Acronyms

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 (ORSP Form)
BIN - UM Banner Index Number
BuStR - ORSP's Budget Status Report
CAS – Cost Accounting Standards
CFDA – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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 RegulationsFCOI - Financial Conflict of Interest
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 ORSP 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
ORSP – Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
OPAS – Organizational Prior Approval System (ORSP 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 - Uniform Guidance or Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements