| AAALAC |
American Association of Animal Laboratory Accreditation Council |
| ACO |
Administrative Contracting Officer |
| ACS |
American Cancer Society |
| AFOSR |
Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AHA |
American Heart Association |
| ARO |
Army Research Office |
| ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| AUTM |
Association of University Technology Managers |
| BAA |
Broad Agency Announcement |
| CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
| CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
| CBD |
Commerce Business Daily |
| CFDA |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CO |
Contracting Officer |
| COEUS |
Grants Management information system (as of 10/99) |
| COGR |
Council on Governmental Relations |
| COI |
Conflict of Interest |
| COP |
Certificate/Certification of Proposal |
| DA |
Departmental Administration |
| DC |
Direct Costs |
| DCA |
Division of Cost Allocation (HHS) |
| DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DCE |
Direct Cost Equivalent |
| DEAR |
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations |
| DFAR |
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| DHEW |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (replaced by DHHS) |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOEd |
Department of Education |
| EDGAR |
Education Department General Administration Regulations |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERA |
Electronic Research Administration |
| F & A |
Facilities and Administration Costs (formerly Indirect Costs) |
| FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| FDP |
Federal Demonstration Partnership (previously Federal Demonstration Project, Florida Demonstration Project) |
| FEDIX |
On-line federal database serving most federal agencies |
| FIE |
Federal Information Exchange |
| FIPSE |
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FSR |
Financial Status Report |
| GA |
General Administration |
| GM |
Grants Management, Office of |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
| IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Program |
| IDC |
Indirect Costs (now called Facilities and Administration Costs) |
| IG |
Inspector General |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects) |
| IR&D |
Independent Research and Development |
| LAR |
Laboratory Animal Resources |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
| MTDC |
Modified Total Direct Costs |
| NAM |
New Account Memorandum |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCURA |
National Council of University Research Administrators |
| NEA |
National Endowment for the Arts |
| NEH |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
| NFAH |
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NRSA |
National Research Service Award |
| NSF/STIS |
On-line searching system of the National Science Foundation |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| ONR |
Office of Naval Research |
| OPRR |
Office of Protection from Research Risks |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSI |
Office of Scientific Integrity |
| OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| PA |
Program Announcement |
| PETA |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PI |
Principal Investigator |
| RDNA |
Recombinant DNA |
| RFA |
Request for Applications |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RFQ |
Request for Quotation |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research |
| SPA |
Sponsored Program Administration |
| SPIN |
Sponsored Programs Information Network |
| STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer |
| TDC |
Total Direct Costs |
| UBIT |
Unrelated Business Income Tax |
| USC |
United States Code |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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