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Appendix B List of Acronyms ARS Agricultural Research Service CRIS Current Research Information System CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service DOC United States Department of Commerce EPA Environmental Protection Agency FE National Sea Grant Office Final Evaluation Review FTE Full Time Equivalent FY Fiscal Year LSAMP Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation MOS Minimum Obligatory Set NIH National Institutes of Health NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NRI National Research Initiative (at USDA) NSF National Science Foundation NSGCP National Sea Grant College Program NSGO National Sea Grant Office (at NOAA) NSGRP National Sea Grant Review Panel 109
110 APPENDIX B NSI National Strategic Initiative OAR Ocean and Atmospheric Research (at NOAA) OMB Office of Management and Budget (Federal) PA Program Assessment PAT Program Assessment Team PI Principal Investigator PO Program Officer RFP Request for Proposal SG Sea Grant SGA Sea Grant Association SMET Natural sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology STAR Science to Achieve Results TAT Topical Advisory Team USC University of Southern California USCOP United States Commission on Ocean Policy USDA United States Department of Agriculture WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution