| Acronym / Name |
| ABR / Accomplishment Based Renewal |
| ACIR / Division of Advanced Computational Infrastructure and Research |
| ACS / American Chemical Society |
| ACT / Approaches to Combat Terrorism |
| AD / Assistant Director |
| ADVANCE / Program to Increase Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering |
| AFOSR / Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AIC / American Institute of Chemists |
| AlP / American Institute of Physics |
| AMPC / Advance Materials and Processing Cluster (CER, EM & MET) |
| ANIR / Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research Division (CISE) |
| AO / Administrative Officer |
| APF / Action Processing Form (NSF Form 1036) |
| APS / American Physical Society |
| ARO / Army Research Office |
| ASME / American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| AST / Division of Astronomical Sciences |
| ATM / Atmospheric Sciences Division (GEO) |
| BA / Budget Authority |
| BCS / Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division (SBE)\ |
| BD / Budget Division (BFA) |
| BE / Biocomplexity in the Environment |
| BE-IDEA / Biocomplexity in the Environment-Instrumentation Development for Environmental Activities |
| BEP / Budget Execution Plan |
| BES / Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems |
| BFA / Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management |
| BIO / Directorate for Biological Sciences |
| BSC / Base Science Cluster (CMP, POL & SSe) |
| CAA / Career Advancement Award |
| CAGR / Cooperative Agreement |
| CAREER / Faculty Early Career Development Program |
| CBET / Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering) |
| C-CR / Computer-Communications Research (CISE) |
| CDI / Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation |
| CEOSE / Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering |
| CER / Ceramics Program . |
| CGA / Continuing Grant Amendment |
| CGI / Continuing Grant Increment |
| CHE / Chemistry Division |
| CISE / Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| CMMI / Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering) |
| CMMP / Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Cluster (Program Group) in DMR |
| CMP / Condensed Matter Physics Program |
| COI / Conflict of Interest |
| CONT / Continuing Grant Increment |
| COV / Committee of Visitors |
| CPO / Contracts, Policy, Oversight (BFA) |
| CREX / Creativity Extension |
| CSE / See CISE |
| DARPA / Defense Advanced Research Program Agency |
| DAS / Division of Administrative Services |
| DBA / Biological Infrastructure Division (BIIO) |
| DD / Division Director |
| DDR / Division Director’s Reserve |
| DEB / Environmental Biology (BIO) |
| DFM / Financial Management (BFA) |
| DGA / Division of Grants and Agreements |
| DGE / Graduate Education (EHR) |
| DIS / Division of Information Systems |
| DMII / Division of Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation |
| DMR / Division of Materials Research |
| DMS / Division of Mathematical Sciences |
| DOC / Department of Commerce |
| DOD / Department of Defense |
| DOE / Department of Energy |
| DRB / Director’s Review Board |
| DUE / Undergraduate Education (EHR) |
| EAR / Earth Sciences (GEO) |
| EC / European Commission |
| ECCS / Division of Electrical and Communications, and Cyber Systems (Engineering) |
| EEC / Division of Engineering Education and Centers (Engineering) |
| EFRI / Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (Engineering) |
| EHR / Directorate for Education and Human Resources |
| EIA / Division of Experimental and Integrative Activities |
| EM / Electronic Materials Program |
| ENG / Directorate for Engineering |
| EO / Executive Officer |
| EPA / Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPSCoR / Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research |
| ERC / Engineering Research Centers Program |
| ESIE / Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education (ERR) |
| ESR / Educational Systemic Reform (EHR) |
| FACA / Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| FAS / Financial Accounting System |
| FCTR / Federal Cash Transaction Report |
| FOIA / Freedom of Information Act – |
| FPR / Final Project Report |
| FRG / Focused Research Group |
| FY / Fiscal Year |
| GEO / Directorate for Geosciences |
| GOALI / Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry |
| GPG / Grant Programs Guide |
| GPM / Grant Policy Manual |
| GPRA / Government Performance and Results Act |
| HPCC / High Performance Computing and Communications |
| HRD / Human Resource Development (EHR) |
| HRM / Human Resource Management (OIRM) |
| IAGR / Interagency Grant |
| IBN / Integrative Biology and Neurosciences (BIO) |
| ICSP / Instrumentation, Centers, and Special Programs Cluster (Program Group) in DMR |
| ICSU / International Council of Scientific Unions |
