accounting

A basis of accounting that recognizes revenue when earned, and expenses when incurred, regardless of when cash changes hands.

Allocable

A cost is allocable to a project if goods or services involved are chargeable or assignable in accordance with the relative benefits received by the projects. In order to be allocable a cost must be treated consistently in like circumstances. Allocation means the process of assigning a cost, or a group of costs, to one or more cost objective(s), in reasonable proportion to the benefit provided or other equitable relationship. An allocable cost benefits the award. If you cannot answer, “how did the project benefit from expense X?” then you should not assign expense X to the award. Explanation of Costs

Allowable

A cost is allowable to a project if the costs are reasonable, the costs are allocable to the specific project, the costs are treated consistently in like circumstances, and the costs conform to any limitations of the cost principles or the sponsored agreement. Explanation of Costs

Automated Clearing House (ACH)

An electronic clearing and settlement network for processing large volumes of financial transactions in batches between participating depository institutions. ACH Form and Instructions from UW-Madison Business Services.

Award

A funding mechanism between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and a sponsor whereby the sponsor commits funding to the University for a specific scope of work and for a specific time-period.

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Bio Sketch (Bio, Biographical Sketch)

The Bio sketch in a grant proposal gives the investigators the opportunity to highlight their expertise and experience related to the proposal work. The format and length may be specified in the sponsor’s guidelines.

Budget Justification

A categorical description of proposed costs. The budget justification provides detailed information about how the funding will be used. It should address each major cost category as well as additional categories required by the sponsor.

Budget Tolerance

The range within a budget category, which the university can spend without having to request prior approval from the sponsor. For example, you have $500 in your travel category and a 10% budget tolerance. That means you could spend up to $550 on travel without asking for prior approval from the sponsor. If you had to spend $600 on travel, the university would have to contact the sponsor to ask permission to rebudget.

Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

An agreement entered into by the University and a Business Associate. The agreement is intended to govern the manner in which the Business Associate uses and discloses protected health information obtained from or on behalf of the UW-Madison under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Cash Basis Accounting

A form of accounting where revenue and expenses are recognized when cash is received or paid.

Cayuse

A web-based system for submission of applications via Grants.gov. Also known as a “system-to-system” solution for preparing and submitting applications. The system provides significant auto-filling of forms, extensive error checking and the ability to see the entire proposal before submission. Learn more at https://www.rsp.wisc.edu/cayuse/index.html.

Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA)

An agreement that manages the conduct of a clinical trial, which is a research study that explores whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans, or shows which medical approaches work best for certain illnesses or groups of people.

Closeout

The award closeout process is the act of completing all institutional procedures and sponsor requirements to terminate or complete a sponsored project. Additional closeout activities take place at RSP to move the Award into WISDM statuses 3-Closed-Adjustments Only, 5-Closed, and 6-Closed-Archived.

Co-Investigator

An individual who works closely with the Principal Investigator in the scientific development or execution of a project. The Co-Investigator may be employed by, or be affiliated with, the UW or another organization participating in the project under a subaward agreement. A Co-Investigator typically devotes a specified percentage of time to the project and is considered senior/key personnel. The designation of a Co-Investigator does not imply a multi PI project and a Co-Investigator is not the same as a Co-Principal Investigator. * Note: The terms Co-I and Co-PI are used interchangeably in the UW WISPER and WISDM systems.

Co-Principal Investigator or Co-PI

This terms is used to identify more than one Pricipal Investigator on a single award. The designation of Co-PI implies a multi-PI project where each PI holds equal responsibility for the scientific and technical aspects and day to day financial and administrative management of the award. The Co-PI may be employed by, or be affiliated with, the UW or another organization participating in the proejct under a subaward agreement. The desigantion of a Co-PI implies equal responsibilities and differs from that of a Co-Investigator or Co-I. *Note: The terms Co-PI and Co-I are used interchangably in the UW WISPER and WISDM systems.

College/Division/School

UW-Madison has 16 different colleges and schools. It is common for a college or school to be referred to interchangeably as either "college", "division", or "school." Examples: School of Business, College of Letters and Sciences, School of Pharmacy, etc.

Commitment

At the proposal stage - it's the amount of effort you propose in a grant proposal budget or other project application budget, regardless if salary support is requested. At the award stage - it's the amount of effort proposed that the sponsor accepts & awards, regardless of salary support that they provide. (The proposal or commitments listing may be included in the notice of grant award, but not always. It varies by agency. If it's not there - you'll have to refer to the proposal as your commitment guide).

Computation E-mail

A Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) term used to describe an e-mail sent from the RSP Accountant to campus representatives near the end of an award period. This e-mail should include a final computation and review of expenditures along with instructions indicating next steps for closeout. Award Closeout-Computation Email

Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA)

A legal contract executed between entities permitting the exchange of information that is confidential to one or both parties.

Conflict of Interest (COI)

A Conflict of Interest exists when an investigator has a significant financial interest (SFI) that could lead an independent observer to reasonably question whether the design, conduct or reporting of research might be influenced by the possibility of personal gain. “Personal gain” encompasses direct, personal benefits AND benefits to an individual’s immediate family. COIs simply represent a state of affairs, not behavior. If the COI Committee determines an investigator has a COI, it does not imply wrongdoing on anybody’s part. FCOI

Consultant

An individual or group who gives expert or professional advice to a University department that relates to the University’s mission. Also known as an independent contractor.

Contract

An agreement that creates obligations enforceable by law. Contract terms vary greatly and often require negotiations. Sponsored project contracts are often more heavily regulated than standard grant agreements and carry higher legal and financial risk. Federal Contracts are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

Cooperative Agreement

An instrument to transfer financial assistance to a recipient for a public purpose that anticipates substantial involvement between the sponsor and recipient in carrying out the activity.

Cost Reimbursable Agreement

A type of agreement under which the awarding agency provides payment based on actual, allowable expenditures. The UW is reimbursed for actual costs incurred up to the amount of the award. The frequency of invoices sent by UW to the sponsor is set by the award terms and conditions. Common invoice schedules are monthly or quarterly.

Cost Transfer (CT)

A cost transfer is an after-the-fact reallocation of costs, either salary or non-salary costs, to or from a sponsored project within a 90-day period from month end of the accounting date. Funding agency requirements concerning the management of awards made to institutions such as the University of Wisconsin – Madison limit the circumstances under which cost transfers are allowed. Cost Transfer

Cost Transfer Tool

UW's web-based form and routing system that is available to process both non-salary and salary cost-transfers. Tool available here Cost Transfer Tool

Cost-Share

The portion of total costs of a sponsored project that is not provided by the sponsor. Also referred to as “match,” “matching,” or the “non-federal” portion of a budget. Cost-Share

Current and Pending Support (CPS)

A list of investigators current and pending sponsored support. CPS allows sponsors to ensure that an individual is not overcommitted and to determine whether the proposed scope of work overlaps with other projects in the individual’s portfolio. Consult sponsor requirements for details. RSP has a tool to assist in creating CPS documents for proposal submission https://www.rsp.wisc.edu/currentPending/

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Data Transfer and Use Agreement (DTUA)

An agreement entered into for sharing access to data sets that are not protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number

The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number is a unique nine-digit identifier for businesses. It is used to establish a business credit file, which is often referenced by lenders and potential business partners to help predict the reliability and/or financial stability of the company in question. Often, Sponsors request UW-Madison's DUNS Number as part of the proposal and award process for extramural grants and contracts. UW-Madison has a unique DUNS Number for sponsored programs: 161202122. This number is to be used only with extramural support grants and contracts. DUNS

Data Use Agreement (DUA)

An agreement governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) entered into for the sharing of a Protected Health Information (PHI) that has had specific identifiers stripped out to make a limited data set.

Direct Cost

A cost that can be specifically assigned to a sponsored project relatively easily with a high degree of accuracy. Direct Costs are charged directly to sponsored projects and are clearly identified within that project's activity and objectives.Direct Costs

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Effort Certification

Anyone who works on a federal or non-federal sponsored project must certify their effort or have it certified by the PI or PI Designee through the UW-Madison ECRT system. This includes faculty, academic staff, university staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees. The University applies the same standards for fiscal accountability to both federal and non-federal sponsored projects. For More Information Effort Certification

Effort Certification and Reporting Technology (ECRT) System

A UW-Madison electronic tool that facilitates the University’s effort certification process. When someone certifies effort in ECRT, they are providing assurance to sponsors that salary charges to sponsored projects are reasonable in relation to work performed and that project staff have met their commitments to sponsored projects. Federal and University policies require individuals who work on sponsored projects to certify 100% of their University effort. ECRT is an easy-to-use system that helps you comply with these policies. ECRT

Effort Commitment

The amount of effort (time) that is proposed in a proposal and accepted by the sponsor, regardless of salary support requested. The University of Wisconsin-Madison tracks effort commitments for individuals identified as Key Personnel in the notice of award. Effort Commitments

Employee-Employee Relationship

An employer-employee relationship exists when an employer has the right to direct and control the work of an individual who performs the services, including not only the results to be accomplished but also the methods and means by which the results are accomplished. Even if the employer does not exercise the right to direct or control the manner in which the worker performs the services, the fact that the employer retains the right to do so is sufficient to create an employer-employee relationship.

Employer-Employee Relationship

Encumbrance

A commitment to make a future expenditure of funds. Encumbrances are not expenses.

Equipment

Tangible property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.

Expenditure

An expense or portion of an expense allocated to a specific project.

Export Control

For purposes of export control laws, “export” means not only the physical shipment of items from the United States to a foreign country, but also the release of controlled technology to foreign persons within the United States by way of visual inspection, oral transmission, or training (“deemed export”). In other words, a prohibited export can occur by the mere presence of a foreign researcher or student in a University laboratory, if the laboratory contains equipment or technology that is export controlled, and the foreign individual can learn information about the controlled technology or information that is not in the public domain. Export Control Webpage

Extramural Support

Support provided by an entity located outside the boundaries of the University.

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Facilities and Administration (F&A) or Indirect Costs

Actual costs that the institution incurs in support of extramural activities but which cannot be directly charged to a specific grant or contract. The costs result from shared services such as libraries, physical plant operation and maintenance, utility costs, general, departmental and sponsored projects' administrative expenses, and depreciation or use allowance for buildings and equipment. F&A costs are sometimes called indirect costs or institutional overhead. Rates

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

The FAR is the principal set of rules in the Federal Acquisition Regulations System. The FAR was established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all federal executive agencies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations System consists of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which is the primary document, and agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR. The FAR System is codified at Title 48, Chapter 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These requirements can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 48 C.F.R. 31. FAR

Federal Award

Federal financial assistance (e.g., grant, cooperative agreement, or cost-reimbursement contract under the Federal Acquisition Regulations) that the University receives directly from a Federal awarding agency or a pass-through entity. Also used to refer to the instrument setting forth the terms and conditions. Does not include contracts used to buy goods or services.

Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP)

A cooperative initiative among 10 federal agencies and 155 institutional recipients of federal funds whose purpose is to reduce the administrative burdens associated with research grants and contracts. UW-Madison is a part of the FDP. FDP.org

Fee for Service Agreement (FFS)

Fee for Service (FFS) Agreements govern vendor relationships where the University serves as the vendor and provides a routine service, which meets predefined specifications with no novel or creative input. The activity does not add to the body of fundamental knowledge in a given field.

Fixed Priced Agreement

A type of agreement under which the awarding agency or pass-through entity provides a specific level of funding without regard to actual expenditures. Terms of Agreement will specify payment terms.

Fringe Benefits

Benefits provided by an employer to an employee such as health and life insurance. Fringe benefits are included in sponsored project budgets using a fringe benefit rate calculated annually. Rates

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General Ledger (GL)

The UW-Madison system of record for transactions for the university and that is used to generate the official financial reports of the university.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) refer to a common set of accepted accounting principles, standards, and procedures that companies and their accountants must follow when they compile their financial statements.

Gift

Funds received from a donor to support University activities. These funds provide unrestricted support for broadly defined activities that do not require detailed fiscal or technical reports; do not impose provisions regarding publication or data or information derived from the activity; do not have a specific time limit on the expenditure of funds; and do not enable the donor to retain rights to any patent/copyright.

Gift-in-Kind

A contribution of personal or real property, other than cash, which requires annual reporting by the institution.

Grant

An agreement representing a mutual joining of interests on the part of the sponsor and recipient in the pursuit of common objectives. In this relationship, the recipient assumes with the sponsor the obligation to act in the public interest in achieving a common purpose. This is a relationship of trust, which imposes upon the recipient the responsibility to assure that the grant funds are utilized for the purpose for which they were awarded, and to exercise the same prudence in their expenditure that is extended to the use of the recipient’s own funds. Note: Often the term “grant” is used generically to refer to any type of sponsored project.

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. HIPAA was designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers. HIPAA

Human Resources System (HRS)

The payroll, benefits, and HR system for UW-system. HRS is composed of PeopleSoft modules and includes human resources, benefits, payroll, and funding processes for all UW System faculty and staff employees.

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Independent Contractor

An independent contractor or an individual (who is not a University employee) is a business firm or an individual that contracts with the University to provide services for which the University controls or directs at most the result of the service, not the means and methods of accomplishing the result.

Indirect Cost Base

The base to which Indirect Costs (F&A) are applied. The MTDC base means Modified Total Direct Costs, which includes all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and up to the first $25,000 of each subaward. The TDC base means Total Direct Costs without exclusions.

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

An administrative body established by the university to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.

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Journal Entry

Financial transactions posted to the general ledger at the UW-Madison (see General Ledger).

Just-In-Time (JIT)

Specifically refers to NIH's request for additional grant application information after the completion of the peer review, and prior to funding. However, we tend to use the term JIT to indicate all post-application requests. If your sponsored project proposal is funded you will likely get a JIT type request.

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Key Personnel

A person who contributes to the scientific or scholarly development or execution of a project in a substantive, measurable way.

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Letter of Intent

A letter sent to an agency to notify them of one’s intent to submit a proposal. Some RFP’s require Letters of Intent prior to proposal submission. In some cases, an agency will need to make a preliminary “approval” to go forward with submission based on whether the LOI is deemed appropriate to the goals of the program, but in other cases it is for informational purposes only.

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Mandatory Cost Sharing

Mandatory cost sharing is required by the sponsor as a conditions for proposal submission and award acceptance. A mandatory cost sharing requirement will be specified in the sponsor's published request for proposals. If the indicated level of required cost sharing is not included in a proposal, the proposal will not be received consideration by the sponsor.

Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)

A contract that governs the transfer of tangible research materials between two entities, when the recipient intends to use it for his or her own research or evaluation purposes. The MTA defines the rights of the provider and the recipient with respect to the materials and any derivatives. MTAs protect both the investigator and the industrial partner from liability and loss of intellectual property. Cost Sharing

Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC)

MTDC is a base to which F&A (indirect costs) may be applied. MTDC consists of all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and subawards and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subaward. Modified total direct costs shall exclude equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care, tuition remission, rental costs, scholarships, and fellowships, participant support costs and the portion of each subaward and subcontract in excess of $25,000.

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National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)

An organization of individuals involved in the administration of sponsored programs at colleges, universities, and teaching hospitals. NCURA serves its members and advances the field of research administration through education and professional development programs, the sharing of knowledge and experience, and by fostering a professional, collegial, and respected community.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

A significant Federal sponsor of University research and the nation’s medical research agency. NIH.Gov

National Science Foundation (NSF)

A significant Federal sponsor of University research. An independent federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences. NSF.Gov

No Cost Extension (NCE)

The extension of a project period without additional funding from the sponsor. If a project's end date is approaching but the principal investigator (PI) identifies that the research needs to continue, a no-cost extension allows the end date to be extended. Depending on the award type and sponsor, a formal request may or may not be required to obtain the NCE.

No-fund Agreement (NFA)

A generic term used for any agreement where no money is exchanged. Examples: CDA, MTA, Teaming Agreement, etc. NFA

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Office of Business Engagement

The Office of Business Engagement connects business and industry with the resources they need to advance their businesses. We help businesses of all sizes facilitate seamless access across the university community, including in the areas of sponsored research. Our team will work closely with you to understand relevant interests and needs, to bring together contacts and experts from across campus and to develop strategies for a successful business relationship.

Other Support (OS)

Other Support includes all financial resources, whether Federal, non-Federal, commercial or institutional, available in direct support of an individual’s research endeavors, including but not limited to research grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and/or institutional awards. Other Support documentation may be required at time of proposal or requested at the JIT stage. Typically training awards, prizes, or gifts do NOT need to be included.

