| AO |
Announcement of Opportunity |
| ARCSS |
Arctic Systems Sciences |
| ARM |
Atmospheric Radiation Program |
| ARS |
Agricultural Research Service |
| BAA |
Broad Area Announcement |
| BIO |
Directorate for Biological Sciences |
| BOREAS |
Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study |
| BS-FOCI |
Bering Sea Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigation |
| C-CAP |
Coastal Change Analysis Program |
| CENR |
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources |
| CLIVAR |
Climate Variability and Predictability |
| CMAP |
Climate Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction |
| COP |
Coastal Ocean Program |
| COZOIL |
Coastal and Surf Zone Oil-Spill- Transport |
| CPR |
Center for Population Research |
| CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
| CSREES |
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| CZMA |
Coastal Zone Management Act |
| DOC |
Department of Commerce |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOI |
Department of the Interior |
| EDMAP |
Education Geologic Mapping |
| EERE |
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
| EHR |
Directorate for Education and Human Resources |
| ENG |
Directorate for Engineering |
| EOS |
Earth Observing System |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EROC |
Ecological Rates of Change |
| ESH |
Earth System History |
| ESP |
Environmental Studies Program |
| ESSP |
Earth System Science Pathfinder |
| ESTCP |
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| FIA |
Forest Inventory and Analysis |
| FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
| GEO |
Directorate for Geosciences |
| GEODATA |
Geosystems Databases |
| GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
| GGD |
Greenhouse Gas Dynamics |
| GLOBEC |
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |
| GLOBEC |
Georges Bank Global Ecosystems Dynamics |
| GOALS |
Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GTCP |
Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
| HDGC |
Human Dimensions of Global Change |
| IAI |
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |
| INT |
Division of International Programs |
| IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
| IRIS |
Integrated Risk Information System |
| JGOFS |
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| LMER |
Land Margin Ecosystems Research |
| L-TOO |
Long-Term Ocean Observations |
| MARAD |
Maritime Administration |
| MMIA |
Methods and Models for Integrated Assessments |
| MMS |
Minerals Management Service |
| MPS |
Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences |
| MTPE |
Mission to Planet Earth |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NBII |
National Biological Information Infrastructure |
| NBS |
National Biological Service |
| NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| NCGMP |
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program |
| NECOP |
Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity Study |
| NEHRP |
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
| NERRS |
National Estuarine Research Reserve System |
| NGDC |
National Geophysical Data Center |
| NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMP |
New Millennium Program |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOS |
National Ocean Service |
| NRA |
NASA Research Announcement |
| NRICGP |
National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NSTC |
National Science and Technology Council |
| NURP |
National Undersea Research Program |
| OACES |
Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange Study |
| OCS |
Outer Continental Shelf |
| OGP |
Office of Global Programs |
| OIT |
Office of Industrial Technologies |
| OM |
Operational Measurements |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| OPP |
Office of Polar Programs |
| ORD |
Office of Research and Development |
| OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| R&A |
Research and Analysis |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RFA |
Focused Request for Applications |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RIDGE |
Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiments |
| RSPA |
Research and Special Programs Administration |
| SABRE |
The South Atlantic Bight Recruitment Experiment |
| SAR |
Species at Risk Initiative |
| SBE |
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences |
| SERDP |
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program |
| SIMBIOS |
Sensor Intercalibration and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary
Oceanic Studies |
| SLR |
Satellite Laser Ranging |
| SRD |
Sanctuaries and Reserves Division |
| STAR |
Science to Achieve Results |
| STATEMAP |
State Geological Survey Mapping |
| STSHSW |
Subcommittee on Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Solid Wastes |
| TA&R |
Technology Assessment and Research Program |
| TECO |
Terrestrial Ecological Research Initiative |
| TOPEX |
Ocean Topography Experiment |
| USDA |
Department of Agriculture |
| USGCRP |
U.S. Global Change Research Program |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| UV |
Ultraviolet |
| VLBI |
Very Long Baseline Interferometry |
| WEAVE |
Water and Energy: Atmosphere, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions |
| WOCE |
World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
