| A |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| AAALAC |
American Association of Animal Laboratory Accreditation Council |
| 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 |
| ACM |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
| 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 |
| AWWA |
American Water Works Association |
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| B |
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| BAA |
Broad Agency Announcement |
| BARD |
United States-Israel Binational Agriculture Research and Development Agency |
| BECON |
Bioengineering Consortium |
| BML |
Biological Material License |
| BRDPI |
Biomedical Research and Development Price Index |
| BSC |
Board of Scientific Counselors |
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| C |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
| COGR |
Council On Governmental Relations www.cogr.edu |
| COS |
Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council |
| COSEPUP |
Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy |
| CPBR |
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research |
| CPSR |
Contractor Procurement/Property System Review |
| CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
| CRC |
Cooperative Research Center |
| CRISP |
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Programs |
| CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
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| D |
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| DA |
Department Administration Costs |
| DA |
Department of the Army |
| DC |
Direct Costs |
| DCA |
Division of Cost Allocation |
| DCE |
Direct Cost Equivalent |
| DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DCASR's |
Defense Contract Administration Services Regions |
| 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 |
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| E |
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| 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 |
Economic Regulatory Administration |
| ERA |
Electronic Research Administration |
| ESA |
Extramural Scientist Administrator |
| ETA |
Employment and Training Administration |
| EVS |
Equipment Visibility System |
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| F |
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| F&A |
Facilities and Administrative |
| 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 I |
Florida Demonstration Project |
| FDP II |
Federal Demonstration Project |
| FDP III |
Federal Demonstration Partnership |
| FECAI |
Federal Electronic Commerce Acquisition Instructions |
| FEDIX |
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 |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FPR |
Final Proposal Revision |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FSR |
Financial Status Report (SF-269 or 269A) |
| FS&T |
Federal Science and Technology Budget |
| 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 |
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| G |
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| 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 |
| GMO |
Grants Management Officer |
| GMRA |
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 |
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| H |
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| HBCU |
Historically Black College and University |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
| HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIPPA |
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 |
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| I |
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| IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IBRP |
Introduction to Biomedical Research Program |
| IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
| 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 on-line search system for research opportunities developed by the University of Illinois |
| ITMRA |
Information Technology Management Reform Act |
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| J |
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| JAG |
Judge Advocate General |
| JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| L |
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| LSA |
Labor Surplus Area |
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| M |
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| MARC |
Minority Access to Research Careers Program |
| MBDA |
Minority Business Development Agency |
| MBRS |
Minority Biomedical Research Support Program |
| MBE |
Minority Business Enterprise |
| 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 |
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| N |
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| 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 ( www.ncura.edu ) |
| 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 |
| NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| 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 |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| 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 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 |
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| O |
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| OD |
Office of the Director |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
| 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 |
| O&M |
Operations and Maintenance Costs |
| 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 |
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| P |
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| 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 |
| PETA |
People for the Ethnical Treatment of Animals |
| 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 |
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| R |
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| 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 |
| RSUM |
Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities |
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| S |
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| 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 on-line search system for research opportunities developed by the University of New York (SUNY) System |
| SRA |
Society of Research Administrators SRA website |
| 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 |
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| T |
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| T&A |
Time and Attendance |
| TBSR |
Total Business Systems Review |
| TDC |
Total Direct Costs |
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| U |
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| U.S.C. |
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 |
| USDA/AMS |
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service |
| USDA/ARS |
USDA Agricultural Research Service |
| USDA/CSREES |
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| USDA/CSRS |
USDA Cooperative State Research Service |
| USDA/ERS |
USDA Economic Research Service |
| USDA/FS |
USDA Forest Service |
| USDA/FSIS |
USDA Food Safety Inspection Service |
| USDA/IFAFS |
USDA Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems |
| USDA/IREE |
USDA Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program |
| USDA/NRCS |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| USDA/NRICGP |
USDA/CSREES National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program |
| 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 |
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| V |
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| VA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| W |
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| WAGA |
Wisconsin Apple Growers Association |
| WCPB |
Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board |
| 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 |
| WMMB |
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board |
| WPVGA |
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association |
| WSMB |
Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board |
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| YCC |
Youth Conservation Corps |
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