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NCRR Strategic Plan 2009-2013: Translating Research from Basic Discovery to Improved Patient Care

Appendix: NCRR Commonly Used Acronyms

AFIP Animal Facilities Improvement Program

BIRN Biomedical Informatics Research Network

BTRR Biomedical Technology Research Resources

COBRE Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence

CRECD Clinical Research Education and Career Development

CTSA Clinical and Translational Science Award

GCRC General Clinical Research Center

HEI High-End Instrumentation

ICs NIH Institutes and Centers

IDeA Institutional Development Award

INBRE IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence

NPRC National Primate Research Center

R&D Research and Development

RCMI Research Centers in Minority Institutions

RCTR RCMI Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research

RFIP Research Facilities Improvement Program

RTRN RCMI Translational Research Network

SBIR Small Business Innovation Research

SEPA Science Education Partnership Award

SIG Shared Instrumentation Grant

STTR Small Business Technology Transfer

Other Federal Acronyms

AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DoD U.S. Department of Defense

DOE U.S. Department of Energy

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FLC Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer

HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration

IHS Indian Health Service

NSF National Science Foundation

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs