Extramural Accounting Glossary
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | List All Terms |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PAR Coordinator | An employee designated by a department and assigned responsibility for coordinating distribution, certification, and collection of the formerly-used Personnel Activity Reports (PARs).
As the PAR has been replaced by the Effort Reporting System (ERS), the roles of the PAR Coordinator are now assigned to the ERS Coordinator. |
| Participating Campus | Campus that assists in carrying out the scope of work awarded to the prime campus. Each participating campus is responsible, on its respective campus for its portion of the project, to carry out contract and grant administration policies and responsibilities as are assigned or delegated by the prime campus. |
| Pay Type | A field on the Description of Service (DOS) table further identifying the type of pay the DOS code represents. Values are:
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| Prime Campus | Campus submitting the overall multiple-campus proposal to and receiving an award from a sponsor. The prime campus is responsible for carrying out all contract and grant administration policies and responsibilities as presented in the Contract and Grant Manual. |
| Principal Investigator | The Principal Investigator (PI) is the individual designated as head of a research project. To be eligible as a PI, the individual must be an academic appointee. More information about eligibility (section 1-500) and responsibilities (section 10-330) can be found in the UCOP Contract and Grant Manual. |
| Professional | Currently defined as exempt employees under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and therefore not entitled to overtime pay for time paid in excess of 40 hours per week. |
| Professorial | Academic employees, including Principal Investigators. |
| Program Guidelines | Information developed by an awarding agency related to a specific grant program. Unlike program regulations, guidelines do not have the force and effect of law. |
| Program Regulation | Codified regulations related to a specific grant program promulgated by awarding agency at the direction of Congress. Recipients are legally bound to follow all program regulations in conducting a grant. |
| Project Period | The total time for which support of a project has been programmatically approved. A project period may consist of one or more budget periods. |
| Proposal | An application for funding that contains all information necessary to describe project plans, staff capabilities, and funds requested. Formal proposals are officially approved and submitted by an organization in the name of a principal investigator. |
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