| AAAH |
American Association for the Advancement of Humanities |
| AAALAC |
American Association of Animal Laboratory Accreditation Council |
| AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AAC |
Association for American Colleges |
| AACD |
American Association of Counseling and Development |
| AACUO |
Association for Affiliated College and University Offices |
| ACE |
American Council on Education |
| ACLS |
American Council for Learned Societies |
| ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
| ACO |
Administrative Contracting Officer |
| ACS |
American Cancer Society |
| ACYF |
Administration for Children, Youth and Families |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| ADAMHA |
Administration on Drug Abuse, Mental Health and Alcoholism |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFOSR |
Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AFRI |
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative |
| AHA |
American Heart Association |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AID |
Agency for International Development |
| AOA |
Administration on Aging |
| AOR |
Authorized Organizational Representative |
| ARI |
Army Research Institute |
| ARO |
Army Research Office |
| ASAP |
As soon as possible |
| AUTM |
Association of University Technology Managers |
| AVA |
American Vocational Association |
| AY |
Academic Year |
| BAA |
Broad Agency Announcement |
| BIA |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
| CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
| CASE |
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education |
| CBD |
Commerce Business Daily |
| CDA |
Confidential Disclosure Agreement |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFDA |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIES |
Council for the International Exchange of Scholars |
| CPB |
Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| CO |
Contracting Officer |
| COB |
Close of business |
| COI |
Conflict of Interest (financial) |
| COP |
Certificate of Proposal |
| COGR |
Council on Governmental Relations |
| CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
| CSR |
Center for Scientific Review (NIH) |
| CSREES |
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| CURI |
College and University Resource Institute |
| CWS |
College Work Study |
| DA |
Departmental Administration |
| DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DC |
Direct Costs |
| DCA |
Division of Cost Allocation (DHHS) |
| DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DCE |
Direct Cost Equivalent |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DEAR |
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations |
| DEPSCoR |
Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research |
| DFAR |
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOC |
Department of Commerce |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOEd |
Department of Education (US ED) |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DRC |
Departmental Review Committee of the IRB |
| DRC |
Disclosure Review Committee (financial conflict of interest) |
| EDA |
Economic Development Administration |
| EDGAR |
Educational Department General Administration Regulations |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EO |
Executive Order |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPSCoR |
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research |
| ERIC |
Education Resources Information Clearinghouse |
| eRA |
Electronic Research Administration |
| ERS |
Economic Research Service |
| ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| ETA |
Employment and Training Administration |
| F&A |
Facilities and Administrative Costs (formerly 'Indirect Costs') |
| Fed Biz Opps |
Federal Business Opportunities |
| FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FDP |
Federal Demonstration Partnership |
| FIE |
Federal Information Exchange |
| FIPSE |
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education |
| FMC |
Federal Management Circular |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FSR |
Financial Status Report |
| FTE |
Full-time Equivalent |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| FYI |
For your information |
| GA |
General Administration |
| GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GAO |
Government Accounting Office |
| GCA |
Grant/Contractor Administrator |
| GEPA |
General Education Provisions Act |
| GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act |
| GPO |
Government Printing Office |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
| HBCU |
Historically-Black Colleges and Universities |
| HEA |
Higher Education Amendment |
| HEARS |
Higher Education Administrative Resource Service |
| HENA |
Higher Education and National Affairs |
| HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSARPA |
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| HSI |
Hispanic-Serving Institution |
| HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IBP |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
| I/C |
Indirect Cost Rate (now 'Facilities and Administrative Cost Rate') |
| IC |
Institutes and Centers (NIH) |
| IDC |
Indirect Costs (now 'Facilities and Administrative Costs') |
| IG |
Inspector General |
| IHE |
Institution of Higher Education |
| IP |
Intellectual Property |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
| IPRC |
Intellectual Property Review Committee |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| IR&D |
Independent Research and Development |
| IREX |
International Research and Exchanges Board |
| LAR |
Laboratory Animal Resources |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LOI |
Letter of Intent |
| MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
| MTDC |
Modified Total Direct Costs |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NA |
Not applicable |
| 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 |
| NCCAM |
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH) |
| NCE |
No-cost extension |
| NCES |
National Center for Educational Statistics |
| NCHRP |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute (NIH) |
| NCMHD |
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH) |
| NCRR |
National Center for Research Resources (NIH) |
| NCURA |
National Council of University Research Administrators |
| NEA |
National Education Association |
| NEA |
National Endowment for the Arts |
| NEH |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
| NEI |
National Eye Institute (NIH) |
| NFAH |
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities |
| NGA |
Notice of Grant Award |
| NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH) |
| NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging (NIH) |
| NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH) |
| NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH) |
| NIAMS |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH) |
| NIBIB |
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIH) |
| NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH) |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) |
| NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH) |
| NIDCR |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH) |
| NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIH) |
| NIDDR |
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (US ED) |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH) |
| 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 Disorders and Stroke (NIH) |
| NINR |
National Institute of Nursing Research (NIH) |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NLM |
National Library of Medicine (NIH) |
| NOA |
Notice of Award |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NRA |
National Rehabilitation Association |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NRSA |
National Research Service Award |
| NSA |
National Security Administration |
| NSB |
National Science Board |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| OER |
Office of Extramural Research (NIH) |
| OERI |
Office of Educational Research and Improvement |
| OFCC |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| ONR |
Office of Naval Research |
| OPRR |
Office of Protection from Research Risks |
| OR |
Office of Research |
| ORM |
Office of Regional Management |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSI |
Office of Science Integrity |
| OSR |
Office of Sponsored Research |
| OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| OTA |
Office of Technology Assessment |
| PA |
Program Announcement |
| PD |
Project Director |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PI |
Principal Investigator |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| R&R |
Research and Related |
| RCR |
Responsible Conduct in Research |
| RFA |
Request for Applications |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RFQ |
Request for Quotations |
| S&E |
Science and Engineering |
| S2S |
System-to-System |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SBA |
Small Business Administration |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovative Research |
| SEA |
State Education Agency |
| SOW |
Statement of Work |
| SRA |
Society of Research Administrators International |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| STATE |
United States Department of State |
| STEM |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer |
| TCRP |
Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| TDC |
Total Direct Costs |
| UBIT |
Unrelated Business Income Tax |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| USC |
United States Code |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| US ED |
United States Department of Education (DoED) |
| USFS |
United States Forestry Service |
| USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
| USIA |
United States Information Service |
| USIP |
United States Institute of Peace |
| VA |
Veterans Administration |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
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