Commonly Used Research Acronyms

A-110 - OMB Circular: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals or Other Nonprofit Organizations
A-133 - OMB Circular: Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Organizations
A-21 - OMB Circular: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
AA - Animal Assurance
AAALAC - American Association of Animal Laboratory Accreditation Council
AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAMC - American Association of Medical Colleges
AAU - Association of American Universities
ABRF - Association of Bimolecular Resource Facilities
ACM - Association of American Medical Colleges
ACO - Administrative Contracting Officer
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
A/F - After-the-Fact
AFAA - Air Force Audit Agency
AFARS - Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
AFOSR - Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRL - Air Force Research Laboratory
AID - Agency for International Development
ANPRM - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
AREA - Academic Research Enhancement Award (NIH)
ARO - Army Research Office
ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency
ASAP - Automated Standard Application for Payments
ATP - Advance Technology Program
BAA - Broad Agency Announcement (DOD)
BHA - Bureau of Health Professions (HRSA)
CAS - Cost Accounting Standards
CASB - Cost Accounting Standards Board
CBD - Commerce Business Daily
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
CCH - Commerce Clearing House
CCR - Central Contractor Registration
CDC - Center for Disease Control
CFDA - Code of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CFS - Committee on Fundamental Science
CIA - Clinical Investigator Award
CICA - Competition in Contracting Act
CLIN - Contract Line Item Number
CMIA - Cash Management Improvement Act
CNO - Chief of Naval Operations
CO - Contracting Officer
COGR - Council On Governmental Relations
COS - Community of Science
COSEPUP - Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy
CPSR - Contractor Procurement/Property System Review
CRADA - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
DA - Department Administration Costs
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
DC - Direct Costs
DCAA - Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCASR's - Defense Contract Administration Services Regions
DCE - Direct Cost Equivalent
DEAR - Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations
DEC - Determination of Exceptional Circumstances
DED - Department of Education
DFAR - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
DFARS - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DHEW - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
DIALOG - A Computer based search system using key words
DIPEC - Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Council
DIS - Defense Investigative Service
DNA - Defense Nuclear Agency
DOA - Department of Agriculture
DOC - Department of Commerce
DOD - Department of Defense
DODGARS - DOD Grant and Agreement Regulations
DOE - Department of Energy
DOL - Department of Labor
DOT - Department of Transportation
DRG - Division of Research Grants (NIH)
DRR - Division of Research Resources (NIH)
DRS - Division of Research Services (NIH)
EARS - Electronic Approval and Routing Systems
EC - Electronic Commerce
ED - Department of Education
EDA - Economic Development Administration
EDGAR - Education Department General Administration
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer
EO - Executive Order
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
ERA - Economic Regulatory Administration
ETA - Employment and Training Administration
EVS - Equipment Visibility System
F&A - Facilities and Administration (Indirect Cost)
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
FARS - Financial Accounting and Reporting System
FASA - Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
FASAB - Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FASEB - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
FB - Fringe Benefits
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FCST - Federal Council for Science and Technology
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
FDP - The Federal Demonstration Partnership
FDP I - Florida Demonstration Project
FDP II - Federal Demonstration Project
FDP III - Federal Demonstration Partnership
FECAI - Federal Electronic Commerce Acquisition Instructions
FEDIX - Federal Information Exchange, Inc.
FEIN - Federal Employer Identification Number
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFMIA - Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
FICC - Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
FICE - Federal Interagency Committee on Education
FIMA - Financial Management System
FIPSE - Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
FIRST - First Independent Research Support and Transition Award (NIH, R29)
FISAP - Fiscal Operations Report & Application to Participate
FMC - Federal Management Circular
FOB - Free-on-board
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FR - Federal Register
FS&T - Federal Science and Technology Budget
FTC - Federal Trade Commission
FTE - Full-Time Employee
FTS - Federal Telecommunications System
FY - Fiscal Year
GA - General Administration (Costs)
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAO - General Accounting Office
GASB - Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GMAA - Government Management Reform Act
GPG - Grant Proposal Guide (NSF)
GPO - Government Printing Office
GPRA - Government Performance and Results Act
GSA - General Services Administration
GUIRR - Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable
HBCU - Historically Black College and University
HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
HRSA - Health Resources & Services Administration
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development
I/C - Indirect cost rate
IACUC - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IBC - Institutional Biosafety Committee
ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission
IDC - Indirect Costs
IG - Inspector General
IND - Investigational New Drug
IPA - Intergovernmental Personnel Act
IPR - Intellectual Property Rights
IR&D - Independent Research and Development
IRB - Institutional Review Board
IRIS - Illinois Researcher Information Service
ITMRA - Information Technology Management Reform Act
JAG - Judge Advocate General
JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff
JIT - Just-In-Time procedures for FIRST and CAREER Awards
LSA - Labor Surplus Area
MARC - Minority Access to Research Careers (NIH)
MBDA - Minority Business Development Agency
MBE - Minority Business Enterprise
MBRS - Minority Biomedical Research Support (NIH)
MERIT - Method to Extend Research in Time (NIH, R37)
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MTDC - Modified Total Direct Cost
NAS - National Academy of Sciences
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCC - National Coordinating Committee
NCD - Non-confidential disclosure
NCE - No-cost extension
NCHSR - National Center for Health Services Research
NCI - National Cancer Institute (NIH)
NCNR - National Center for Nursing Research
NCRR - National Center for Research Resources
NCST - National Council of Science and Technology
NCURA - National Council of University Research Administrators
NEA - National Endowment for the Arts
NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities
NEI - National Eye Institute (NIH)
NHLBI - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH)
NIA - National Institute on Aging (NIH)
NIAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIH)
NIAID - National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIH)
NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIH)
NICHD - National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH)
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)
NIDCD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders (NIH)
NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIH)
NIDR - National Institute of Dental Research (NIH)
NIE - National Institute of Education
NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Services
NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NIJ - National Institute of Justice
NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
NINDS - National Institute of Neurological & Communicative Disorders & Stroke (NIH)
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPR - National Performance Review
NPRM - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NPS - National Park Service
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRL - Naval Research Laboratory
NRSA - National Research Service Award
NSA - National Security Agency
NSB - National Science Board
NSC - National Security Council
NSF - National Science Foundation
NSF/STIS - An on-line search system of the National Science Foundation
NSP - Not Separately Priced
NSTC - National Science Technology Council
NTIS - National Technical Information Service
NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
NYI - NSF Young Investigators Award
O&M - Operations and Maintenance Costs
OCR - Office of Civil Rights
OERI - Office of Educational Research & Improvement (ED)
OES - Office of Employment Security
OET - Office of Employment Training
OFCC - Office of Federal Contract Compliance
OFM - Office of Financial Management
OFR - Office of the Federal Register
OIG - Office of Inspector General
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
ONR - Office of Naval Research
OPM - Office of Personnel Management
OPRR - Office for Protection from Research Risks
ORA - Office of Research Administration (FED)
ORI - Office of Research Integrity (FED)
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSP - Office of Sponsored Projects (FED)
OSTP - Office of Science and Technology Policy
OT - Office of Transportation
PAR - Professorial and Professional Personnel Activity Report
PCAST - President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology
PCC - Policy Coordination Council
PCO - Procuring Contracting Officer
PDF - Portable Document Format
PETA - People for the Ethnical Treatment of Animals
PFF - Presidential Faculty Fellows (NSF)
PHS - Public Health Service
PI - Principal Investigator
PMS - Payment Management System
PPG - Program Project Grant (NIH)
PRD - Presidential Review Directive
PROG - Peer Review Oversight Group
PSA - Physician Scientist award (NIH program)
PTO - Patent and Trademark Office
R01 - Activity code designation for a traditional NIH/ADAMHA research grant
RDNA - Recombinant DNA Research
REU - Research Experience for Undergrads (NSF)
RFA- Request for application -
RFA - Request for Applications
RFP - Request for proposal
RFQ - Request for Quotation
S&W + B - Salaries and Wages plus Benefits
S&W - Salaries and Wages
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
SBA - Small Business Administration
SBIR - Small Business Innovation Research
SDI -Strategic Defense Initiative -
SEOG - Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants
SERCA - Special Emphasis Research Center Awards (NIH)
SF - Standard Form
SOW - Statement of Work
SPA - Sponsored Project Administration
SPAS - Sponsored Project Administration System
SPIN - An on-line search system for research opportunities developed
SRA - Society of Research Administrators
STEP - Science, Technology and Economic Policy Board
STP - Science and Technology Policy
T&A - Time and attendance
TBSR - Total Business Systems Review
TDC - Total Direct Costs
TTP - Technology Transfer Program
U.S.C. - United States Code
UBIT - Unrelated Business Income Tax
UCA - Utility Cost Adjustment
USA - United States Army
USAF - United States Air Force
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
USCG - United States Coast Guard
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USIA - United States Information Agency
USN - United States Navy
VA - Department of Veterans Affairs
WHO - World Health Organization
YCC - Youth Conservation Corp

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