Grants, Contracts, RFAs, and RFPs. 1  A grant is a funding mechanism for a particular scientific inquiry that you generate. You come up with the idea, they decide if it's a good idea, and they provide funding for you to do it. In contrast, a contract is a funding mechanism of government agencies or other organizations to obtain specified services or goods.
1 Chlamydia culture. 2  This is a test to find the bacteria that cause a chlamydia infection. 3  A sample of body fluid from areas such as the cervix, urethra, eye, rectum, or throat is added to certain cells used to grow chlamydia.
How To Prepare. A chlamydia test is done on either a urine sample or fluid (direct sample) collected from the area of the body that is most likely to be infected. If your chlamydia test is being done on a: 1  Urine sample: Do not urinate for 2 hours before a urine sample is collected.2  Direct sample (usually from the cervix): A woman should not douche or use vaginal creams or medicines for 24 hours before having a chlamydia test.ests used to find a chlamydia infection include: 1  Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) . 2  These tests find the genetic material (DNA) of chlamydia bacteria. 3  These tests are very good at identifying chlamydia.