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| Material transfer agreement | A legal document defining the conditions under which research or other materials can be transferred and used among research laboratories.
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| Mechanism | Budget activity or grouping of related activities that may vary for budgetary or reporting purposes.
Mechanisms usually combine activity codes; for example, the training mechanism includes fellowship (F), and training (T) activity codes. Other frequently used mechanisms are research project grants, research center grants, small business grants, and contracts.
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| Minority Biomedical Research Support | A program to strengthen the biomedical research and research training capability of ethnic minority institutions. The intent is to increase the involvement of minority faculty and students in biomedical research.
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| Modular (Grant) Application | A type of grant application in which support is requested in specified increments without the need for detailed supporting information related to separate budget categories. When modular procedures apply, they affect not only application preparation but also review, award, and administration of the application/award.
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| Multiple Principle Investigator | Individual research awards in which more than one Principal Investigator (PI) is identified by the applicant or institution. Go to Multiple Principle Investigator.
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