Please Note: Acronyms that are followed by an asterisk (*) are specific to Harvard University.
- AAALAC: American Association of Animal Laboratory Accreditation Council
- AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges
- AAU: Association of American Universities
- ABRF: Association of Bimolecular Resource Facilities
- ACH: Automated Clearinghouse
- ACM: Association of American Medical Colleges
- ACO: Administrative Contracting Officer
- ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- AFAA: Air Force Audit Agency
- AFARS: Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
- AFOSR: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- AFRL: Air Force Research Laboratory
- AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
- AIA: America Invents Act
- ANPRM: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- AOR: Authorized Organizational Representative
- APLU: Associate of Public & Land-grant Universities
- ARDA: Advanced Research & Development Activity
- ARL: Army Research Lab
- ARO: Army Research Office
- ARPA: Advanced Research Projects Agency
- ARRA: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- AS: National Academy of Sciences
- ASAP: Automated Standard Application for Payments
- ATP: Advance Technology Program
- B2B: Business to Business
- B2P: Buy to Pay*
- BAA: Broad Agency Announcement
- BPN: Business Partner Network
- CAP: Corrective Action Plan
- CAS: Cost Accounting Standards
- CASB: Cost Accounting Standards Board
- CBD: Commerce Business Daily
- CBO: Congressional Budget Office
- CCH: Commerce Clearing House
- CCR: Central Contractor Registration
- CDA: Confidential Disclosure Agreement
- CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- CFO: Chief Financial Officer
- CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
- CFS: Committee on Fundamental Science
- CFWD: Carryforward
- CICA: Competition in Contracting Act
- CLIN: Contract Line Item Number
- CMIA: Cash Management Improvement Act
- CNO: Chief of Naval Operations
- CO: Contracting Officer
- COA: Chart of Accounts
- COFAR: Council on Financial Assistance Reform
- COG: Councils of Governments
- COGR: Council On Governmental Relations
- COMPETES: Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology Education and Science (PL110-69)
- COMS: Committee on Microbiological Safety
- COS: Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council
- COSEPUP: Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy
- COTR: Contract Officer Technical Representative
- CPSR: Contractor Procurement/Property System Review
- CRA: Cooperative Research Agreement
- CRADA: Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
- CRS: Congressional Research Service
- CSR: Center for Scientific Review
- CTSA: Clinical & Translational Science Award
- CUHS: Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research
- CVR: Cross Validation Rules
- D&B: Dun and Bradstreet
- DA: Department Administration Costs
- DA: Department of the Army
- DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- DATA: Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
- DC: Direct Costs
- DCAA: Defense Contract Audit Agency
- DCASRs: Defense Contract Administration Services Regions
- DCE: Direct Cost Equivalent
- DEAR: Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations
- 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
- DIA: Defense Intelligence Agency
- DIPEC: Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Council
- DIS: Defense Investigative Service
- DNA: Defense Nuclear Agency
- DOC: Department of Commerce
- DOD: Department of Defense
- DODGARS: Grant and Agreement Regulations (DOD)
- DOE: Department of Energy
- DOL: Department of Labor
- DOT: Department of Transportation
- DS-2: Disclosure Statement
- DSMB: Data Safety Monitoring Board
- DURC: Dual Use Research Concern
- EAR: Export Administration Regulations
- EARS: Electronic Approval and Routing Systems
- ebXML: Electronic Business Extensible Markup Language
- EC: Electronic Commerce
- Ecrt: Harvard Effort Certification system*
- EDA: Economic Development Administration
- EDGAR: Education Department General Administration Regulations
- EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
- EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer
- EH&S: Environmental Health and Safety Department
- EO: Executive Order
- EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
- ERA: Economic Regulatory Administration
- ERA: Electronic Research Administration
- ETA: Employment and Training Administration
- EVS: Equipment Visibility System
- F&A: Facilities and Administrative (Rate or Cost)
- FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
- FAC: Federal Audit Clearing House
- FAIN: Federal Award Identification Number
- FAPIIS: Federal Awardee Performance & Integrity Information System
- FAR: Federal Acquisition Regulation
- FARS: Financial Accounting and Reporting System
- FASA: Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
