| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERL | Environmental Research Laboratories (absorbed By OAR Or NOAA Research) |
| EO | Executive Order |
| CDER | Center For Drug Evaluation And Research |
| FEDRIP | Federal Research In Progress Database |
| NEA | National Endowment For The Arts |
| CMS | Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services |
| ARC | Appalachian Regional Commission |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| NIDCD | National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |