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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer

Subaward

Award provided by a pass-through entity (PTE) to a subrecipient to carry out a portion of the prime award, participate in programmatic decision-making, and adhere to…

subject identifier

Information that identifies the subject. Per federal human subjects regulations, any information that renders a person “readily identifiable” is a subject identifier. Under HIPAA regulations about…

Subject Injury

As defined by the subject contract, but generally refers to injury or other adverse events to subject associated with the study drug, protocol, or any non-standard…

subject payment

A term used broadly in the Human Subjects Division (HSD) documents referring to payment for study participation, for example: money, class credit, or gift cards.

Subrecipient

An entity receiving a subaward from a pass-through entity (PTE). Also known as a subawardee. Review key distinctions for subrecipients (subawards), vendors and consultants. Related Resources…

T&C

Terms and Conditions (of an award or contract)

TA

Teaching Assistant

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TDC

See Total Direct Costs