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Commonly Used Acronyms<\/h2><\/a>
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Acronym<\/th>Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
A-21<\/td>OMB Circular\/Cost Principles for Educational Institutions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A-110<\/td>OMB Circular\/Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and other Agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A-133<\/td>Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AO<\/td>Authorizing Official; Administrative Official<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AOR<\/td>Authorized Official Representative \u2013 an individual who is authorized to sign and submit proposals on behalf of the University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AP<\/td>Accounts Payable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AR<\/td>Accounts Receivable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AVC<\/td>Associate Vice Chancellor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAA<\/td>Broad Agency Announcement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BOT<\/td>NC State Board of Trustees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C&G<\/td>Office of Contracts and Grants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CALS<\/td>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAS(B)<\/td>Cost Accounting Standards (Board)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CED<\/td>College of Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CFDA<\/td>The Catalog of Federal Assistance \u2013 government-wide list of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provides assistance and benefits to the American public<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CFR<\/td>Code of Federal Regulations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHASS<\/td>College of Humanities & Social Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CNR<\/td>College of Natural Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO<\/td>Contracting Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Co \u2013 I<\/td>Co \u2013 Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COD<\/td>College of Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COE<\/td>College of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COI<\/td>Conflict of Interest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COR<\/td>Contracting Officer\u2019s Representative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COS<\/td>College of Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COT<\/td>Wilson College of Textiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRA<\/td>Certified Research Administrator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRO<\/td>College Research Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CV<\/td>Curriculum Vitae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CVM<\/td>College of Veterinary Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DFAR<\/td>Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS-2<\/td>Disclosure Statement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ERA<\/td>Electronic Research Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F&A<\/td>Facilities and Administrative Costs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FAR<\/td>Federal Acquisition Regulations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FDP<\/td>Federal Demonstration Partnership<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FRPD<\/td>Faculty Research & Professional Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FSR<\/td>Financial Status Report<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G&A<\/td>General and Administrative Costs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GL<\/td>General Ledger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IACUC<\/td>Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IDC<\/td>Indirect Costs (see F&A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IPA<\/td>Intergovernmental Personnel Act<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IRB<\/td>Institutional Review Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JV<\/td>Journal Voucher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOC<\/td>Letter of Credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOI<\/td>Letter of Intent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MOA<\/td>Memorandum of Agreement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MOU<\/td>Memorandum of Understanding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTDC<\/td>Modified Total Direct Cost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOI<\/td>Notice of Intent to Perform External Activities for Pay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OMB<\/td>Office of Management and Budget<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ORC<\/td>Office of Research Commercialization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OUC<\/td>Organizational Unit Code<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PCOM<\/td>Poole College of Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PI<\/td>Principal Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PINS<\/td>Project Information and Navigation System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PMR<\/td>Project Modification Request System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PO<\/td>Purchase Order<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS<\/td>PeopleSoft Application<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RADAR<\/td>Research Administration Data and Reporting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RED<\/td>Research Enterprise Data system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RFP<\/td>Request for Proposal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RFQ<\/td>Request for Quotation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ROC<\/td>Research Operations Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RSC<\/td>Research Support Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPARCS<\/td>Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T&Cs<\/td>Terms and Conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TDC<\/td>Total Direct Cost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TEARS<\/td>The Employee Activity and Reporting System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TFFA<\/td>Total Federal Funds Awarded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UG<\/td>Uniform Guidance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URC<\/td>University Research Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VC<\/td>Vice Chancellor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WRS<\/td>WolfPack Reporting System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NC State Centers and Institutes<\/h2><\/a>
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Acronyms<\/th>Descriptions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AEMP<\/td>Center for Advanced Electronic Materials Processing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AFFOA<\/td>Advanced Functional Fabrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APWMC<\/td>Animal and Pultry Waste Management Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARMI<\/td>Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMIL<\/td>Biomedical Instrumentation Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMMSL<\/td>Biomedical Microsensors Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BRC<\/td>Bioinformatics Research Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BTEC<\/td>Golden Leaf Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BWAC<\/td>Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CACC<\/td>Center for Advanced Computing & Communications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAEML<\/td>Center for Advanced Electronics through Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAFS<\/td>Center for Advanced Forestry Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAFS<\/td>Center for Advanced Forestry Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAMAL<\/td>Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAMSS<\/td>Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAPER<\/td>Center for Advanced Power Engineering Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAPPS<\/td>Center for Aseptic Processing & Packaging Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CARTA<\/td>Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBB<\/td>W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCMTR<\/td>Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCSP<\/td>Center for Communications & Signal Processing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCTRP<\/td>Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CDP<\/td>Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEI<\/td>Center for Educational Informatics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEnREP<\/td>Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CENTERE<\/td>Center for Turfgrass Environmenatl Research and Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CESR<\/td>Center for Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Computing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CFACE<\/td>Center for Family And Community Engagement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CGA<\/td>Center for Geospatial Analytics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHHE<\/td>Center for Health and the Environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHMPR<\/td>Center for Hybrid Multicore Productivity Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CICI<\/td>Center for the Intgration of Composites into Infrastructure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIFR<\/td>Advanced Self Powered Systems of Sensors and Technologies Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIFR<\/td>Center for Integrated