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| Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) | A legal document defining the conditions under which research or other materials can be transferred and used among research laboratories.
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| Mechanism | Extramural research awards are divided into three main funding mechanisms: grants, cooperative agreements and contracts. A funding mechanism is the type of funded application or transaction used at the NIH. Programs are areas within the funding mechanisms. Activity codes identify categories applied to the various funding mechanisms. Also known as award mechanism or financial assistance mechanism or support mechanism. |
| Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) | A program to strengthen the biomedical research and research training capability of ethnic minority institutions. The intent is to increase the involvement of minority faculty and students in biomedical research.
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| Modular (Grant) Application | A type of grant application in which support is requested in specified increments without the need for detailed supporting information related to separate budget categories. When modular procedures apply, they affect not only application preparation but also review, award, and administration of the application/award.
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| Multiple Principle Investigator | Individual research awards in which more than one Principal Investigator (PI) is identified by the applicant or institution. Go to Multiple Principle Investigator.
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