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Active Grant
A grant meeting the following criteria: 1. Today's date is between the budget start and end dates. 2. The grant has an eRA System (IMPAC II) application status code of "Awarded. Non-fellowships only." or "Awarded. Fellowships only."
Activity Code
A 3-character code used to identify a specific category of extramural research activity, applied to various funding mechanisms. NIH uses three funding mechanisms for extramural research awards: grants, cooperative agreements and contracts. Within each funding mechanism, NIH uses 3-character activity codes (e.g., F32, K08, P01, R01, T32, etc.) to differentiate the wide variety of research-related programs NIH supports. A comprehensive list of activity codes may be found on the Types of Grant Programs Web page.
Administrative IC
The NIH Institute or Center to which the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) routes NIH grant applications for a funding decision. An I/C may request to change this assignment if the application is more suited to another I/C. Also referred to as primary assignment.
Administrative Supplement
Monies added to a grant without peer review to pay for items within the scope of an award but unforeseen when a grant application was submitted.
Application Types
Type l New, Type 2 Competing continuation (a.k.a. renewal, re-competing), Type 3 Application for additional (supplemental) support, Type 4 Competing extension for an R37 award or first non competing year of a Fast Track SBIR/STTR award, Type 5 Non-competing continuation, Type 7 Change of grantee institution, Type 9 Change of NIH awarding Institute or Division (competing continuation) Amended - See Resubmission Contract types - See Contract Transaction Types
Award
The provision of funds by NIH, based on an approved application and budget or progress report, to an organizational entity or an individual to carry out a project or activity.
Awarding IC
The IC(s) contributing funds to a grant award.
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NOTE: Portions of the NIH Reporting Glossary are works-in-progress with the goal of capturing reporting concepts for NIH-wide use. Critical definitions will be approved by the Extramural Data Management Council. Draft definitions in the glossary are based on multiple NIH sources.
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