[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR67.11]

[Page 394]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 67--AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart A--Research Grants for Health Services Research, Evaluation, 
                Demonstration, and Dissemination Projects
 
Sec. 67.11  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart--
    Administrator means the Administrator and any other officer or 
employee of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to whom the 
authority involved may be delegated.
    Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) means that unit 
of the Department of Health and Human Services established by section 
901 of the Public Health Service Act.
    Direct costs means the costs that can be identified specifically 
with a particular cost objective, such as compensation of employees for 
the time and effort devoted specifically to the approved project, and 
the costs of materials acquired, consumed, or expended specifically for 
the purpose of the approved project.
    Grant means an award of financial assistance as defined in 45 CFR 
parts 74 and 92, including cooperative agreements.
    Grantee means the organizational entity or individual to which a 
grant, including a cooperative agreement, under Title IX of the Public 
Health Service Act or section 1142 of the Social Security Act and this 
subpart is awarded and which is responsible and accountable both for the 
use of the funds provided and for the performance of the grant-supported 
project or activities. The grantee is the entire legal entity even if 
only a particular component is designated in the award document.
    Nonprofit as applied to a private entity, means that no part of the 
net earnings of such entity inures or may lawfully inure to the benefit 
of any shareholder or individual.
    Peer review group means a panel of experts, established under 
section 922(c) of the PHS Act, who by virtue of their training or 
experience are eminently qualified to carry out the duties of such peer 
review group as set out in this subpart. Officers and employees of the 
United States may not constitute more than 25 percent of the membership 
of any such group under this subpart.
    PHS Act means the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
    Principal investigator means a single individual, designated in the 
grant application and approved by the Administrator, who is responsible 
for the scientific and technical direction of the project.
    Social Security Act means the Social Security Act, as amended.