Frequently Used Acronyms
Commonly Used Acronyms
| Acronym | Name |
|---|---|
| A-21 | OMB Circular/Cost Principles for Educational Institutions |
| A-110 | OMB Circular/Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and other Agreements |
| A-133 | Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations |
| AO | Authorizing Official; Administrative Official |
| AOR | Authorized Official Representative – an individual who is authorized to sign and submit proposals on behalf of the University |
| AP | Accounts Payable |
| AR | Accounts Receivable |
| AVC | Associate Vice Chancellor |
| BAA | Broad Agency Announcement |
| BOT | NC State Board of Trustees |
| C&G | Office of Contracts and Grants |
| CALS | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| CAS(B) | Cost Accounting Standards (Board) |
| CED | College of Education |
| CFDA | The Catalog of Federal Assistance – government-wide list of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provides assistance and benefits to the American public |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHASS | College of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| CNR | College of Natural Resources |
| CO | Contracting Officer |
| Co – I | Co – Investigator |
| COD | College of Design |
| COE | College of Engineering |
| COI | Conflict of Interest |
| COR | Contracting Officer’s Representative |
| COS | College of Sciences |
| COT | Wilson College of Textiles |
| CRA | Certified Research Administrator |
| CRO | College Research Office |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| CVM | College of Veterinary Medicine |
| DFAR | Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
| DS-2 | Disclosure Statement |
| ERA | Electronic Research Administration |
| F&A | Facilities and Administrative Costs |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| FDP | Federal Demonstration Partnership |
| FRPD | Faculty Research & Professional Development |
| FSR | Financial Status Report |
| G&A | General and Administrative Costs |
| GL | General Ledger |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IDC | Indirect Costs (see F&A) |
| IPA | Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| JV | Journal Voucher |
| LOC | Letter of Credit |
| LOI | Letter of Intent |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MTDC | Modified Total Direct Cost |
| NOI | Notice of Intent to Perform External Activities for Pay |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| ORC | Office of Research Commercialization |
| OUC | Organizational Unit Code |
| PCOM | Poole College of Management |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PINS | Project Information and Navigation System |
| PMR | Project Modification Request System |
| PO | Purchase Order |
| PS | PeopleSoft Application |
| RADAR | Research Administration Data and Reporting |
| RED | Research Enterprise Data system |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Quotation |
| ROC | Research Operations Council |
| RSC | Research Support Council |
| SPARCS | Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services |
| T&Cs | Terms and Conditions |
| TDC | Total Direct Cost |
| TEARS | The Employee Activity and Reporting System |
| TFFA | Total Federal Funds Awarded |
| UG | Uniform Guidance |
| URC | University Research Council |
| VC | Vice Chancellor |
| WRS | WolfPack Reporting System |
NC State Centers and Institutes
| Acronyms | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| AEMP | Center for Advanced Electronic Materials Processing |
| AFFOA | Advanced Functional Fabrics |
| APWMC | Animal and Pultry Waste Management Center |
| ARMI | Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute |
| BMIL | Biomedical Instrumentation Center |
| BMMSL | Biomedical Microsensors Lab |
| BRC | Bioinformatics Research Center |
| BTEC | Golden Leaf Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center |
| BWAC | Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center |
| CACC | Center for Advanced Computing & Communications |
| CAEML | Center for Advanced Electronics through Machine Learning |
| CAFS | Center for Advanced Forestry Systems |
| CAFS | Center for Advanced Forestry Systems |
| CAMAL | Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics |
| CAMSS | Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures |
| CAPER | Center for Advanced Power Engineering Research |
| CAPPS | Center for Aseptic Processing & Packaging Studies |
| CARTA | Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics |
| CBB | W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology |
| CCMTR | Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research |
| CCSP | Center for Communications & Signal Processing |
| CCTRP | Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics |
| CDP | Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics |
| CEI | Center for Educational Informatics |
| CEnREP | Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy |
| CENTERE | Center for Turfgrass Environmenatl Research and Education |
| CESR | Center for Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Computing |
| CFACE | Center for Family And Community Engagement |
| CGA | Center for Geospatial Analytics |
| CHHE | Center for Health and the Environment |
| CHMPR | Center for Hybrid Multicore Productivity Research |
| CICI | Center for the Intgration of Composites into Infrastructure |
| CIFR | Advanced Self Powered Systems of Sensors and Technologies Center |
| CIFR | Center for Integrated Fungal Research |
| CIL | Centers, Institutes and Laboratories |
| CIMS | Center for Innovation Management Studies |