- FASAB: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
- FASEB: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- FBO: Federal Business Opportunities
- FCC: Federal Communications Commission
- FCOI: Financial Conflict of Interest
- FCST: Federal Council for Science and Technology
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration
- FDP: Federal Demonstration Partnership
- FDP: Federal Demonstration Project
- FDP: Florida Demonstration Project
- FEA: Federal Enterprise Architectures
- FECAI: Federal Electronic Commerce Acquisition Instructions
- FEDIX: An on-line federal data base serving most federal agencies for on-line searches
- FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FFATA: Federal Financial Accountability & Transparency Act
- FFMIA: Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
- FFR: Federal Financial Report
- FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
- FICC: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
- FIMA: Financial Management System
- FIPSE: Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education
- FISAP: Fiscal Operations Report & Application to Participate
- FMC: Federal Management Circular
- FN: Foreign National
- FOB: Free-on-board
- FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
- FR: Federal Register
- FS&T: Federal Science and Technology Budget
- FTC: Federal Trade Commission
- FTE: Full Time Equivalent
- FTS: Federal Telecommunications System
- FWA: Federal Wide Assurance
- FY: Fiscal Year
- GA: General Administration (Costs)
- GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- GAGAS: Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards
- GAO: General Accounting Office
- GASB: Governmental Accounting Standards Board
- GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- GL PCR Tool: General Ledger Payroll Cost Redistribution Tool*
- GL: General Ledger*
- GMAS: Grants Management Application Suite*
- GMO: Grants Management Office
- GMRA: Government Management Reform Act
- GOCO: Government Owned Contractor Operated
- GPG: Grant Proposal Guide (NSF)
- GPO: Government Printing Office
- GPRA: Government Performance and Results Act
- GSA: General Services Administration
- GUIRR: Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable
- HART: Harvard Analytics and Reporting Tool*
- HBCU: Historically Black College and University
- HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration
- HEGIS: Higher Education General Information Survey
- HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
- HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
- HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration
- HSARPA: Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
- HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development
- IACUC: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- IAEGC: Inter-Agency Electronic Grants Committee
- IBC: Institutional Bio-safety Committee
- IBS: Institutional Based Salary
- ICAA: International Collaborations and Activities Approval
- ICC: Interstate Commerce Commission
- IDC: Indirect Costs
- IDIQ: Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (type of contract)
- IG: Inspector General
- IHE: Institution of Higher Education
- IPA: Intergovernmental Personnel Act
- IPASS: Interagency Panel on Advanced Science & Security
- IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
- IR&D: Independent Research and Development
- IRAB: FDP Initiative to Reduce Administrative Burden
- IRB: Institutional Review Board
- IRIS: An on-line search system for research opportunities developed by the University of Illinois
- ITAR: International Traffic in Arms Regulations
- ITMRA: Information Technology Management Reform Act
- JAG: Judge Advocate General
- JCS: Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JIT: Just in Time
- LoB: Line of Business
- LOC: Letter of Credit
- LSA: Labor Surplus Area
- M&O: Maintenance and Operations
- M&O: Management and Operations Contractors
- MBDA: Minority Business Development Agency
- MBE: Minority Business Enterprise
- MECA: Midwest Conference on College Cost Accounting
- MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
- MTA: Material Transfer Agreement
- MTC: Modified Total Cost
- MTDC: Modified Total Direct Costs
- NACCA: National Conference on College Cost Accounting
- NACIE: National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (2010)
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASULGC: National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
- NCATS - National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NIH, 2011)
- NCC: National Coordinating Committee
- NCE: No Cost Extension
- NCI: National Cancer Institute
- NCRR: National Center for Research Resources
- NCST: National Council of Science and Technology
- NCURA: National Council of University Research Administrators
- NECA: Northeast Conference on College Cost Accounting
- NEH: National Endowment for the Humanities
- NGA: Notice of Grant Award