| IGERT / Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training |
| IIS / Information and Intelligent Systems (CISE) |
| IMR / Instrumentation for Materials Research Program |
| INT / International Programs Division |
| IPA / Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| IRG / Interdisciplinary Research Group of a MRSEC |
| ITR / Information Technology Research |
| KDI / Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence |
| LexEn / Life in Extreme Environments |
| LIS / Learning and Intelligent Systems |
| LSAMP / Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Partnerships |
| MCB / Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences |
| MCEM / Metals, Ceramics, and Electronic Materials Cluster (Program Group) in DMR |
| MET / Metals Program |
| MIP / Midscale Instrumentation Program |
| MOU / Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPS / Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| MRE / Major Research Equipment |
| MRI / Major Research Instrumentation Program |
| MRI / Minority Research Initiation |
| MRS / Materials Research Society |
| MRSEC / Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program |
| MT / Materials Theory Program |
| NAE / National Academy of Engineering |
| NAF / National Facilities Program |
| NAFI / NAF and IMR Programs |
| NAS / National Academy of Science |
| NASULGC / National Association of State and Land Grant Colleges |
| NCSA / National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
| NER / NanoscaIe Exploratory Research |
| NEW / New Proposal |
| NHMFL / National High Magnet High Field Laboratory |
| NIH / National Institutes of Health |
| NIRT / Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams |
| NIST / National Institute of Science and Technology |
| NMAB / National Materials Advisory Board of the National Research Council |
| NML / National Magnet Laboratory |
| NNIN / National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network |
| NRC / National Research Council |
| NSB / National Science Board |
| NSE / Nanoscale Science and Engineenng |
| NSEC / Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers |
| NSF / National Science Foundation |
| O/D / Office of the Director |
| OCE / Ocean Sciences (GEO) |
| OEO / Equal Opportunity Programs (00) |
| OGC / Office of General Counsel (00) |
| OIA / Office of Integrative Activities |
| OIG / Office of the Inspector General |
| OISE / Office of International Science and Engineering |
| OLPA / Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (00) |
| OMA / Office of Multidisciplinary Activities |
| OMB / Office of Management and Budget |
| ONR / Office of Naval Research |
| OPP / Office of Polar Programs |
| OSA / Optical Society of America |
| OSP / Office of Special Programs |
| OSTP / Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| PA / Program Assistant |
| PACI / Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure |
| PAM / Proposal and A ward Manual |
| PARS / Proposal and Reviewer System |
| PCAST / President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| PD / Program Director. |
| PECASE / Presidential Early Career Science and Engineering Award |
| PHY / Physics Division |
| PI / Principal Investigator |
| PO / Program Officer |
| POC / Point of Contact |
| POI / Program Officer Information System |
| POL / Polymers Program |
| POWRE / Professional Opportunities for Woman in Research and Education |
| PSC / Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| PUI / Primarily Undergraduate Institutions |
| R&D / Research and Development |
| R&RA / Research and Related Activities |
| REC / Research Evaluation and Communication (HER) |
| RET / Research Experiences for Teachers |
| REU / Research Experience for Undergraduates |
| RFP / Request for Proposals |
| RIA / Research Initiation Award |
| RNEW / Renewal Proposal |
| ROA / Research Opportunity Awards |
| RPG / Research Planning Grant |
| RUI / Research Undergraduate Institutions |
| S&E / Salary and Expenses |
| S&E / Scientists and Engineers |
| SACNAS / Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science |
| SBE / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences |
| SBIR / Small Business Innovation Research |
| SDSC / San Diego Supercomputer Center |
| SEP / Special Emphasis Panel |
| SES / Senior Executive Service |
| SES / Social and Economic Sciences (SBE) |
| SGER / Small Grant for Exploratory Research |
| SMIG / Senior Management Integration Group |
| SPA / Senior Program Assistant |
| SRS / Science Resources Statistics (SBE) |
| SSCP / SSMC and POL Programs |
| SSMC / Solid-State & Materials Chemistry Program |
| SSSC / Solid-State Sciences Committee of the NRC |
| STC / Science and Technology Center |
| STND / Standard Grant |
| UCAR / University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research |
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