Outside Activities Report (OAR)

A researcher's outside activities may generate conflicts between the needs of the institution and the outside entity, so policies of UW System, federal government, and the UW require all faculty, academic staff and individuals listed as participants on human subject protocols or on federal grants to disclose all of their outside activities related to institutional responsibilities annually using the Outside Activities Report. OAR

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Participant Support Costs

Direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences, or training projects. Participant Support

Pass-Through Entity/Prime Recipient

The lead institution of a grant proposal. For example, if UW-Madison submits a proposal to NIH in which “University of Michigan” is a subrecipient, UW-Madison is the pass-through entity and prime recipient because NIH has given the funding to UW-Madison with the intention of “passing through” the funding to the University of Michigan.

Payment to Individual Report (PIR)

Payments to individual who are not employed by the university. An individual in this context is defined as a person who is not a company, partnership, corporation, association, organization, trust or estate, and for whom an employer-employee relationship does not exist. PIR

PeopleSoft

The UW System’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The PeopleSoft product most often used by research administrators is Shared Financial System (SFS), which includes the following modules: WISPER, GL, Grants, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), and other financial components. HRS and the Student Information System (SIS) are also PeopleSoft systems.

Period of Performance

The period of time during which a grantee is expected to complete the sponsored activities and incur/expend approved funds authorized under a sponsored award. The awarding agency must include start and end dates of the period of performance in the notice of award.

Principal Investigator (PI)

The individual, designated by the university, responsible for scientific or technical aspects of the grant/contract and the day-to-day financial and administrative management of the grant or contract. PI

Program Income

Program income is gross income—earned by a recipient, subrecipient, or a contractor under a grant—directly generated by the grant-supported activity or earned as a result of the award. Program income includes, but is not limited to, income from fees for services performed; charges for the use or rental of real property, equipment, or supplies acquired under the grant; the sale of commodities or items fabricated under an award; registration or conference fees for workshops, courses, or hosted events; charges for research resources; and license fees and royalties on patents and copyrights.

Program/Project Assistant

These titles designate graduate students enrolled in a UW System institution who are employed to assist with research, training, or other academic programs or projects at the UW-Madison.

Project Number

An internal project number is a seven digit code that includes three letters followed by four numbers (ex: AAA1234) and is assigned to part or all of a sponsored project, under an award number. An award can have one or multiple project numbers. Extramural support (133 and 144) project numbers are created by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Office at the time of award setup.

Proposal

A request for external funding prepared in accordance with the sponsor’s instructions. The proposal is an official record of what is promised to a sponsor by the University in return for the funding requested in the proposal budget. Proposal Prep

Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures (PAPPG)

The document that relates to the National Science Foundation’s proposal and award process for NSF’s assistance programs. Part I sets forth NSF’s proposal preparation and submission guidelines. Part II sets forth NSF policies and procedures regarding the award, administration, and monitoring of grants and cooperative agreements. The PAPPG does not apply to NSF contracts. NSF PAPPG

Purchasing Card (P-Card)

University issued credit card intended for low-dollar, best-judgment purchases to be paid directly by the University. The Purchasing Card is intended for best judgment purchases under $5,000. All purchases must comply with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's purchasing and accounting policies and procedures, and with extramural funding agency restrictions. The purchasing card is assigned to a specific UW-Madison employee and may only be used by that individual.

Purchasing Services Office

Located within UW-Madison’s Division of Business Services, Purchasing is the office that provides professional procurement services. Purchasing Services

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Reasonable

A cost is reasonable if a prudent person would pay the same amount for the item or "If it were published on the front page of the Wisconsin State Journal that would be okay with you?” Explanation of Costs

Regent Category

The UW System Regent Category defines the purpose of extramurally supported awards received. At the time of award acceptance, the appropriate regent category is identified for reporting purposes. The UW System Regent Categories are: Institutional Support, Instruction, Hospitals, Libraries, Physical Plant, Public Service, Research, Student Aid, Academic Support, Auxiliary and Miscellaneous.

Regrant

A unique pass-through funding mechanism (similar to a subaward or shared grant) in which the UW receives funding from a sponsor and then passes it through to a potential 'grantee' who has been selected from a panel to perform a project of their own design and direction. The UW department/unit will issue a Request for Proposals in which potential grantees will submit proposals. The regrantee is typically adding intellectual content to their individual project, which may build on the larger aims of our (UW) prime award. Regrants can be funded by various sources, such as state awards, federal grant funds and private grant funds.

