Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program (2016)
Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms
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Appendix D: List of Interagency Working Groups and Participating Agencies
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21837.
Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms
| ABAG | Association of Bay Area Governments |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| CENRS | Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOI | Department of the Interior |
| DOS | Department of State |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERS | Economic Research Service |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| GCRA | Global Change Research Act |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GLISA | Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| IWG | Interagency Working Group |
| LCC | Landscape Conservation Cooperatives |
| MI DCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASS | National Agricultural Statistics Service |
| NCA | National Climate Assessment |
| NGO | non-governmental organization |
| NIFA | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21837.
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOS | National Ocean Service |
| NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OAR | Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| RISA | Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessment |
| SGCR | Subcommittee on Global Change Research |
| SI | Smithsonian Institution |
| USAID | U.S. Agency for International Development |
| USDA | Department of Agriculture |
| USFS | Forest Service |
| USGCRP | US Global Change Research Program |
| USGS | US Geological Survey |
| WG | Working Group |
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