- NIAID: National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
- NIE: National Institute of Education
- NIEHS: National Institute of Environmental Health Services
- NIH: National Institutes of Health
- NIJ: National Institute of Justice
- NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NLRB: National Labor Relations Board
- NoA: Notice of Award
- NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NPR: National Performance Review
- NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- NPS: National Park Service
- NRC: National Research Council
- NRC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NRL: Naval Research Laboratory
- NSA: National Security Agency
- NSB: National Science Board
- NSC: National Security Council
- NSDD: National Security Decision Directive 189 (issued 1985)
- NSF/STIS: An on-line search system of the National Science Foundation
- NSF: National Science Foundation
- NSP: Not Separately Priced
- NSTC: National Science Technology Council
- NTIS: National Technical Information Service
- NTSB: National Transportation Safety Board
- O&M: Operations and Maintenance Costs
- OAIR: Outside Activities and Interests Reporting
- OCR: Office of Civil Rights
- OES: Office of Employment Security
- OET: Office of Employment Training
- OFAC: Office of Foreign Assets Control
- OFCC: Office of Federal Contract Compliance
- OFFM: Office of Federal Financial Management
- OFM: Office of Financial Management
- OFR: Office of the Federal Register
- OGC: Office of the General Counsel
- OHRP: Office of Human Research Protection
- OIG: Office of Inspector General
- OIRA: Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OMB)
- OLAW: Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
- OMB: Office of Management and Budget
- ONR: Office of Naval Research
- OPERA: Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration
- OPM: Office of Personnel Management
- OPRR: Office for Protection from Research Risks
- ORA: Office of Research Administration
- ORI: Office of Research Integrity
- OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OSP: Office for Sponsored Programs
- OSTP: Office of Science and Technology Policy
- OT: Office of Transportation
- OTT: Office of Technology Transfer (NIH)
- OVPR: Office of the Vice Provost for Research
- PAPPG: Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide
- PCAST: President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology
- PCC: Policy Coordination Council
- PCO: Procuring Contracting Officer
- PDF: Portable Document Format
- PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- PHI: Protected Health Information
- PHS: Public Health Service
- PIGABS: Principal Investigator Grant Administration Burden Survey (done by FDP)
- PII: Personally Identifiable Information
- PKI: Public Key Infrastructure
- PMS: Payment Management System
- PRD: Presidential Review Directive
- PRHP: Post-retirement Health Plans
- PROG: Peer Review Oversight Group
- PTE: Pass-through Entity
- PTO: Patent and Trademark Office
- R&R: Research and Related
- RAC: Recombinant DNA Committee
- RBM: Research Business Models
- RCR: Responsible Conduct in Research
- RDMS: Relational Database Management System
- RDNA: Recombinant DNA Research
- RF: Research Finance*
- RFA: Request for Applications
- RFP: Request for Proposal
- RFQ: Request for Quotation
- RMAS: Risk Management and Audit Services*
- ROI: Return on Investment
- RPPR: Research Performance Progress Report
- S&W + B: Salaries and Wages plus Benefits
- S&W: Salaries and Wages
- S2S: System to System
- SAM: System for Award Management
- SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
- SBA: Small Business Administration
- SBIR: Small Business Innovation Research
- SBU: Sensitive But Unclassified
- SECA: Southeast Conference on College Cost Accounting
- SEOG: Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants
- SEVIS: Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (INS for tracking foreign students)
- SF: Standard Form
- SFA: Student Financial Aid
- SNAP: Streamline Non-competing Application Process
- SOI: Statement of Intent
- SOW: Statement of Work
- SPA: Sponsored Project Administration
- SPIN: An on-line search system for research opportunities developed by the University of New York (SUNY) System
- SPOC: Single Point of Contact
- SRA: Society of Research Administrators
- SRO: Sponsored Research Office
- STEM: Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics
- STEP: Science, Technology and Economic Policy Board
- STP: Science and Technology Policy
- T&A: Time and attendance
- TBSR: Total Business Systems Review
- TDC: Total Direct Costs
- UBIT: Unrelated Business Income Tax
- UCA: Utility Cost Adjustment
- UG: Uniform Guidance
- USA: United States Army
- USAF: United States Air Force
- USAID: United States Agency for International Development
- USC: United States Code
- USCG: United States Coast Guard
- USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
- USDE: United States Department of Energy