US ACRONYMS

AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science
ACS	American Chemical Society
ADC	Advanced Developing Country
ADO	Area Development Officer
ADR	Asian Development Bank
AFDB	African Development Bank
AFOSR	Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AID	Agency for International Development
AIT	Asian Institute of Technology
APO	Army Post Office
ARS	Agricultural Research Service (USDA)
AVRDC	Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
BIFAD	Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (USAID)
BOSTID	Board of Science and Technology International Development (NAS/NRC)
CDO	Country Development Officer
CDR	U.S.-Israel Cooperative Development Research Program (USAID)
CEQ	Council on Environmental Quality
CGIAR	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIAT	Centro International de Agricultural Tropical
CIS	Chemical Information System (U.S.)
CIMMYT	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
CRS	Congressional Research Service
CSRS	Cooperative State Research Service (USDA)
CV	Curriculum Vitae
DAC	Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
DCM	Deputy Chief of Mission
DOC	Department of Commerce
DOD	Department of Defense
DOE	Department of Energy
DOI	Department of Interior
DOS	Department of State
DOT	Department of Transportation
DRG	Division of Research Grants (NIH)
DRR	Division of Research Resources (NIH)
EC	European Community
EDF	European Development Fund
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FIC	Fogarty International Center (NIH)
FPP	Food for Peace Program (USAID)
FPR	Federal Procurement Regulations
FSI	Foreign Service Institute
FSO	Foreign Service Officer
FY	Fiscal Year
GAO	General Accounting Office
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GC	General Counsel
GNP	Gross National Product
GO	Government of
GPO	Government Printing Office
GSA	General Services Administration
lADS	International Agricultural Development Service
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
ICA	International Communication Agency
ICARDA	International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
ICSU	International Council of Scientific Unions
IDA	International Development Association
IDB	Inter-American Development Bank
IDCA	International Development Cooperation Agency
IDI	International Development Intern
IDRC	International Development Research Center (Canada)
IFC	International Finance Cooperation
IFS	International Foundation for Science (Sweden)
IITA	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
IMF	International Monetary Fund
INCAP	Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
IPA	Intergovernmental Personnel Act
IPM	Integrated Pest Management
IPR	Intellectual Property Rights
IPRI	International Rice Research Institute (Philippines)
IQC	Indefinite Quantity Contract
IRG	Initial Review Group (NIH)
IREX	International Research and Exchange Board
IVS	International Voluntary Service
LC	Library of Congress
LDC	Less Developed Country
NAE	National Academy of Engineering
NAS	National Academy of Sciences
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEA	National Endowment for the Arts
NED	National Endowment for Democracy
NEH	National Endowment for the Humanities
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC)
NLM	National Library. of Medicine
NOAA	National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC	National Research Council (NAS)
NSB	National Science Board
NSF	National Science Foundation
NTIS	National Technical Information Service
OAS	Organization of American States
OAU	Organization of African Unity
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
0MB	Office of Management and Budget
OPEC	Organization of petroleum Exporting Countries
OPIC	Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OPM	Office of Personnel Management
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OST	Office of Science and Technology
OTA	Office for Technology Assessment
OYB	Operational Year Budget
PAHO	Pan American Health Organization
PAR	Project Appraisal Report
PASA	Participating Agency Service Agreement
PCV	Peace Corps volunteer
PHS	Public Health Service
PI	Principal Investigator
PID	Project Identification Document
PIO	Project Implementation Order
PL	Public Law
P0	Purchase Order
PP	Project Paper
PPBS	Planning~Programming-Budgeting System
ProAg	Project Agreement
PSC	Personal Service Contract
PSTC	Program in Science and Technology Cooperation (USAID)
PVO	Private Voluntary Organization
RAC	Research Advisory Committee (USAID)
RANN	Research Applied to National Needs (NSF)
R&D	Research and Development
RDO	Rural Development Officer
REDSO	Regional Economic Development Services Office
RFA	Request for Application (grants)
RFP	Request for Proposal (contracts)
RSSA	Resources Support Services Agreement
SA	Supporting Assistance
SAT	Scholastic Aptitude Test
SBA	Small Business Administration
SIE	Science Information Exchange
SRG	Scientific Review Group (NIH)
SVU	Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences
TA	Travel Authorization
TCN	Third Country National
TDP	Trade and Development Program (USAID)
TDY	Temporary Duty
TOEFL	Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TVA	Tennessee Valley Authority
UN	United Nations
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNICEF	United Nations International Children's Fund
USAID	Country Mission of USAID
USC	US Code
USDA	US Department of Agriculture
USG	US Government
USIA	US Information Agency
VOA	Voice of America
VOLAG	Voluntary Agencies
WHO	World Health Organization
WMO	World Meteorological Organization