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agreement entered into by the ARC and an Administering Organisation when an application from that organisation is approved for grant funding. This was previously referred to as a 'Funding Agreement'.

grant commencement date                               the date on which grant funding may commence which is published on the ARC website.

grant guidelines                                      grant guidelines, otherwise known as funding rules, are rules approved by the Minister under section 59 (including as varied under section 60) of the ARC Act.

grant offer                                           the details listed in the ARC's RMS under 'Funding Offers' showing the project details and grant amount.

GrantConnect                                          the Australian Government's whole-of-government grants information system, which centralises the publication and reporting of Commonwealth grants in accordance with the CGRGs.

grantee                                               the Administering Organisation which has been selected to receive a grant.

grant opportunity                                     the specific grant round or process where a Commonwealth grant is made available to potential grantees. Grant opportunities may be open or targeted, and will reflect the relevant grant selection process.

grant opportunity closing date                        the last day on which applications for a grant opportunity will be accepted for consideration for a specific grant opportunity.

GST                                                   the meaning as given in Section 195-1 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

Higher Degree by Research (HDR)                       a 'Research Doctorate or Research Masters course, for which at least two-thirds of the student load for the course is required as research work' as defined by the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017.

in-kind contributions                                 A contribution of goods, services, materials and/or time to the project from an individual, business or organisation. Values should be calculated based on the most likely actual cost, for example, current market, preferred provider or internal provider rates/valuations/rentals/charges (that is in the financial year of the date of the application) of the costs of labour, work spaces, equipment and databases. The calculations covering time and costs should be documented by the Administering Organisation. The ARC may require these calculations to be audited.

Instructions to Applicants                            a set of instructions prepared by the ARC to assist applicants in completing the application form.

legislative instrument                                a law on matters of detail made by a person or body authorised to do so by the relevant enabling legislation.

medical research                                      medical research as defined in the ARC Medical Research Policy (2020 version) available on the ARC website.

Minister                                              the Minister responsible for the administration of the ARC Act.

named participants                                    individual researchers nominated for particular roles in an application.

national interest                                     the extent to which the research contributes to Australia's national interest through its potential to have economic, commercial, environmental, social or cultural benefits to the Australian community.

participants                                          all named participants on an application (i.e. CIs, PIs,