An application for financial or technical assistance support of a project, idea, method, or approach that is submitted by individuals, businesses, and organizations solely at the proposer’s initiative and/or timing, rather than in response to a solicitation or Request for Proposals (RFP).
A University account whose funds are free from any external restrictions and available for general use.
A separate, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity from which research proposals are submitted by UGA employees and to which research awards are made. UGARF, in turn, subcontracts research awards to UGA, which has the resources and people to do research work. UGARF owns all of UGA’s intellectual property and issues licenses to patents it holds.
