| AREA |
Academic Research Enhancement Award |
| BECON |
Bioengineering Consortium |
| BISTI |
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative |
| BLIRC |
Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee |
| BOR |
Board of Regents |
| CEGS |
Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science |
| COB |
Close of Business |
| COR |
Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training |
| CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
| CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| ECB |
Electronic Council Book |
| EIN |
Employee Identification Number |
| EP |
Extramural Programs |
| F&A |
Facilities and Administration |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IADL |
Internet Access to Digital Libraries |
| IAIMS |
Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems |
| IC |
Institute or Center |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
| LHNCBC |
Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications |
| M-RISP |
Minority-Research Infrastructure Support Program |
| MARC |
Minority Access to Research Career Program |
| MBRS |
Minority Biomedical Research Support |
| NCBI |
National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
| NN/LM |
National Network of Libraries of Medicine |
| NPEBC |
National Programs of Excellence in Biomedical Computing |
| NRSA |
National Research Service Award |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| PA |
Program Announcement |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PI |
Principal Investigator |
| RFA |
Request for Application |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovation and Research Grants |
| SEP |
Special Emphasis Panel |
| SF |
Standard Form |
| SNAP |
Streamlined Non-Competing Award Procedures |
| SRA |
Scientific Review Administrator |
| STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer |
| TEHIP |
Toxicology and Environmental Health Program |
| TOXNET |
Toxicology Data Network |
| UMLS |
Unified Medical Language System |
