'J' Terms

James A. Shannon Director's Award R55  
To provide a limited award to investigators to further develop, test, and refine research techniques; perform secondary analysis of available data sets; test the feasibility of innovative and creative approaches; and conduct other discrete projects that can demonstrate their research capabilities and lend additional weight to their already meritorious applications.

For additional information, visit the NCI Grant Activity Codes/Mechanisms webpage.

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program JWOD  
See: AbilityOne Program
Joint Federal Travel Regulations JFTRs  
On October 1, 2014, the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR) and the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) officially merged into a single set of regulations called the "Joint Travel Regulations."

See: Joint Travel Regulations
Joint Travel Regulations JTR  
The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) are applicable to uniformed members of the seven uniformed services ( i.e., Uniformed Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps , Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps), DoD civilian employees and others traveling at DoD expense. For DoD civilian employees, the JTR's authority is primarily derived from U.S.C. Title 5 statutes, General Service Administration's (GSA) Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), and the Department of State's Standardized Regulations.

Quoted from the Defense Travel Management Office Joint Travel Regulations webpage.

Joint Venture
An association of concerns with interests in any degree or proportion by way of contract, express or implied, consorting to engage in and carry out a single specific business venture for joint profit, for which purpose they combine their efforts, property, money, skill, or knowledge, but not on a continuing or permanent basis for conducting business generally. A joint venture is viewed as a business entity in determining power to control its management. See 13 CFR §121.103(h).

Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Just-In-Time JIT  
NIH policy allows the submission of certain elements of a competing application to be deferred until later in the application process, after review when the application is under consideration for funding. Within the Status module of the eRA Commons, users will find a feature to submit Just-In-Time information when requested by the NIH. Through this module, institutions can electronically submit the information that is requested after the review, but before award. See Completing the Pre-Award Process-Just-In-Time Procedures for additional information.

Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition JOFOC  
A justification required when any acquisition over the simplified acquisition threshold must be obtained without full and open competitive procedures.

Quoted from the NIH OAMP Acquisition Process Mapping Glossary.

See §6.303 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for the requirements and content of the justifications.