Contracts & Grants Reference Tables

Following are the reference tables that support the Contracts & Grants module. Most tables are self explanatory and do not require a separate article. Those that need additional explanation are linked to specific articles. 

Table	Description	Used in...
Agency	Maintains detailed information pertaining to an agency.	Proposal Award
Agency Type	Maintains description categories assigned to agencies.	Agency
Award Status	Maintains the status codes that can be assigned to an award to indicate where it is in the granting process.	Award
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance	Maintains the information pertaining to a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Reference number which is used on the Account document when creating Contracts & Grants account and is an optional field when creating Proposals.	Account
Grant Description	Maintains the information pertaining to the type of agreement awarded to the institution. This information is primarily used with external sponsoring agencies.	Proposal Award
Instrument Type	Maintains the instrument types that can be assigned to define the funding method for an award. Displays when Contracts & Grants Billing is turned on.	Proposal Award
Letter of Credit Fund Group	Groups LOC funds together so that one Letter of Credit draw can be processed for multiple LOC funds and maintains information pertaining to the various federal line of credit funds that may be associated with an award. It is primarily used with external sponsoring agencies.	Award Letter of Credit
Letter of Credit Fund	Maintains information pertaining to the various federal line of credit funds that may be associated with an award. Displays when Contracts & Grants Billing is turned on.	Award Letter of Credit
Proposal Purpose	Identifies the type of work a project represents, such as Instruction or Research. On the Award, the field is called Purpose.	Proposal Award
Proposal Status	Maintains a list of categories that can be assigned to proposals to indicate where it is in the granting process.	Proposal
Proposal Type	Specifies categories that can be assigned to proposals and awards to indicate whether they are new or are related to a previous project. On the Award, the field is called Award Type.	Proposal Award
Research Risk Type	Specifies types of risks involved with Contracts & Grants documents (for example, human subjects or hazardous materials).	Proposal
Sub-Contractor	Maintains the detailed information pertaining to a subcontracting institution.	Proposal Award