Fungal Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIL<\/td>Centers, Institutes and Laboratories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIMS<\/td>Center for Innovation Management Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIPM<\/td>Center for Integrated Pest Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CMAST<\/td>Center for Marine Sciences and Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CMI<\/td>Comparative Medicine Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CML<\/td>Cell Mechanics Laboaratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CNEFS<\/td>Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CQSB<\/td>Center for Quanititative Sciences in Biomedicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRIM<\/td>Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRSC<\/td>Center for Research in Scientific Computation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CTES<\/td>Center for Transportation Engineering Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CUD<\/td>Center for Universal Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DGRC<\/td>Digital Games Research Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DMDII<\/td>Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ERC<\/td>Engineering Research Centers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ERC<\/td>Engineering Research Centers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FMMC<\/td>Furniture Manufacturing & Management Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FREEDM<\/td>Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GES<\/td>Genetic Engineering and Society Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GSL<\/td>Genomics Sciences Laboratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IAA<\/td>Institue for Advanced Analytics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IEI<\/td>Institute for Emerging Issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IMSEI<\/td>Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INPREE<\/td>Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IPMC<\/td>Integrated Pest Management Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IRFP<\/td>Industry Research Programs in Forestry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ITRE<\/td>Institute for Transportation Research and Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IURC<\/td>Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KCLDS<\/td>Khayallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIETS<\/td>Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MEAS<\/td>Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MRSEC<\/td>Materials Research Science and Engineering Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAMII<\/td>National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (America Makes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCCETC<\/td>North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCICS<\/td>North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCJC<\/td>North Carolina Japan Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCRC<\/td>Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCSG<\/td>North Carolina Sea Grant College Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NGPEMII<\/td>Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NGPEMII<\/td>Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute (Power America)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NIIMBL<\/td>National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NNF<\/td>NCSU Nanofabrication Laboratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NRP<\/td>Nuclear Reactor Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NWI<\/td>Nonwovens Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PEC<\/td>Precision Engineering Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSRC<\/td>Power Semiconductor Research Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAPID<\/td>Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RENCI<\/td>Renaissance Computing Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RTEC<\/td>Research Triangle Energy Consortium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SBTDC<\/td>Small Business and Technology Development Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SCI<\/td>Secure Computing Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SCONC<\/td>State Climate Office of North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SDFRC<\/td>Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLC<\/td>General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SMII<\/td>Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TC2<\/td>Center for Textile\/Clothing Technology Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TEC<\/td>Technology, Education and Commercialization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TECNC<\/td>Ergonomics Center of North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T-PACC<\/td>Textile Protection and Comfort Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TUNL<\/td>Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WIFIEI<\/td>William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WRRI<\/td>Water Resources Research Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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University of North Carolina System<\/h2><\/a>
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Acronyms<\/th>Descriptions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ASU<\/td>Appalachian State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ECSU<\/td>Elizabeth City State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ECU<\/td>East Carolina University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FSU<\/td>Fayetteville State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCA&T<\/td>North Carolina A&T State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCCU<\/td>North Carolina Central University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCSSM<\/td>North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCSU<\/td>North Carolina State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC-A<\/td>UNC Asheville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC-C<\/td>UNC-Charlotte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC-CH<\/td>UNC-Chapel Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC-G<\/td>UNC-Greensboro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC-P<\/td>UNC-Pembroke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNCSA<\/td>University of North Carolina School of the Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC SO<\/td>University of North Carolina System Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNC-W<\/td>UNC-Wilmington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WCU<\/td>Western Carolina University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WSSU<\/td>Winston Salem State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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State and Federal Agencies<\/h2><\/a>
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Acronyms<\/th>Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AFOSR<\/td>US Air Force Office of Sponsored Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARO<\/td>Army Research Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCDD<\/td>Core Center for Diarrhea Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CDC<\/td>Center for Disease Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DEHNR\/DENR<\/td>Department of Health, Environment and Natural Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DFAR<\/td>Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DHHS<\/td>US Department of Health & Human Services and\/or NC Department of Health & Human Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DOD<\/td>Department of Defense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DOE<\/td>Department of Energy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DOEd<\/td>US Department of Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DOT<\/td>US Department of Transportation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPA<\/td>Environmental Protection Agency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HUD<\/td>Housing and Urban Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NASA<\/td>National Aeronautics and Space Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCDA<\/td>NC Department of Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCDHHS<\/td>NC Department of Health & Human Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCDOT<\/td>NC Department of Transportation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCDPI<\/td>NC Department of Public Instruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEH<\/td>National Endowment for the Humanities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NIH<\/td>National Institute of Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOAA<\/td>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NRCS<\/td>Natural Resource Conservation Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSA<\/td>National Security Agency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSF<\/td>National Science Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NTC<\/td>National Textile Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ODOT<\/td>Ohio Department of Transportation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ONR<\/td>Office of Naval Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHS<\/td>Public Health Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USAID<\/td>US Agency for International Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USDA<\/td>US Department of Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USDC<\/td>US Department of Commerce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USDI<\/td>US Department of the Interior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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