§ 660.1 What is the purpose of these regulations?
§ 660.2 What definitions apply to these regulations?
§ 660.3 What programs and activities of the Foundation are subject to these regulations?
§ 660.5 What is the Director’s obligation with respect to Federal interagency coordination?
§ 660.6 What procedures apply to the selection of programs and activities under these regulations?
§ 660.7 How does the Director communicate with state and local officials concerning the Foundation’s programs and activities?
§ 660.8 How does the Director provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development?
§ 660.9 How does the Director receive and respond to comments?
§ 660.10 How does the Director make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns?
§ 660.11 What are the Director’s obligations in interstate situations?
§ 660.13 May the Director waive any provision of these regulations?

Terms Used In 45 CFR Part 660 - Intergovernmental Review of the National Science Foundation Programs and Activities

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit.