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Commonly Used
Acronyms | Term |
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A-21 |
OMB Circular A-21 - Cost Principles for Educational Institutions |
A-110 |
OMB Circular A-110 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements |
A-133 |
OMB Circular A-133 - Audits of States, Local Governments & Non-Profit Organizations |
AA |
Administrative Assistant |
ABOG |
Academic Business Officers Group |
ADCOM |
Administrative Computing Systems |
ADP |
Administrative Data Processing |
AFP |
Account Fund Profile (system to maintain UCSF Chart of Accounts) |
AFSCME |
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |
AIS |
Administrative Information Services |
AM |
Asset Management |
AP |
Accounts Payable |
ASAC |
Administrative Systems Advisory Committee |
AV |
Audiovisual |
AVC |
Associate Vice Chancellor/Assistant Vice Chancellor |
BAFO |
Best And Final Offer |
BOI |
Business Officers Institute |
BRM |
Business and Resource Management |
BRU |
Business Research Unit |
BSC |
Balanced Score Card |
C&G |
Contracts and Grants |
CAGE |
Contractor and Government Entity Code |
CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
CBOs |
Community-Based Organizations |
CDA |
Confidential Disclosure Agreement |
CDR |
Controller Direct Report |
CDRM |
Controller Direct Report Meeting |
CFDA |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CHC |
Center for Health and Community |
CHR |
Committee on Human Research |
CLG |
Controller Leadership Group |
COB |
Close of Business |
COI |
Conflict of Interest |
CSS |
Customer Support Services |
CTO |
Compensatory Time Off |
CUE |
Coalition of University Employees |
CX |
Clerical Staff |
DBR |
Department Benefits Representative |
DC |
Direct Costs |
DCP |
Defined Contribution Plan |
DEOC |
Departmental Emergency Operations Center |
DEP |
Department Code System (used to maintain UCSF Department structure) |
DLS |
Desktop and LAN Support |
DMS |
Data Mover Script |
DPA |
Department Account Number |
EAP |
Employee Assistance Program or Emergency Action Plan |
EDB |
Employee Data Base |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
EIS |
Enterprise Information Security |
EMF |
Extramural Funds (Accounting) |
ENS |
Enterprise Network Services |
EOD |
End of Day |
ERF |
Employee Requisition Form |
ERS |
Effort Reporting System |
ESS |
Employee Support Services |
EVC |
Executive Vice Chancellor |
EVCP |
Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost |
FAS |
Financial and Administrative Services |
F&A |
Facilities and Administrative Cost (formerly “ Indirect Cost”) |
FCOI |
Federal Financial Conflict of Interest |
FFP |
Firm Fixed Price |
FitsCo |
Fidelity Investments Tax Exempt Savings Co. |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FSA |
Flexible Spending Account |
FSAP |
Faculty Staff Assistance Program |
FSRs |
Financial Status Reports |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
HCRA |
Healthcare Reimbursement Account |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
IDC |
Indirect Costs |
IDE |
Investigational (New) Drug or New Device Exemption |
IFB |
Invitation For Bid |
IID |
Identity Management System |
IP |
Intellectual Property |
IQC |
Indefinite Quantity Contract |
JIT |
Just In Time |
JPA |
Joint Personnel Act |
IQC |
Indefinite Quantity Contract |
LRDP |
Long Range Development Plan |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MPA |
Multiple Project Assurance |
MSO |
Management Services Officer |
MSP |
Management Services Program |
MSPP |
Management Senior Professionals Program |
MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
MTDC |
Modified Total Direct Costs |
NCA |
Natural Class Account (Associated with an Account Fund) |
NGA |
Notice of Grant Award |
OD |
Overdraft |
OLFS |
Online Financial System |
OLPPS |
Online Payroll Processing System |
OLRC |
On-line Rush Checks |
ORCA |
Overpayments, Reversals, Cancellations Automation (in OLPPS) |
ORU |
Organized Research Unit |
P2P |
Procure to Pay |
PA |
Program Announcement |
PAF |
Personnel Action Form |
PAR |
Personnel Activity Report |
PHI |
Protected Health Information |
PI |
Principal Investigator/Primary Investigator |
PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
PO |
Purchase Order |
PPSM |
Personnel Policies and Services Manual |
PS |
PeopleSoft |
PSS |
Professional Support Staff |
PSSP |
Professional and Support Staff Program |
QIP |
Quality Improvement Program |
QIU |
Quality Improvement Unit |
R&R |
Research and Related |
RAS |
Research Administration System (Campus-wide Automated PeopleSoft-based System) |
RAP |
Research Allocation Program |
RCO |
Registered Campus Organization |
R&D |
Research and Development |
RFA |
Request for Applications |
RFC |
Reqest for Comments |
RFP |
Request for Proposals (Contracts) |
RFQ |
Request for Quote |
RFTP |
Request for Technical Proposals |
RI |
Research Institute |
RPA |
Research Participation Agreements |
RSA |
Research Services Analyst |
RX |
Research Staff |
S2S |
System to System |
SAS 112 |
Statement of Auditing Standards |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
SMG |
Senior Management Group |
SNAP |
Streamlined Non-competing Application Process |
SOW |
Statement of Work |
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
SWE |
Supportive Work Environment |
TDC |
Total Direct Costs |
TX |
Technical Staff |
UCRP |
University of California Retirement Plan |
UCSF |
University of California, San Francisco |
UPTE |
University Professional and Technical Employees |
VC |
Vice Chancellor |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
CSF or UC Organizational Units
Acronyms | Term |
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ACC |
Ambulatory Care Center |
AWAP |
Animal Welfare Assurance Program (at UCSF only) |
BARMS |
Business and Risk Management |
CAR |
Committee on Animal Research |
CCU |
Clinical Contracts Unit |
CIT |
Center for Instructional Technology |
CO |
Controller’s Office |
CPC |
Campus Procurement and Contracting |
CPFM |
Capital Projects/Facilities Management |
CRC |
Cancer Resource Center |
CTSI |
Clinical and Translational Science Institute |
CVRI |
Cardiovascular Research Institute |
CSS or CSSD |
Customer Support Services or Customer Support Services Desk |
DGIM |
Division of General Internal Medicine |
FM |
Facilities Management |
GCRC |
General Clinical Research Center |
GIVI |
Gladstone Institute Virology and Immunology |
GMO |
Grants Management Office |
HR |
Human Resources |
IACAUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
ICU |
Industrial Contracts Unit |
IOC |
Intercampus Order/Charge |
ITS |
Information Technology Services |
LARC |
Laboratory Animal Resources Center (UCSF only) |
LBL |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
LH |
Long Hospital |
LHTS |
Laurel Heights |
LLNL |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
LPPI |
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute |
LSS |
Legal Support Services |
OAAIS |
Office of Academic and Administrative Information Systems |
OFM |
Office of Financial Management (UCOP) |
OGC |
Office of the General Counsel (at UCOP) |
OP |
Office of the President |
OPM |
Office of Personnel Management (UCOP) |
ORA or RAO |
Office of Research Administration (UCOP) |
OTM |
Office of Technology Management |
PCRC |
Pediatric Clinical Research Center |
PMO |
Project Management Office |
PRC |
Problem Resolution Center |
REAC |
Research Evaluation and Allocation Committee |
SFGH |
San Francisco General Hospital |
SHS |
Student Health Services |
SOD or S/D |
School of Dentistry |
SOM or S/M |
School of Medicine |
SON or S/N |
School of Nursing |
SOP or S/P |
School of Pharmacy |
UCLI |
UC Leadership Institute |
UCOP |
University of California Office of the President |
WLRC |
Work Life Resource Center |
UCSF Locations
Acronyms | Term |
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A |
Ambulatory Care Center |
ACC |
Ambulatory Care Center |
C |
Clinical Sciences Building - 521 Parnassus |
CL |
Campus Library |
EP |
Executive Park |
M |
Moffitt Hospital |
MB |
Mission Bay |
MCB |
Mission Center Building |
MU |
Millbury Union |
MZ |
Mount Zion |
N |
Nursing Building |
OP |
Oyster Point |
S |
Medical Science Building |
Government or Other Agencies
Acronyms | Term |
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AMFAR |
American Foundation for Aids Research |
CCSF |
City and County of San Francisco |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDFA |
California Department of Food and Agriculture |
CNA |
California Nurses Association |
CPMC |
California Pacific Medical Center |
CRI |
Cancer Research Institute |
DED |
Department of Education |
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DPH |
Department of Public Health |
ED |
US Department of Education |
EDA |
Economic Development Administration |
EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
EHS |
Environmental Health and Safety |
ERA |
Electronic Research Administration |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FDP |
Federal Demonstration Project |
FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
HFSP |
Human Frontier Science Program |
HHMI |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
HRPP |
Human Research Protection Program |
ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
IG |
Inspector General |
HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
NCCC |
Northern California Cancer Center |
NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
NCRR |
National Center for Research Resources |
NCIRE |
Northern California Institute for Research and Education |
NCURA |
National Council of University Research Administrators |
NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
NIDA |
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
NSTC |
National Science Technology Council |
OFR |
Office of the Federal Register |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
ONR |
Office of Navel Research |
OHRP |
Office of Human Research Protection (at DHHS) |
OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
OIG |
Office of the Inspector General |
OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (at NIH) |
ORCA |
Office of Research Compliance and Assurance (the OHRP Office of the VA) |
ORI |
Office of Research Integrity - DHHS |
PHS |
Dept. of Public Health Services/Public Health Service |
RI |
Research Institute |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
VAMC |
Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
WHO |
World Health Organization |