Glossary of Terms, Acronyms and Definitions
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GAAPGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles | |
GAGASGenerally Accepted Government Auditing Standards | |
GAOU.S. Government Accountability Office. | |
General LocationThe general location based on the location entered in the grant proposal details. | |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)Accounting standards issued by the GASB and FASB. | |
Geographic Information System (GIS)A computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced information, that is, data identified according to location. Practitioners also define a GIS as including the procedures, operating personnel, and spatial data that go into the system (270 FW8). | |
Geographic LocationThe "Geographic Location" is a critical element of the Project Statement to identify the location on the map where the grant activities will take place. | |
GOCOGovernment owned, contactor operated. | |
GrantAn award of financial assistance made by the Federal Government to an eligible grantee to carry out one or more approved projects. | |