Extramural Glossary

Obligation

Data based on NIH funds that have been awarded by an NIH Institute/Center.

Oconus

Outside conterminous United States.

Offeror

A contracting term denoting a respondant to a Request for Proposals (RFP).

Office for Human Research Protections (previously OPRR) OHRP  

Office for Protection from Research Risks OPRR  

Now it is the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP).

Office for Protection from Research Risks (Now OHRP) OPRR  

Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research OBSSR  

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research OBSSR  

Mission is to stimulate behavioral and social sciences research throughout NIH and to integrate these areas of research more fully into others of the NIH health research enterprise, thereby improving our understanding, treatment and prevention.

Office of Centers, Training, and Resources OCTR  

Office of Dietary Supplements ODS  

Supports research and disseminates research results in the area of dietary supplements. ODs also advises other agencies about the results on the use of dietary supplements.

Office of Extramural Policy OEP  

Office of Extramural Research OER  

(1) Acts on behalf of the NIH Director to provide guidance to the research institutes on the development and management of extramural (grant, cooperative agreement, and contract) research and training programs; (2) advises the NIH Director and staff on issues relating to extramural research activities; and (3) oversees the protection of human subjects and the proper care and use of laboratory animals on behalf of the entire U.S. Public Health Service.

Office of Extramural Research (NIH) OER  

Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy (formerly NIH/CMO) OFACP  

Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, NIH OFACP  

This site features downloadable guidelines, reference tools, and training materials. It also contains advisory committee membership lists; laws, regulations, and policies related to Federal advisory committees, and other resources. http://www1.od.nih.gov/cmo

Office of Financial Management OFM  

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) advises the NIH Director and staff and provides leadership and direction for NIH financial management activities; develops policies and instructions for budget preparation and presentation and administers allocation of funds and manages a system of fund and budgetary controls.

Office of Government Ethics OGE  

Office of Government wide Policy OGP  

Consolidates all of the General Services Administration's government wide policymaking activities within one central office. Contains links to resources on the management of Federal advisory committees and on travel management.http://policyworks.gov

Office of Human Research Protections OHRP  

The office within the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for implementing DHHS regulations (45 CFR Part 46) governing research involving human subjects.

Office of Intramural Research OIR  

The Office of Intramural Research (OIR) is responsible for oversight and coordination of intramural research, training, and technology transfer conducted within the laboratories and clinics of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare OLAW  

The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW, formerly Office for Protection from Research Risks, Division of Animal Welfare) at the National Institutes of Health, has responsibility for the general administration and coordination of animal wslfare Policy on behalf of the PHS, provides specific guidance, instruction, and materials to institutions that must comply with the Policy.

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and animal welfare assurance

NIH office overseeing compliance with the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Go to OLAW and PHS Policy Tutorial.

Office of Management Analysis, NCI OMA, NCI  

The Office of Management Analysis is the principal staff resource in the NCI for management analysis. The OMA provides several administrative related products and services in the area of business analysis and policy. They conduct management studies of NCI programs and processes through manpower analysis, workload distribution, organization and lines of authority. They Interpret regulations and policies affecting the National Cancer Institute.

Office of Management and Budget OMB  

The OMB is the Office in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government that assists the President of the United States in the preparation of the Federal Budget each fiscal year. The OMB also evaluates agency programs and policies, and sets funding priorities. In setting policy, the OMB issues government-wide policy directives, called Circulars, such as the A-76 Circular that provides the policies and procedures for competitive sourcing of Federal work. Web address: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/.

Office of Management Assessment and Internal Control OMAIC  

This organization handles allegations of fraud or financial mismanagement of NIH research funding. Allegations in this area involve using research funds for unauthorized purposes and/or the submission of false expenditure claims.

Office of Personnel Management OPM  

Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration OPERA  

OPERA is part of NIH OD OER and its staff members provide assistance to NIH staff, applicants, grantees and the public regarding the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures pertinent to the administration of NIH grants. OPERA also receives all documentation relating to extramural inventions made with assistance from NIH research grants or research and development contracts. In addition, OPERA conducts activities that extend, improve, and/or maintain system capabilities to satisfy the information requirements associated with NIH extramural activities.

Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives OPASI  

Office of Referral, Review, and Program Coordination ORRPC  

This office within the NCI Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) contains four functional branches (PCRB, RTRB, RPRB, and SRLB) and is headed by a DEA Associate Director. Three branches deal with the peer review of institute-specific funding mechanisms (i.e., grant applications, e.g., for cancer centers, program projects, training, etc., and contract proposals) and one branch deals with the referral of grant applications and the coordination of programmatic research initiatives (i.e., the development and issuance of Requests for Applications and Program Announcements).

Office of Research Integrity ORI  

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the Public Health Service (PHS) at about 4,000 institutions worldwide. ORI monitors institutional investigations of research misconduct and facilitates the responsible conduct of research through educational, preventive, and regulatory activities. Organizationally, ORI is located in the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS).

Office of Research on Minority and Women's Health ORMWH  

Office of Research on Minority Health ORMH  

Leads the federal effort at NIH in stimulating new research ideas for improving the health status of minority Americans. The Office promotes programs aimed at increasing the participation of underrepresented minorities in all aspects of biomedical and behavioral research.