| CIPM | Center for Integrated Pest Management |
| CMAST | Center for Marine Sciences and Technology |
| CMI | Comparative Medicine Institute |
| CML | Cell Mechanics Laboaratory |
| CNEFS | Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures |
| CQSB | Center for Quanititative Sciences in Biomedicine |
| CRIM | Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines |
| CRSC | Center for Research in Scientific Computation |
| CTES | Center for Transportation Engineering Studies |
| CUD | Center for Universal Design |
| DGRC | Digital Games Research Center |
| DMDII | Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute |
| ERC | Engineering Research Centers |
| ERC | Engineering Research Centers |
| FMMC | Furniture Manufacturing & Management Center |
| FREEDM | Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center |
| GES | Genetic Engineering and Society Center |
| GSL | Genomics Sciences Laboratory |
| IAA | Institue for Advanced Analytics |
| IEI | Institute for Emerging Issues |
| IMSEI | Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute |
| INPREE | Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement |
| IPMC | Integrated Pest Management Center |
| IRFP | Industry Research Programs in Forestry |
| ITRE | Institute for Transportation Research and Education |
| IURC | Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program |
| KCLDS | Khayallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies |
| KIETS | Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science |
| MEAS | Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences |
| MRSEC | Materials Research Science and Engineering Center |
| NAMII | National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (America Makes) |
| NCCETC | North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center |
| NCICS | North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies |
| NCJC | North Carolina Japan Center |
| NCRC | Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center |
| NCSG | North Carolina Sea Grant College Program |
| NGPEMII | Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
| NGPEMII | Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute (Power America) |
| NIIMBL | National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals |
| NNF | NCSU Nanofabrication Laboratory |
| NRP | Nuclear Reactor Program |
| NWI | Nonwovens Institute |
| PEC | Precision Engineering Center |
| PSRC | Power Semiconductor Research Center |
| RAPID | Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Development |
| RENCI | Renaissance Computing Institute |
| RTEC | Research Triangle Energy Consortium |
| SBTDC | Small Business and Technology Development Center |
| SCI | Secure Computing Institute |
| SCONC | State Climate Office of North Carolina |
| SDFRC | Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center |
| SLC | General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center |
| SMII | Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
| TC2 | Center for Textile/Clothing Technology Center |
| TEC | Technology, Education and Commercialization |
| TECNC | Ergonomics Center of North Carolina |
| T-PACC | Textile Protection and Comfort Center |
| TUNL | Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory |
| WIFIEI | William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation |
| WRRI | Water Resources Research Institute |
University of North Carolina System
| Acronyms | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| ASU | Appalachian State University |
| ECSU | Elizabeth City State University |
| ECU | East Carolina University |
| FSU | Fayetteville State University |
| NCA&T | North Carolina A&T State University |
| NCCU | North Carolina Central University |
| NCSSM | North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University |
| UNC-A | UNC Asheville |
| UNC-C | UNC-Charlotte |
| UNC-CH | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| UNC-G | UNC-Greensboro |
| UNC-P | UNC-Pembroke |
| UNCSA | University of North Carolina School of the Arts |
| UNC SO | University of North Carolina System Office |
| UNC-W | UNC-Wilmington |
| WCU | Western Carolina University |
| WSSU | Winston Salem State University |
State and Federal Agencies
| Acronyms | Name |
|---|---|
| AFOSR | US Air Force Office of Sponsored Research |
| ARO | Army Research Office |
| CCDD | Core Center for Diarrhea Diseases |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control |
| DEHNR/DENR | Department of Health, Environment and Natural Resources |
| DFAR | Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
| DHHS | US Department of Health & Human Services and/or NC Department of Health & Human Services |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOEd | US Department of Education |
| DOT | US Department of Transportation |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCDA | NC Department of Agriculture |
| NCDHHS | NC Department of Health & Human Services |
| NCDOT | NC Department of Transportation |
| NCDPI | NC Department of Public Instruction |
| NEH | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NRCS | Natural Resource Conservation Service |
| NSA | National Security Agency |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NTC | National Textile Center |
| ODOT | Ohio Department of Transportation |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| USAID | US Agency for International Development |
| USDA | US Department of Agriculture |
| USDC | US Department of Commerce |
| USDI | US Department of the Interior |
| USDOT | US Department of Transportation |