Research Acronyms

A

• A-110: OMB Circular A-110 – Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals or Other Nonprofit Organizations
• A-122: OMB Circular A-122 – Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations
• A-133: OMB Circular A-133 – Audits of States, Local Governments & Non-Profit Organizations
• A-21: OMB Circular A-21 – Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
• A-87: OMB Circular A-87 – Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments
• AAALAC: Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
• AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
• AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges
• AAU: Association of American Universities
• ABRF: Association of Bimolecular Resource Facilities
• ACO: Administrative Contracting Officer
• ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• AFAA: Air Force Audit Agency
• AFARS: Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
• AFOSR: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
• AFRL: Air Force Research Laboratory
• AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AIRI: Association of Independent Research Institutes
• ALO: American Liason Office for University Cooperation in Development
• AMIDEAST: America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.
• ANPRM: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• AOR: Authorized Organizational Representative
• AREA: Academic Research Enhancement Award
• ARO: Army Research Office
• ARPA: Advanced Research Projects Agency
• ASAP: Automated Standard Application for Payments
• ATP: Advance Technology Program
• AUTM: Association of University Technology Managers

B

• BAA: Broad Agency Announcement
• BECON: Bioengineering Consortium
• BML: Biological Material License
• BRDPI: Biomedical Research and Development Price Index
• BSC: Board of Scientific Counselors

C

• CAS: Cost Accounting Standards
• CASB: Cost Accounting Standards Board
• CBD: Commerce Business Daily
• CBO: Congressional Budget Office
• CC: Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center
• CCH: Commerce Clearing House
• CCR: Central Contractor Registration
• CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CEL: Commercial Evaluation License
• CEO: Chief Executive Officer
• CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• CFDA: Number The number assigned to a Federal program in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). (OMB A-133)
• CFO: Chief Financial Officer
• CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
• CFS: Committee on Fundamental Science
• CICA: Competition in Contracting Act
• CIT: Center for Information Technology
• CLIN: Contract Line Item Number
• CMIA: Cash Management Improvement Act
• CNO: Chief of Naval Operations
• CO: Contracting Officer
• COGR: Council On Governmental Relations www.cogr.edu
• COO: Chief Operating Officer
• COS: Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council
• COSEPUP: Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy
• CPSR: Contractor Procurement/Property System Review
• CRADA: Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
• CRC: Cooperative Research Center
• CRIS: Current Research Information System
• CRISP: Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Programs
• CSR: Center for Scientific Review
• CSREES: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

D

• DA: Department of the Army
• DA: Department Administration Costs
• DC: Direct Costs
• DCA: Division of Cost Allocation
• DCASR: 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 Administration
• DOC: Department of Commerce
• DOD: Department of Defense
• DODGARS: DOD Grant and Agreement Regulations
• DOE: Department of Energy
• DOI: Department of the Interior
• DOL: Department of Labor
• DOT: Department of Transportation
• DS-2: Disclosure Statement

E

• EA: Expanded Authorities
• EARS: Electronic Approval and Routing Systems
• EC: Electronic Commerce
• EDA: Economic Development Administration
• EDGAR: Education Department General Administration Regulations
• EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
• EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer
• EIR: Employee Invention Report
• EO: Executive Order
• EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
• ERA: Electronic Research Administration
• ERA: Economic Regulatory Administration
• ESA: Extramural Scientist Administrator
• ETA: Employment and Training Administration
• EVS: Equipment Visibility System