Office of Research on Minority Health (NIH) ORMH  

Office of Research on Women's Health ORWH  

Serves as a focal point for women's health research at NIH. ORWH promotes, stimulates and supports efforts to improve the health of women through biomedical and behavioral research. ORWH works in partnership with the NIH ICs to ensure that women's health research is part of the scientific framework at NIH and throughout the scientific community.

Office of Research on Women's Health (NIH) ORWH  

Office of Science and Technology Policy OSTP  

Office of Special Populations Research OSPR  

Shares the goals of the Office of Research on Minority Health and works with NCI program staff to support these goals through the grants issued by NCI.

Office of Technology and Industrial Relations OTIR  

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Office of Technology and Industrial Relations (OTIR) works to accelerate the pace of cancer research and the translation of research results into new therapies, diagnostics, and preventive agents. Located in NCI's Office of the Director, OTIR encourages new technology development and promotes collaborations between NCI and the private sector.

Office of Technology Transfer OTT  

NIH office that manages the NIH invention portfolio and oversees NIH technology transfer.

Office of the Deputy Director for Extramural Science ODDES  

Office of the Director OD  

The Office of the Director is the central office at NIH for its 27 Institutes and Centers. The OD is responsible for setting policy for NIH and for planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all the NIH components.

Office of the Inspector General OIG  

The Office of Inspector General, as mandated by Public Law 95-452 (as amended), is to protect the integrity of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of the beneficiaries of those programs. The OIG has a responsibility to report both to the Secretary and to the Congress program and management problems and recommendations to correct them. The OIG's duties are carried out through a nationwide network of audits, investigations, inspections and other mission-related functions performed by OIG components.

Office of Tropical Medicine and International Research OTMIR  

In 1984 The Office of Tropical Medicine and International Research (OTMIR) was established to coordinate NIAID's intramural and extramural research activities in tropical medicine and other international research. OTMIR worked with other Federal agencies and international organizations active in these areas. In 1995 the Office of Tropical Medicine and International Research (OTMIR) was transfered to the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and abolished.

Official Change of Data

Official File

OMB circulars

Omnibus Solicitation

On-time Submission

For an application to be on time, all registrations must be completed prior to initial submission. Submission must be accepted by Grants.gov with a timestamp on or before 5:00 p.m. local time of submitting organization on submission deadline date. Additionally, errors or warnings must be corrected within the two-business day error correction window.

Oncological Sciences ONC  

The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Integrated Review Group (IRG) for review of cancer research-related grant applications.

Oncologist

A doctor who specializes in treating cancer.

Oncology

The study and treatment of cancer.

One-Shot Funding

Funding that carries no future-year commitments.

online Cancer Information Service eCIS  

Online publications

Operating Division OPDIV  

Operations and Biostatistics Center OBC  

Option

A unilateral right by which the Government, for a specified time, may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract.

Orange Book

A web-based manual which provides guidance and policy for actions requisite to the issuance of both research and non-research contracts at the National Cancer Institute. This manual is maintained and used by the NCI Research Contracts Branch (RCB) (see http://rcb-intranet.nci.nih.gov/policy_set.htm)

Organization

Institution having scientific responsibility for applications for NIH support.

Other Research

A budget category that includes K, R13, R18, R24, and U24 awards.

Other Research Grants

Research grants not classified as research projects or research centers.

Other Support

All financial resources - federal, non-federal, commercial, or institutional - that support a PI's research, including research grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and institutional awards. Training awards, prizes, or gifts are no longer included.

Out years

See Grant Out Years

Outcome Evaluation

Provides descriptive information on the project and can be used to document short-term results. Task-focused results describe the output of the activities (i.e., number of participants recruited as a result of a talk show in a local television station). Short-term results describe the immediate effects of the strategies on the target population (i.e., percentage of the target group that is participating in one of the research protocols).

Outlays or Expenditures

The charges made to the Federally-sponsored project or program.

Outreach Strategies

These are outreach efforts by investigators and their staff to appropriately recruit and retain populations of interest into research studies. Such efforts should represent a thoughtful and culturally sensitive plan of outreach and generally include involvement of other individuals and organizations relevant to the populations and communities of interest, e.g. family, religious organizations, community leaders and informal gatekeepers, and public and private institutions and organizations. The objective is to establish appropriate lines of communication and cooperation to build mutual trust and cooperation such that both the study and the participants benefit from the collaboration.

Outside Activities

For government employees, this term refers to activities or employment that he/she participates in outside of work that may have some bearing on his/her official duties as a government employee. To determine conflicts of interest for such activities, NIH employees should/must consult with the Ethics Office of his/her NIH Institute or Center, and, whenever required to do so, file and obtain a waiver before undertaking permitted outside activities.

Outside Opinion

In the NIH peer review system, this term refers to a situation in which a written expert opinion on a grant application is obtained from an appropriate (non-conflicted) consultant by a Scientific Review Administrator and provided to the members of a grants review panel.

Outstanding Investigator Grant R35  

This NIH grant mechanism has been phased out (completely by the end of FY2001; check).

Overlap in Modular Applications

Overlap in Traditional Applications

Overlap of Support

Other support duplicating research or budgetary items already funded by an NIH grant. Overlap also occurs when any project-supported personnel has time commitments exceeding 12 person months.