1. Agencies
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AFOSR |
Air Force Office of Scientific
Research |
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AFRI |
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research
Institute |
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ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
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ARO |
Army Research Office |
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BLM |
Bureau of Land Management (DOI) |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
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DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency |
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DED |
Department of Education |
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DHHS or HHS |
Department of Health and Human
Services |
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DOC |
Department of Commerce |
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DOD |
Department of Defense |
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DOE |
Department of Energy |
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DOI |
Department of Interior |
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DOJ |
Department of Justice |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
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FICE |
Federal Interagency Committee on
Education |
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FIPSE |
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration |
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NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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NIST |
National Institute of Standards and
Technology |
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NEH |
National Endowment for the
Humanities |
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NEA |
National Endowment for the Arts |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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OJJDP |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention |
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ONR |
Office of Naval Research |
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PHS |
Public Health Service |
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SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration |
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SBA |
Small Business Administration |
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USDA |
United States Department of
Agriculture |
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USGS |
United States Geological Survey
(DOI) |
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CC |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical
Center |
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CIT |
Center for Information Technology |
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CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
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FIC |
John E. Fogarty International
Center |
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NCCAM |
National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine |
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NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
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NCRR |
National Center for Research
Resources |
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NEI |
National Eye Institute |
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NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute |
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NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research
Institute |
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NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
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NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases |
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NIAMS |
National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease |
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NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development |
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NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorder |
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NIDCR |
National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research |
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NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases |
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NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
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NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences |
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NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences |
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NIMH |
National Institute of Mental
Health |
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NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke |
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NINR |
National Institute of Nursing
Research |
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NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
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OD |
Office of the Director |
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OPRR |
Office for Protection from Research
Risks |
2. Regulatory, Policy and Oversight Offices
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AAALAC |
American Association for Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care |
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CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
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DAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
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GSA |
General Services Administration |
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IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee |
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IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
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IRB |
Institutional Review Board (for the
protection of human subjects) |
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NRA |
Nuclear Regulatory Agency |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
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OPRR |
Office for Protection from Research
Risks |
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ORI |
Office of Research Integrity |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration |
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OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology
Policy |
3. Associations, Professional Organizations, and Interest Groups
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AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of
Science |
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AUTM |
Association of University Technology
Managers |
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CASE |
Council for Advancement and Support of
Education |
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COGR |
Council on Governmental Relations |
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NACUBO |
National Association of College and
University Business Offices |
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NAS |
National Academy of Science |
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NASULGC |
National Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges |
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NCURA |
National Council of University Research
Administrators |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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PETA |
People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals |
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SRA |
Society of Research
Administrators |
4. Regulatory Documents
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AGAR |
Agriculture Acquisition Regulation |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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DEAR |
Department of Energy Acquisition
Regulations |
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DFAR |
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulations |
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EDGAR |
Education Department General Administrative
Regulations |
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FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulations |
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FMC |
Federal Management Circular |
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FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
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NIHGPS |
National Institutes of Health Grants Policy
Statement |
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OMB |
Office of Management and
Budget |
5. Publications and Information Sources
6. Other Terms and Concepts
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ACO |
Administrative Contracting Officer |
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BAA |
Broad Agency Announcement |
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CICA |
Competition in Contracting Act |
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CO |
Contracting Officer |
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COA |
Contracting Officer Approval |
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CPSR |
Contractor Procurement/Property System
Review |
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CR |
Cost Reimbursable Contract/Grant |
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CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement |
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CY |
Calendar Year |
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CYTD |
Calendar Year to Date |
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DA |
Department Administration |
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DC |
Direct Costs |
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DSS |
Document Summary Sheet (U of U) |
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EA |
Expanded Authorities |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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EFT |
Electronic Fund Transfer |
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ERA |
Electronic Research Administration |
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F&A |
Facilities and Administration |
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FAR |
Financial Status Report |
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FDP |
Federal Demonstration Partnership |
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FP |
Fixed-Price Contract/Grant |
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
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FY |
Fiscal Year |
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FYTD |
Fiscal Year to Date |
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GA |
General Administration |
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GMO |
Grants Management Officer |
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IDC |
Indirect Costs (see F&A) |
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IFB |
Invitation For Bid |
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IPA |
Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
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IR&D |
Independent Research and
Development |
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MTDC |
Modified Total Direct Costs |
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MTDC+S |
Modified Total Direct Costs +
Stipend |
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OSP |
Office of Sponsored Projects (U of
U) |
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PA |
Program Announcement |
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PAN |
Personnel Action Notification (U of U) |
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PAR |
Personnel Activity Report (U of U) |
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PI |
Principal Investigator |
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PO |
Program/Project Officer |
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R&D |
Research & Development |
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RDNA |
Recombinant DNA |
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RFA |
Request for Application |
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RFP |
Request for Proposal |
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RFQ |
Request for Quotation |
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S&W |
Salaries & Wages |
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S&WEB |
Salaries, Wages, and Employee
Benefits |
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SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research
Program |
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SNAP |
Streamlined Noncompeting Award
Process |
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SPA |
Sponsored Programs Administration |
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STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer
Program |
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T&M |
Time and Materials |
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TADC |
Total Allocable Direct Costs |
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TBSR |
Total Business Systems Review |
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TDC |
Total Direct Costs |
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TTO |
Technology Transfer Office (U of
U) |
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UBIT |
Unrelated Business Income
Tax |
12. Acronyms