Final Report Application – GCO
An application closing out the project.
Example: Your grant is over and it’s now time to submit the close out documents.
Other Terms: Close Out
Supplement Application – GCO
An application that is requesting additional funding from funding agency beyond what is already approved.
Example: You are requesting funds to replace a piece of equipment that broke or add an additional post-doc.
Other Terms: Revision (NIH)
No-Cost Extension Application – GCO
An application requesting the extension of the award end date without additional funds from the extramural funding agency.
Example: Your grant end date is approaching, you are not done with your research, you would like to continue, and are not requesting any additional funds from the agency to do so.
Proposal Development (PD) #
The Proposal Development (PD) # is a unique number assigned by InfoEd each year of the project.
Non-Competitive Continuation Application – GCO
An application that is not competing with other applications receives additional funding for a budget period within a previously approved project period. Mount Sinai also treats unfunded projects and yearly renewals of clinical trials paid on a per patient basis in this category.
Example: Your grant is for 5 years of funding and you are submitting the required yearly progress report to the agency before the 2nd year begins.
Other Terms: Yearly Renewal, RPPR (NIH), Continuation, Progress Report
Resubmission Application – GCO
An application that has been previously submitted, but was not funded, and is being resubmitted for new consideration.
Example: Your grant was not funded the first time around and you are applying again.
Project Period – GCO
The total time interval for which an extramural funding agency has approved the project. For NIH sponsored projects, it includes the initial competitive segment, any subsequent competitive segments, and extensions.
Budget Period – GCO
The interval of time, generally 12 months, into which a project period is divided for budgetary and funding purposes. Many times a budget period may also correspond with an IRB or IACUC approval period. Since they are not interchangeable, a PI must track different periods for reporting purposes.
Other Terms: Increment
Sponsor – GCO
A term that has a range of meanings that are used in different research contexts. It can mean extramural funding agency in sponsored project administration, IND or IDE holder in FDA regulated research, as well as mentor of a fellowship.
Research – GCO
For purposes of application and registration with the GCO, research is defined as systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Activities meet this definition, even when the overall purpose is not primarily research, but may include training, demonstration, or service programs.