Acronyms
A-110
OMB Circular A-110 (now under Uniform Guidance)
A-133
OMB Circular A-133 (now under Uniform Guidance)
A-21
OMB A-21 (now under Uniform Guidance)
AAALAC
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Lab Animal Care
AAUS
American Academy of Underwater Science
AHA
American Heart Association (Sponsor)
AMP
Administrative, Management, and Professional position (Florida Atlantic personnel)
AO
Administrative Official (eRA Commons)
AOR
Authorized Organizational Representative
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
ASST
Assistant (eRA Commons)
AWF
Animal Welfare Assurance
BAA
Broad Agency Announcement
BLM
Bureau of Land Management (Sponsor)
CAGE
Commercial and Government Entity
CCR
Central Contractor Registration
CD
Congressional District
CDA
Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement
CDC
Centers for Disease Control (Sponsor)
CESU
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
CFDA
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CITI
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
COI
Conflict of Interest
DAR
Defense Acquisition Regulation
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Sponsor)
DBSC
Diving and Boating Safety Committee
DC
Direct Cost
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services (Sponsor)
DHS
Department of Homeland Security (Sponsor)
DOC
Department of Commerce (Sponsor)
DOD
Department of Defense (Sponsor)
DOE
Department of Energy (Sponsor)
DOED
Department of Education (Sponsor)
DOF
Designated Operating Fund (WA State)
DOH
Department of Health (Sponsor)
DOI
Department of Interior (Sponsor)
DOJ
Department of Justice (Sponsor)
DOR
Division of Research at Florida Atlantic
DOS
Department of State (Sponsor)
DOT
Department of Transportation (Sponsor)
DUNS
Data Universal Numbering System (federal)
DUA
Data Use Agreement
EAR
Export Administration Regulations
EERE
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
e-Grants
U.S. Department of Education's online system
EH&S
Environmental Health and Safety
EIN
Employee Identification Number (the IRS tax ID number)
ePHI
Electronic Protected Health Information
eRA Commons
Electronic Research Administration (NIH)
e-SNAP
Electronic Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process
F&A
Facilities & Administration (formally called IDC)
FAQ
Frequently Asked Question(s)
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic University
FAUF
Florida Atlantic University Foundation
FAURC
Florida Atlantic University Research Corporation
FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulation
FCOI
Financial Conflict of Interest
FDA
Food and Drug Administration (Sponsor)
FDP
Federal Demonstration Partnership
FFATA
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
FFT
Federal Flow Through (funding source originating from a federal agency)
FFWCC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Sponsor)
FICE
Federal Interagency Committee on Education
OA
Funding Opportunity Announcement
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
FSR
Financial Status Reports
FTE
Full Time Equivalent
FWA
Federal Wide Assurance
FWC
Fish and Wildlife Commission (Sponsor)
GA
Graduate Assistant (student)
grantsERA
Florida Atlantic’s on-line system for the review and submission of proposals
Grants.gov
Web portal to federal agencies - find grant opportunities, submit grants, track status
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration (Sponsor)
HRPP
Human Research Protection Program
IACUC
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IBAN
International Bank Account Number
IBS
Institutional Base Salary
IDC
Indirect Costs (now called F&A)
IP
Intellectual Property
IRB
Institutional Review Board
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
JIT
Just In Time – NIH Request for additional information
JV
Journal Voucher
LOA
Letter of Agreement
LOI
Letter of Intent
LRP
Loan Repayment Program (NIH)
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MTA
Materials Transfer Agreement
MTDC
Modified Total Direct Cost
MYF
Multi-Year Funded Progress Reports (NIH)
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NCE
No-Cost Extension
NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts (Sponsor)
NEH
National Endowment to the Humanities (Sponsor)
NIH
National Institutes of Health (Sponsor)
NOA
Notice of Award
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Sponsor)
NOGA
Notice of Grant Award
NOT
NIH's Funding Notices, e.g. NOT-OD-11-004
NSF
National Science Foundation (Sponsor)
NSPIRES
NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System
OAW
Office of Animal Welfare (UW)
OCR
Office of Civil Rights
OER
Office of Extramural Research (NIH)
OHRP
Office for Human Research Protections OIG Office of the Inspector General
OLAW
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
OMB
Office of Management and Budget ORI Office of Research Integrity
ORCA
Online Representations and Certifications Application (now called SAM)
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OSP
Office of Sponsored Programs
P01
Program Project/Center Grant for NIH
PA
Program Announcement
PAPPG
Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide for NSF
PDF
Portable Document Format
PHI
Protected Health Information PHS Public Health Service (Sponsor)
PI
Principal Investigator
PMC
PubMed Central
PMCID
PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) unique identifier for articles archived in PubMed Central in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy (mandatory compliance effective April 7)
PMS
Payment Management System (Federal draw down system)
PO
Purchase Order
POC
Point of Contact
RA
Research Assistant
R01
NIH Major research grant program
R15
NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award
R21
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Award
RCR
Responsible Conduct of Research
RFA
Request for Application RFP Request for Proposals
S&W
Salaries and Wages
SAM
System for Award Management – the official US government system consolidating capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Sponsor)
SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research
SF424
Standard Form 424 (used with Federal applications)
SFI
Significant Financial Interest
SFWMD
South Florida Water Management District (Sponsor)
SJWMD
St. Johns Water Management District (Sponsor)
SLP
Specialty License Plate
SO Signing Official (eRA Commons)
SOW
Scope of Work or Statement of Work
SP
Support Personnel (Florida Atlantic position)
STTR
Small Business Technology Transfer
T&C
Terms and Conditions (of an award or contract)
TA
Teaching Assistant
TDC
Total Direct Cost TPC Total Project Costs
UG
Uniform Guidance
URL
Uniform Resource Locator (i.e., website address)
USACE
United States Army Corps of Engineers (Sponsor)
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture (Sponsor)
USGS
United States Geological Survey (Sponsor)
VA
Veterans Administration (Sponsor)
WIRB
Western Institutional Review Board