Federal Agency Abbreviations and Acronyms

Federal agencies are indicated in the Grants and Awards listing by their official abbreviations. For your reference, the full names of the agencies are noted here.

DHHSDepartment of Health and Human Services
 ACFAdministration for Children and Families
 ASPRAdministration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
 CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
 HRSAHealth Resources and Services Administration 
 NCATSNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
 SAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
DOCDepartment of Commerce
 EDAEconomic Development Administration
 NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
 NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DODDepartment of Defense
 AFOSRAir Force Office of Scientific Research
 AFRLAir Force Research Laboratory
 AROArmy Research Office
 CDMRPCongressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
 DPAADefense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
 DTRADefense Threat Reduction Agency
 DURIPDefense University Research Instrumentation Program
 ERDCEngineer Research and Development Center
 MURIMultidisciplinary University Research Initiative
 NAVSEANaval Sea Systems Command
 NGANational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 
 ONROffice of Naval Research
 STRATCOMU.S. Strategic Command
DOEDepartment of Energy
 ARPA-EAdvanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
 EEREEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
 NEUPNuclear Energy University Programs
DOIDepartment of Interior
 BRBureau of Reclamation
 FWSFish and Wildlife Service
 USGSU.S. Geological Survey
DOJDepartment of Justice
 BJABureau of Justice Assistance
 NIJNational Institute of Justice
 OVWOffice on Violence Against Women
DOTDepartment of Transportation
 FHWAFederal Highway Administration
 FMCSAFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
 FRAFederal Railroad Administration
 NCHRPNational Cooperative Highway Research Program
 PHMSAPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
 TRBTransportation Research Board
EDDepartment of Education
 IESInstitute of Education Sciences
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
EPSCoREstablished Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
HUDHousing and Urban Development
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEANational Endowment for the Arts
NEHNational Endowment for the Humanities
NIHNational Institutes of Health
 NHLBINational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
 NIAAANational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
 NIAIDNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
 NIAMSNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
 NIBIBNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
 NICHDNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development
 NIDANational Institute on Drug Abuse
 NIDCDNational Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders
 NIDCRNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
 NIDDKNational Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease
 NIGMSNational Institute of General Medical Sciences
 NIMHNational Institute of Mental Health
 NIMHDNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
 NINDSNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NSFNational Science Foundation
USAIDUnited States Agency for International Development
USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
 AFRIAgriculture and Food Research Initiative
 AMSAgricultural Marketing Service
 APHISAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
 ARSAgricultural Research Service
 FASForeign Agricultural Service
 FNSFood and Nutrition Service
 FSForestry Service
 FSAFarm Service Agency
 NIFANational Institute for Food and Agriculture
 SARESustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
 NRCSNatural Resources Conservation Service
 OCEOffice of the Chief Economist