F

• F&A: Facilities and Administrative (costs)
• FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
• FACA: Federal Advisory Committee Act
• 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
• FCC: Federal Communications Commission
• FCST: Federal Council for Science and Technology
• FCTR: Federal Cash Transaction Report (SF-272)
• FDA: Food and Drug Administration
• FDP: Federal Demonstration Partnership, Federal Demonstration Project, or Florida Demonstration Project
• FECAI: Federal Electronic Commerce Acquisition Instructions
• FEDIX: Federal Information Exchange, an on-line federal data base serving most federal agencies for on-line searches
• FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FFMIA: Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
• FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
• FIC: John E. Fogarty International Center
• FICC: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
• FICE: Federal Interagency Committee on Education (Code)
• FIMA: Financial Management System
• FIPSE: Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education
• FIRST: First Independent Research Support and Transition Award
• FISAP: Fiscal Operations Report & Application to Participate
• FMC: Federal Management Circular\
• FOB: Free On Board/Freight On Board
• FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
• FPR: Final Proposal Revision
• FR: Federal Register
• FS&T: Federal Science and Technology Budget
• FSR: Financial Status Report (SF-269 or 269A)
• FTC: Federal Trade Commission
• FTE: Full-Time Equivalent
• FTS: Federal Telecommunications System
• FTTA: Federal Technology Transfer Act
• FTTP: Full-Time Training Position
• FWA: Federal-wide Assurance
• FY: Fiscal Year

G

• G&A: General and Administrative (Costs)
• GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• GAO: Government Accountability Office
• GASB: Governmental Accounting Standards Board
• GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• GMO: Grants Management Officer
• 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

H

• HBCU: Historically Black College and University
• HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration
• HS: Department of Health and Human Services
• HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• HOPE: Health Omnibus Programs Extension Legislation
• HR/HI: High Risk/High Impact
• HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration
• HSA: Health Scientist Administrator
• HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development

I

• IACUC: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• IBC: Institutional Biosafety Committee
• IBRP: Introduction to Biomedical Research Program
• ICC: Interstate Commerce Commission
• IDC: Indirect Costs
• IG: Inspector General
• IMPAC: Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination
• IND: Investigational New Drug Application
• IPA: Intergovernmental Personnel Act
• IPM: Integrated Pest Management
• IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
• IR&D: Independent Research and Development
• IRB: Institutional Review Board
• IRG: Initial Review Group
• IRIS: An online search system for research opportunities developed by the University of Illinois
• ITMRA: Information Technology Management Reform Act

J

• JAG: Judge Advocate General
• JCS: Joint Chiefs of Staff

L

• LSA: Labor Surplus Area

M

• MARC: Minority Access to Research Careers Program
• MBDA: Minority Business Development Agency
• MBE: Minority Business Enterprise
• MBRS: Minority Biomedical Research Support Program
• MERIT: Method to Extend Research in Time Award
• MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
• MTA: Material Transfer Agreement
• MTDC: Modified Total Direct Costs
• MWFPA: Midwest Food Processors Association

N

• NAAB: National Association of Animal Breeders
• NAAEE: North American Association for Environmental Education
• NACUBO: National Association of College and University Business Officers
• NARSAD: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
• NAS: National Academy of Sciences
• NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASULGC: National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NCBA: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
• NCC: National Coordinating Committee
• NCCAM: National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
• NCI: National Cancer Institute
• NCMHD: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• NCRR: National Center for Research Resources
• NCST: National Council of Science and Technology
• NCURA: National Council of University Research Administrators
• NEH: National Endowment for the Humanities
• NEI: National Eye Institute
• NFIPME: National Foundation for Integrated Pest Management Education
• NGA: Notice of Grant Award
• NHGRI: National Human Genome Research Institute
• NHLBI: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• NIA: National Institute on Aging
• NIAAA: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• NIAID: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• NIAMS: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• NIBIB: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• NIDCD: National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• NIDCR: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• NIE: National Institute of Education
• NIEHS: National Institute of Environmental Health Services
• NIGEC: National Institute for Global Environmental Change
• NIH: National Institutes of Health
• NIHGPS: NIH Grants Policy Statement
• NIJ: National Institute of Justice
• NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health
• NINDS: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• NINR: National Institute for Nursing Research
• NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NLM: National Library of Medicine
• NLRB: National Labor Relations Board
• NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• NPR: National Performance Review
• NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• NPS: National Park Service
• NRA: National Rifle Association
• NRC: National Research Council
• NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• NRL: Naval Research Laboratory
• NRSA: National Research Service Award
• NS: No Score (lower 50% of grants in study section)
• NSA: National Security Agency
• NSB: National Science Board
• NSC: National Security Council
• NSF: National Science Foundation
• NSF/STIS: An online 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