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Announcements from an external organization (sponsor) that solicit proposals. RFPs specify a research topic, methods to be used, product (product could mean information, data, service, goods, etc.) to be delivered, and appropriate applicants sought.

Research Administrator

Research administrators provide expertise and assistance to investigators to advance research in a university setting. Anybody who assists in facilitating research at a university is considered a research administrator.

Research Assistant (RA)

A research assistant is a UW-Madison graduate student working towards a Master's or Ph.D. degree. An appointment as a research assistant is appropriate if the activity performed by the research assistant is primarily for the benefit of the individual's course of study and research and directly applicable to the individual's thesis or dissertation. Tasks, which are irrelevant or unnecessary to the appointee's academic program, or repetitive beyond that which is necessary to achieve excellence in the activity, are not appropriate for an individual appointed as a research assistant. The appointee is required to register for a full load of graduate courses and research. A research assistant stipend is established annually on an institution-wide basis, although the amount of each individual stipend may vary among departments. Research Assistants

Research Terms and Conditions

In order to create greater consistency in the administration of Federal research awards, Federal research agencies may choose to use the Research Terms and Conditions, a core set of administrative terms and conditions on research and research-related awards that are subject to 2 CFR Part 200, to the extent practicable. The core set of administrative requirements for participating Federal research agencies and other pertinent documents are posted at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rtc/index.jsp Companion documents include the Prior Approval Matrix, National Policy Requirement Matrix, Subaward Requirement Matrix, and Agency-Specific Requirements.

Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)

The office that promotes and facilitates the research, education, and outreach missions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison by supporting and administering extramurally sponsored programs. RSP provides guidance and services related to proposal submission, award negotiations, award set-up, and award management through closeout. RSP.Wisc.edu

Residual Balance

Funds which remain upon the successful completion of a sponsored project (i.e., all terms and conditions met, all work has been completed, and a final project report has been submitted) that the contract allows to be retained by the institution and transferred to an unrestricted project. Residual Balance

Revenue

Revenue is a calculation of gross income earned by an entity or activity. In sponsored programs at UW-Madison, the accrual accounting method of revenue recognition is used for all awards except Clinical Trails which are on the cash basis method. Under the accrual basis accounting method, revenue is recognized as expenditures are incurred. Revenue is NOT an indication that a cash payment has been received. Budgets are based on a contractual amount. Accounts Receivable balances are created to track amounts that have been invoiced and payments received are applied to Accounts Receivable balances. Under the cash basis accounting method, revenue is recognized when payments are received and recorded. Budgets are based on payments received.

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SFS Document Type

An internal code identifying the type of agreement used to transmit extramural support to the University. Examples include, Cooperative Agreement, Cost Reimbursable Contract, Fixed Price Contract, and Grant. The Document Type is typically entered into the UW-Madison SFS system at the time of proposal submission.

Scope of Work (SOW)

The statement of proposed work to be performed. The SOW should match the budget and period of performance.

Service Agreement

A written contract prepared by Purchasing Services, signed by the service provider, and signed and executed by an authorized signatory in Business Services. The agreement lays out a payment schedule and describes the deliverables the service provider is expected to complete within the defined time period.

Shared Financial System (SFS)

The official financial system for the University of Wisconsin. SFS is the suite of applications for UW-System and UW institutions using PeopleSoft. SFS includes programs that comprise the general ledger, purchasing, asset management, and Grants Management systems including WISPER.

Shared Grant

A subaward provided by one UW System school to another UW System school. (Example: UW-Madison to UW-Green Bay).

Sole Source

An assertion that the individual or business firm is the only provider capable of performing the service in question. A sole source justification is required to waive bidding requirements on contracts over $5,000.

Sponsor

An external entity committing a specific level of funding to the University for a specific Scope of Work for a specific time-period.

Sponsor Award Number or Reference Number

A unique identifier given to each award by the sponsor. The sponsor award number will be located on the award document and should be used when communicating with the sponsor.

Research and Sponsored Programs

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education

Frequently Accessed Pages

Award Statistics FY20

Research & Sponsored Programs Glossary