Grants Glossary Grants Glossary Amendment NIH term for revised and resubmitted application. Budget Justification Narrative providing details on the use of and need for costs presented in an itemized budget. See Modular Grant link for restrictions on budget justifications in some NIH grant applications. Consultant Individual hired to give professional advice or services for a fee, normally never an employee of the hiring institution.
Strict guidelines apply.
Contracts Agreements whereby the sponsor defines and supports clearly defined activities. Cooperative Agreement Grant-Contract hybrid. Funder is involved in programmatic decisions. Cost Sharing Institutional partnership with funding agency in the support of research. This is usually an eligibility rather than a review criterion.