Acronym List AEH - Health Sciences Center | West Virginia...

WVCTSI – Updated on 8/21/2014

COMMON ACRONYMS


A-‐21 -‐ Office of Management and Budget Circular: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (Codified and is officially known as 2 CFR 220).

A-‐110 -‐ Office of Management and Budget Circular: Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-‐Profit Organizations (Codified and is officially known as 2 CFR 215).

A-‐133 -‐ Office of Management and Budget Circular: Audits of States, Non-‐Profits, and Local Organizations.

AAALAC -‐ American Association of Animal Laboratory Accreditation Council

ADA -‐ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

A/F -‐ After-‐the-‐Fact

AFARS -‐ Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AFOSR -‐ Air Force Office of Scientific Research

AFRI -‐ Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (USDA)

AFRL -‐ Air Force Research Laboratory

AHA -‐ American Heart Association

AIM -‐ Award Initiation and Management (WVU OSP)

AO -‐ Authorized / Administrative Official


AOR -‐ Authorized Organization Representative

ARC -‐ Appalachian Regional Commission

AREA -‐ Academic Research Enhancement Award (NIH)

ARO -‐ Army Research Office

ARPA -‐ Advanced Research Projects Agency

ARRA -‐ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

ASAP -‐ Automated Standard Application for Payments

BAA -‐ Broad Agency Announcement (DOD)

BAFO -‐ Best and Final Offer

BE – Benefits Eligible (WVU)

BHA -‐ Bureau of Health Professions (HRSA)

BR -‐ Bureau of Reclamation

CAS -‐ Cost Accounting Standards

CASB -‐ Cost Accounting Standards Board

CBO -‐ Congressional Budget Office


CCR -‐ Central Contractor Registration Database

CDA -‐ Career Development Awards (NIH)

CDC -‐ Center for Disease Control

CEO -‐ Chief Executive Officer

CFDA -‐ Code of Federal Domestic Assistance

CFO -‐ Chief Financial Officer

CFR -‐ Code of Federal Regulations

CFS -‐ Committee on Fundamental Science

CIA -‐ Clinical Investigator Award

CMO -‐ Committee Management Officer (NIH)

CO -‐ Contracting Officer

COGR -‐ Council on Governmental Relations

CO-‐I -‐ Co-‐Investigator

COLA -‐ Cost-‐of-‐Living Adjustment

COO -‐ Chief Operation Officer


CO-‐PI -‐ Co-‐Principal Investigator

COS -‐ Community of Science

CRRB -‐ Chestnut Ridge Research Building (WVU)

CSR -‐ Center for Scientific Review (NIH)

CY -‐ Calendar Year

DA -‐ Department Administration / Activity (Number, Account, Costs)

DARPA -‐ Defense Advanced Research Project Agency

DC -‐ Direct Costs

DCE -‐ Direct Cost Equivalent

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


DHS -‐ Department of Homeland Security

DOA -‐ Department of Agriculture

DOC -‐ Department of Commerce

DOD -‐ Department of Defense

DODGARS -‐ DOD Grant and Agreement Regulations

DOE -‐ Department of Energy

DOI -‐ Department of Interior

DOJ -‐ Department of Justice

DOL -‐ Department of Labor

DOS -‐ Department of State

DOT -‐ Department of Transportation

DRG -‐ Division of Research Grants (NIH)

DRR -‐ Division of Research Resources (NIH)

DRS -‐ Division of Research Services (NIH)

DUNS # -‐ Data Universal Numbering System


EA -‐ Expanded Authorities

EAC -‐ Election Assistance Commission

E-‐BIZ POC -‐ E-‐Business Point of Contact

EBS -‐ Electronic Blue Sheet System (WVU Sponsored Programs Application Approval Form)

ECP -‐ Energy Cluster Program

ED -‐ Department of Education

EDA -‐ Economic Development Administration

EDGAR -‐ Education Department General Administrative Regulations

EDI -‐ Electronic Data Interchange

EEOC -‐ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EFT -‐ Electronic Funds Transfer

E-‐GOV -‐ Office of E-‐Government & Information Technology

EIN -‐ Entity Identification Number

EO -‐ Executive Order

EPA -‐ Environmental Protection Agency


EPSCoR -‐ Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

eRA Commons -‐ NIH’s Online Proposal Processing System

ERA -‐ Economic Regulatory Administration

ERA -‐ Electronic Research Administration System

ESI -‐ Early Stage Investigator

eSNAP -‐ NIH’s Electronic Streamlined Non-‐Competing Award Process

ETA -‐ Employment and Training Administration

F&A -‐ Facilities and Administrative Costs (also known as Indirect Costs)

FAA -‐ Federal Aviation Administration

FAR -‐ Federal Acquisition Regulations

FARS -‐ Financial Accounting and Reporting System

FASA -‐ Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act

FASAB -‐ Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

FASB -‐ Financial Accounting Standards Board

FB -‐ Fringe Benefits


FBI -‐ Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCC -‐ Federal Communications Commission

FCST -‐ Federal Council for Science and Technology

FDA -‐ Food and Drug Administration

FDP -‐ Federal Demonstration Partnership

FDP -‐ Federal Demonstration Project

FDP -‐ Federal Demonstration Partnership

FECAI -‐ Federal Electronic Commerce Acquisition Instructions

FEDIX -‐ Federal Information Exchange, Inc.

