NIH Grants and Funding
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Awarding Offices - Acronyms (see NIH Institutes, Centers & Offices list for URLs and more information)
NIH
| BAA | Broad Agency Announcement |
| CAN | Common Accounting Number |
| CAP | Commercialization Accelerator Program |
| EEI | Early Established Investigator |
| ESI | Early Stage Investigator |
| eSNAP | Electronic Streamlined Non-competing Award Process |
| FIC | Fogarty International Center |
| HHSAR | Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation |
| HSI | Hispanic Serving Institution |
| iEdison | Interagency Edison |
| IMPAC | Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination |
| MCA | Multicomponent Application |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NAC | National Advisory Council |
| NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
| NCCAM | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (dissolved 12/2014) |
| NCCIH | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (formally NCCAM) |
| NCE | No-Cost Extension |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources (dissolved 12/2011) |
| NED | Enterprise Directory |
| NEI | National Eye Institute |
| NHGRI | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NIA | National Institute on Aging |
| NIAAA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIAMS | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| NIBIB | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
| NICHD | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIDCD | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| NIDCR | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| NIDDK | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| NIEHS | |
| NIGMS | National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIMHD | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| NINDS | National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| NINR | National Institute of Nursing Research |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NOSI | |
| PCC | Program Classification Code |
| PMCID | PubMed Central Reference |
| POR | Patient Oriented Research |
| PPG | Program Project Grant |
| PROMIS | Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| RBM | Research Business Model |
| REAP | Research Enhancement Award Programs |
| RePORT | Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools |
| RFQ | Request for Quotes (Contracts) |
| RPO | Review Policy Officer |
| SAM | System for Award Management |
| SIC | Special Interest Category |
| TDC | Total Direct Cost |
| TIN | Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (same as EIN) |
| XTRACT | Extramural Trainee Reporting and Career Tracking System |
CDC
Organizational Two Letter Codes (used in the grant application number to designate primary funding institute, center, or program)
AHRQ
| HS | Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
NIH
CDC
| CC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| CD | Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ODCDC) |
| CE | National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) |
| CH | Office of Infectious Diseases (OID) |
| CI | National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID) |
| CK | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) |
| DD | National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDD) |
| DP | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) |
| EH | National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) |
| EP | Epidemiology and Analytic Methods Program Office (EAPO) |
| GD | Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention (OGDP) |
| GH | Center for Global Health (CGH) |
| HK | Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office (PHITPO) |
| HM | National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM) |
| HY | Office of Health and Safety (OHS) |
| IP | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) |
| LS | Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office (LSPPPO) |
| MN | Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) |
| ND | Office of Non-communicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health (ONDIEH) |
| OE | Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (OSELS) |
| OH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| OT | Office for State, Tribal, and Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) |
| OW | Office of Women's Health (OWH) |
| PH | Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO) |
| PR | Office of Chief Public Health Practice (OCPHP) |
| PS | National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP) |
| SE | Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office (SEPDPO) |
| SH | National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| SO | Public Health Surveillance Program Office (PHSPO) |
| TP | Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) |
| TS | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
| WC | Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD) |
FDA
| FD | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| BI | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Allergenic Products and Parasitology |
| BJ | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Bacterial Products |
| BK | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Viral Products |
| BL | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Cytokine Biology |
| BM | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Cellular and Gene Therapies |
| BN | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Hematologic Products |
| BO | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Monoclonal Antibodies |
| BP | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Transfusion Transmitted Diseases |
| BQ | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Hematology |
| BR | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Product Quality Control |
| BS | Division of Biologics Standards |
| BT | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Immunology and Infectious Diseases |
| BU | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
SAMHSA
| SU | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
| OA | Office of the Administration (SAMHSA) |
| SM | Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) |
| SP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) |
| SU | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
| TI | Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) |
VA
| Veterans Health Administration | |
| BX | Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development (BLRD) |
| CU | Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) |
| CX | Clinical Science Research & Development (CSRD) |
| HX | Health Services Research & Development (HSRD) |
| RD | Office of Research & Development (ORD) |
| RX | Rehabilitation Research & Development (RRD) |
