The profession of Research Administration is heavily laden with acronyms. The list below translates some of those frequently used, but there are many, many more!
- ARRA – American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
- AIR – Additional Information Request (OSP Form)
- ALN - Assistance Listing Number (formerly CFDA number)
- BIN - UM Banner Index Number
- BuStR - OSP's Budget Status Report
- CAS – Cost Accounting Standards
- CFDA – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (See ALN)
- CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
- COI – Conflict of Interest
- DoD – Department of Defense
- DoE – Department of Energy
- ED – Department of Education
- EOG – End of Grant
- E-PROP - ORSP's Electronic Proposal Routing and Approval Platform
- EPSCoR – Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
- F&A – Facilities and Administrative (also known as indirect cost or IDC)
- FAR – Federal Acquisition Regulations
- FCOI - Financial Conflict of Interest
- FFATA - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparancy Act
- HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- IACUC – Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
- IBC – Institutional Biosafety Committee
- IDC – Indirect Costs (See F&A)
- IRB – Institutional Review Board for the Use of Human Subjects
- MOA – Memorandum of Agreement
- MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
- MTDC – Modified Total Direct Costs (Contact OSP for more information)
- NEA – National Endowment for the Arts
- NIH – National Institutes of Health
- NSF – National Science Foundation
- NOFA – Notice of Funding Availability
- OMB – Office of Management and Budget
- OSP - Office of Sponsored Programs
- ORSP – Prior version of OSP (for Office of Research & Sponsored Programs)
- OPAS – Organizational Prior Approval System (OSP Form)
- PA – Program Announcement
- PD - Project Director
- PI – Principal Investigator
- RAT – Request and Authorization to Travel (UM Form)
- RCR – Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research
- RFA – Request for Application
- RFP – Request for Proposal
- RPT – Request for Personnel Transaction (UM Form)
- S&W – Salaries and wages
- SF – Standard Form (Federal - used before the number of a form, like SF 270)
- TDC – Total Direct Costs
- UG - or Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements