Research Adminstration Terms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Term
CFDA	Code of Federal Domestic Assistance
COA	Collaborators and Other Affliliates
COI	Conflict of Interest
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
DC	Direct Costs
DOD	Department of Defense
DOE	Department of Energy
DoEd	Department of Education
F&A	Facilities and Administration
FAR	Federal Acquistion Regualtions
FB	Fringe Benefits
FCOI	Financial Conflict of Interest
FEA	Fully Executed Agreement
IACUC	Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IDC	Indirect Costs
IFR	Income Fund Reimbursable
IHE	Institutes of Higher Learning
IRB	Internal Review Board
JIT	Just In Time
LOI	Letter of Intent
MTDC	Modified Total Direct Costs
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
NASA	National Aero and Space Administration
NEA	National Endowment for the Arts
NEH	National Endowment for the Humanities
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NOA	Notice of Awards
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF	National Science Foundation
ORC*	Office of Research Compliance*
OVPR*	Office of the Vice President for Research*
OSP*	Office of Sponsored Programs*
OGM*	Office of Grants Management*
OPD*	Office of Proposal Development*
IPP*	Intellectual Properties Partners*
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
PA	Program Announcement
PAPPG	Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
PI	Principal Investigator
RFA	Request for Application
RFI	Request for Information
RFP	Request for Proposal
RSR*	Research Support Request*
SF-424	Standard Form 424
SF-LLL	Standard Form - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
SOW	Statement of Work or Scope of Work
TDC	Total Direct Costs
TORG*	Tuition on Research Grants*
UG	Uniform Guidance
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture

* Abbreviation and Term are specific to Stony Brook University.