Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- BAR
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Budget Activity Report (UW) discontinued See: What took the place of the BAR and BSR?
- Belmont Report
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A report that sets out the basic ethical principles governing research involving human subjects, which are the ethical basis of the federal human subjects regulations. Issued…
- beneficence
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An ethical principle discussed in the Belmont Report that entails an obligation to promote good (or benefits). It refers to the balance between the risks and…
- benefit
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In the research context, something of positive value derived from research procedures. Per federal regulatory guidance, payments, gifts, course credit, etc. for research participation are not…
- BGT
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Legacy Online Budget System (UW)
- BLM
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Bureau of Land Management (Sponsor)
- BN
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Budget Number (OSP and GCA)
- Bona fide full-time employee
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22 CFR 125.4(b)(10) Full-time regular employee, whose permanent abode is in the U.S., the employee is not a national of an embargoed country.
- BPO
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Blanket Purchase Order
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
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An announcement of a federal agency’s general research interests that invites proposals and specifies the general terms and conditions under which an award may be made….