FEIN -‐ Federal Employer Identification Number

FEMA -‐ Federal Emergency Management Agency

FFA -‐ Federal Funds Awarded

FFATA -‐ Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

FFMIA -‐ Federal Financial Management Improvement Act

FFP -‐ Firm Fixed-‐Price


FFR -‐ Federal Financial Report

FHWA -‐ Federal Highway Administration

FICC -‐ Federal Interagency Coordinating Council

FICE -‐ Federal Interagency Committee on Education

FIPSE -‐ Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

FIRST -‐ First Independent Research Support and Transition Award (NIH, R29)

FOA -‐ Funding Opportunity Announcement

FOIA -‐ Freedom of Information Act

FPR -‐ Final Proposal Revision

FR -‐ Federal Register

FSR -‐ Financial Status Report

FTC -‐ Federal Trade Commission

FTE -‐ Full-‐Time Employee

FTTA -‐ Federal Technology Transfer Act

FWA # -‐ Federal Wide Assurance Number


FY -‐ Fiscal Year

GA -‐ General Administration (Number, Account, Costs)

GA -‐ Grants Accounting

GAAP -‐ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GAO -‐ General Accounting Office

GASB -‐ Governmental Accounting Standards Board

GBA -‐ Grant Budget Assistance

GL -‐ General Ledger

GMO -‐ Grants Management Officer

GMS -‐ Grants Management Specialist

GOCO -‐ Government-‐Owned / Contract-‐Operated laboratory

GOGO -‐ Government-‐Owned / Government-‐Operated laboratory

GPG -‐ Grant Proposal Guide (NSF)

GPO -‐ Government Printing Office

GPC -‐ Grants Policy Committee


GRANTS.GOV -‐ Government-‐Wide Online Proposal Processing System

GSA -‐ General Services Administration

HBCU -‐ Historically Black College and University

HCFA -‐ Health Care Financing Administration

HIPAA -‐ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule

HR/HI -‐ High Risk / High Impact

HRSA -‐ Health Resources & Services Administration

HUD -‐ Department of Housing and Urban Development

IACUC -‐ Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

IAR -‐ Internet Assisted Review

IBC -‐ Institutional Biosafety Committee

IBS -‐ Institutional Base Salary

IC -‐ Institute/Center

ICC -‐ Interstate Commerce Commission

IDC -‐ Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities & Administrative Costs)


IDeA -‐ Institutional Development Awards (NIH, U54)

IPF -‐ Health and Human Services Institution Profile File Code (NIH)

IPR -‐ Intellectual Property Rights

IR&D -‐ Independent Research and Development

IRG -‐ Initial Review Group

IRG -‐ Integrated Review Group

IRB -‐ Institutional Review Board

JIT -‐ Just-‐in-‐Time Procedures for FIRST and CAREER Awards

MARC -‐ Minority Access to Research Careers (NIH)

MAP -‐ Mountaineer Administrative Processes System (WVU)

MERIT -‐ Method to Extend Research in Time (NIH, R37)

MOA – Memorandum of Agreement

MOU -‐ Memorandum of Understanding

MPIN -‐ Marketing Partner Identification Number

MSTP -‐ Medical Scientist Training Program


MTA -‐ Material Transfer Agreement

MTDC -‐ Modified Total Direct Costs

MURC -‐ Marshall University Research Corporation

MYF -‐ Multi-‐Year Funding

NAICS -‐ North American Industry Classification System Code

NARA -‐ National Archives and Records Administration

NAS -‐ National Academy of Sciences

NASA -‐ National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NBE -‐ Non-‐Benefits Eligible

NCC -‐ National Coordinating Committee

NCD -‐ Non-‐Confidential Disclosure

NCE -‐ No-‐Cost Extension

NCHSR -‐ National Center for Health Services Research

NCI -‐ National Cancer Institute (NIH)

NCNR -‐ National Center for Nursing Research


NCRR -‐ National Center for Research Resources

NCST -‐ National Council of Science and Technology

NCURA -‐ National Council of University Research Administrators

NEA -‐ National Endowment for the Arts

NEH -‐ National Endowment for the Humanities

NEI -‐ National Eye Institute (NIH)

