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User's Guide V1.1 Page 24 of 24 <br /> PROJECT PERIOD AWARD A grant award covering a 12 -month period for discretionary <br /> grants and a 15 -month period for formula grants that is divided into several distinct periods. <br /> This award is funded on a budget period that is either committed to or subject to the availability <br /> of funds. See also budget period. <br /> REIMBURSEMENT A method for payment of requested funds. Prior review and approval of <br /> payment requests, based on incurred expenditures, is required by the Department of <br /> Education before payment is made. See also disbursement and expenditure. <br /> RS The acronym for the Recipient System. A system which contains a list of all organizations <br /> doing business with the Department of Education. The system maintains each organization's <br /> name, address, and D -U -N -S Number or SSN. <br /> SERVICER An organization or individual contracted by a recipient to perform financial or other <br /> services which may include interacting with offices at the Department of Education on the <br /> recipient's behalf. <br /> SSN The acronym for Social Security Number. The SSN is a unique nine -digit number <br /> assigned by the Social Security Administration that uniquely identifies an individual receiving <br /> Department of Education Funds. <br /> STATUS OF AWARD See Award Periods. <br /> SUSPENSION PERIOD The suspension perioa of a grant award follows the liquidation period. <br /> During the suspension period, no new payment actions can take place. This is the second step <br /> in closeout process. See also award periods. <br /> TIN The acronym for Taxpayer Identification Number. The TIN is a unique nine -digit number <br /> assigned by the Internal Revenue Service that uniquely identifies organizations receiving funds <br /> from the Department of Education. <br /> TREASURY CHECK A method of payment in which the Department of Treasury issues a <br /> check to recipients. This method has been eliminated in GAPS. PL 1041 -34 mandates that all <br /> Federal Payments be issued by electronic funds transfer. See also EFT. <br /> USER IDENTIFICATION User ID. A unique eight- character identifier issued to payees by the <br /> Department of Education. The GAPS User ID and password are required for a payee to <br /> access GAPS. <br /> http: / /e- grants .ed.gov /gapsweb/help /intro.html 6/18/2002 <br />