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Some notes on grants and their names:
  • Every "Grant" is tied to a "Funding Source", which provides the funds for the grant.
  • A funding source is either
    • a University Fund Account, or
    • a personal Accounts Receivable Account (aka a "U-Bill").
  • When a Funding Source is created, a "top-level" grant is simultaneously created which references this Funding Source.
    • This top-level grant is initially named Account#:CreatorsNetID
    • The top-level grant can be used directly or it can serve as the parent grant for further grants. For example, a professor might create a Fund Source, and then create sub-grants of it for each of their graduate students.
  • Every student and employee has a built-in grant named ubill_netid which they pay for personally through the accounts receivable (U-Bill) process.
  • Every currently enrolled student has a built-in grant named subsidy_netid which is funded via Computer Fee Funds. The amount available here varies by College and Department.