NGA – Notice of Grant Award

NHLBI -‐ National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH)

NIA -‐ National Institute on Aging (NIH)

NIAA -‐ National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIH)

NIAID -‐ National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIH)

NIAMS -‐ National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIH)

NICHD -‐ National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH)

NIDA -‐ National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)

NIDCD -‐ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders (NIH)


NIDDK -‐ National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIH)

NIDR -‐ National Institute of Dental Research (NIH)

NIE -‐ National Institute of Education

NIEHS -‐ National Institute of Environmental Health Services

NIFA -‐ National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA)

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 & Communicative Disorders & Stroke (NIH)

NIOSH -‐ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)

NIST -‐ National Institute of Standards and Technology

NLRB -‐ National Labor Relations Board

NOA -‐ Notice of Award

NOAA -‐ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


NPO -‐ Non-‐Profit Organization

NPS -‐ National Park Service

NRFC -‐ Not Recommended for Further Consideration

NRL -‐ Naval Research Laboratory

NRSA -‐ National Research Service Award

NSA -‐ National Security Agency

NSB -‐ National Science Board

NSC -‐ National Security Council

NSF -‐ National Science Foundation

NSF FASTLANE -‐ National Science Foundation’s Online Proposal Processing System

NSP -‐ Not Separately Priced

NSTC -‐ National Science Technology Council

NTIS -‐ National Technical Information Service

NTSB -‐ National Transportation Safety Board

NYI -‐ NSF Young Investigators Award


O&M -‐ Operations and Maintenance Costs

OCR -‐ Office of Civil Rights

ODNI -‐ Office of the Director of National Intelligence

OER -‐ Office of Extramural Research

OERI -‐ Office of Educational Research & Improvement (ED)

OHRP -‐ Office for Human Research Protections

OLAW -‐ Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

OMB -‐ Office of Management and Budget

ONR -‐ Office of Naval Research

OPRR -‐ Office for Protection from Research Risks (NIH)

ORACLE -‐ WVU financial system’s software/platform; sometimes used to describe MAP

ORIC -‐ Office of Research Integrity and Compliance

OSHA -‐ Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSP -‐ Office of Sponsored Programs (WVU)

OSTP -‐ Office of Science and Technology Policy


OTT – Office of Technology Transfer (WVU)

PA -‐ Program Announcement

PCO -‐ Procuring Contracting Officer

PD – Project Director

PDF -‐ Portable Document Format

PHS -‐ Public Health Service

PI -‐ Principal Investigator

PMS -‐ Payment Management System

PO -‐ Program Officer / Official

POC -‐ Point of Contact

POETA -‐ Project / Expenditure Organization / Expenditure Type / Task / Award (WVU)

PPG -‐ Program Project Grant (NIH)

PR -‐ Progress Report

PSA -‐ Physician Scientist award (NIH program)

PTO -‐ Patent and Trademark Office


RCA -‐ Research Career Awards

R&D -‐ Research and Development

RESA -‐ Regional Educational Service Agency (WV)

REU -‐ Research Experience for Undergrads (NSF)

RFA -‐ Request for Applications

RFIP -‐ Research Facilities Improvement Program

RFP -‐ Request for Proposals

RFQ -‐ Request for Quotations

RPG -‐ Research Project Grant

S&W -‐ Salaries and Wages

SAMHSA -‐ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

SBA -‐ Small Business Administration

SBIR -‐ Small Business Innovation Research

SERCA -‐ Special Emphasis Research Center Awards (NIH)

SF -‐ Standard Form (Example: SF 424)


SO -‐ Signing Official

SOW -‐ Statement of Work

SRA -‐ Society of Research Administrators

SRA -‐ Sponsored Research Accounting (WVU)

SRG -‐ Scientific Review Group

SRO -‐ Scientific Review Officer

SSA -‐ Social Security Administration

STEM -‐ Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

STEP -‐ Science, Technology, and Economic Policy Board

STP -‐ Science and Technology Policy

STTR -‐ Small Business Technology Transfer

T&A -‐ Time and Attendance

TDC -‐ Total Direct Costs

TFFA -‐ Total Federal Funds Awarded

TIN -‐ Tax Identification Number


TPIN -‐ Trading Partner Identification Number

TTP -‐ Technology Transfer Program

USC -‐ United States Code

UBIT -‐ Unrelated Business Income Tax

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

USN -‐ United States Navy

VA -‐ Department of Veterans Affairs

WHO -‐ World Health Organization

WV-‐001 -‐ Congressional District for West Virginia University (Morgantown Campus)

WVURC -‐ West Virginia University Research Corporation

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