O

• O&M: Operations and Maintenance Costs
• OCR: Office of Civil Rights
• OD: Office of the Director
• OEP: Office of Extramural Programs
• OER: Office of Extramural Research
• 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
• OHRP: Office for Human Research Protections
• OIG: Office of Inspector General
• OLAW: Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
• OMB: The Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget
• ONR: Office of Naval Research
• OPERA: Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration
• OPM: Office of Personnel Management
• OPRR: Office for Protection from Research Risks
• ORA: Office of Research Administration
• ORDA: Office of Recombinant DNA Activities
• ORI: Office of Research Integrity
• ORMH: Office of Research on Minority Health, NIH
• ORMWH: Office of Research on Minority and Women’s Health, NIAID
• ORWH: Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• OSA: Office of Scientific Affairs
• OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs
• OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• OSP: Office of Sponsored Projects
• OSTP: Office of Science and Technology Policy
• OT: Office of Transportation
• OTMIR: Office of Tropical Medicine and International Research

P

• PA: Program Announcement
• PACA: Program Approval of Competing Application
• PAR: Program Announcement Reviewed in an Institute
• PAS: Program Announcement with Set-aside funds
• PCAST: President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology
• PCC: Policy Coordination Council
• PCO: Procuring Contracting Officer
• PDF: Portable Document Format
• PHS: Public Health Service
• PI: Principal Investigator
• PLA: Patent License Agreement
• PMS: Payment Management System
• PO: Program Officer
• PRD: Presidential Review Directive
• PROG: Peer Review Oversight Group
• PRRR: Program Review Report Record
• PTO: Patent and Trademark Office

R

• RAMP: Research Administration Management Portal
• RAN: Research Administrator Network
• RCMI: Research Centers in Minority Institutions
• RDNA: Recombinant DNA Research
• RFA: Request for Applications
• RFP: Request for Proposal
• RFQ: Request for Quotation
• RML: Rocky Mountain Laboratory
• RO1: NIH Award Type
• RPG: Research Project Grant
• RSP: Research and Sponsored Programs
• RSUM: Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities

S

• S&W: Salaries and Wages
• S&W + B: Salaries and Wages plus Benefits
• SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
• SBA: Small Business Administration
• SBIR: Small Business Innovation Research Program
• SEOG: Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants
• SEP: Special Emphasis Panel
• SF: Standard Form
• SNAP: Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process
• SOW: Statement of Work
• SPA: Sponsored Project Administration
• SPAS: Sponsored Project Administration System
• SPIN: An online search system for research opportunities developed by the University of New York (SUNY) System
• SRA: Society of Research Administrators
• SRG: Scientific Review Group
• SSS: Special Study Section
• STEP: Science, Technology and Economic Policy Board
• STP: Science and Technology Policy
• STTR: Small Business Technology Transfer Program

T

• T&A: Time and Attendance
• TBSR: Total Business Systems Review
• TDC: Total Direct Costs

U

• USC: United States Code
• UBIT: Unrelated Business Income Tax
• UCA: Utility Cost Adjustment
• UIR: University-Industry Relations
• UK-DFID: United Kingdom-Department of International Development
• UNCF: United Negro College Fund
• 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
• USGS: United States Geological Survey
• USHBC: United States Highbush Blueberry Council
• USIA: United States Information Agency
• USN: United States Navy
• UWEX: University of Wisconsin Extension
• UWF: University of Wisconsin Foundation

V

• VA: Department of Veterans Affairs

W

• WDATCP: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
• WDNR: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• WDOA: Wisconsin Department of Administration
• WDOE: Wisconsin Department of Energy
• WDOJ: Wisconsin Department of Justice
• WDOT: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• WHO: World Health Organization
• WISELI: Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute

Y

• YCC: Youth Conservation Corps