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Resource only for Other Transactions Authority (OTA) Users of ASSIST
This guide is only for those applying for Other Transaction Authority (OTA) awards which are neither grants nor contracts but a different kind of award. This step-by-step instruction guide, together with the forms and information found in the research opportunity announcement (ROA), should be used to prepare and submit OT applications using ASSIST.
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