Glossary of

Acronyms and

Abbreviations

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GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACG Academic Competitiveness Grant

ACT formerly American College Testing, now ACT
ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Index
AEFLA Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
AGI Adjusted Gross Income
APEB Act to Promote the Education of the Blind
AP/IB Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Program
ATA Assistive Technology Act of 2004
CFAA Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
CFDA Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
CRA Civil Rights Act of 1964
CSPR Consolidated State Performance Report
CSRS Civil Service Retirement System
CTEA Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
EDA Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
EDEN Education Data Exchange Network
EFC Expected Family Contribution
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
ESRA Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FECA Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
FERS Federal Employees Retirement System
FFB Federal Financing Bank
FFEL Federal Family Education Loan
FFMIA Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996
FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
FMFIA Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982
FSA Federal Student Aid
FY Fiscal Year
GEAR UP Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
GSA General Services Administration
HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HEA Higher Education Act of 1965

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HKNCA Helen Keller National Center Act

HR Human Resources
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IES Institute of Education Sciences
IP Improper Payments
IPIA Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IT Information Technology
IUS Internal Use Software
IV&V Independent Verification and Validation
MD&A Management’s Discussion and Analysis
MECEA Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
MVHAA McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress
NCLB No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NLA National Literacy Act of 1991
OCR Office for Civil Rights
OELA Office of English Language Acquisition
OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
OIG Office of Inspector General
OII Office of Innovation and Improvement
OM Office of Management
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPE Office of Postsecondary Education
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OSDFS Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OVAE Office of Vocational and Adult Education
PAR Performance and Accountability Report
PART Program Assessment Rating Tool
PII Personally Identifiable Information
PMA President’s Management Agenda
RA Rehabilitation Act of 1973
RMS Risk Management Service
SAP special allowance payments
SOF Statement of Financing
SY School Year

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TASSIE Title I Accountability Systems and School Improvement Efforts

TRIO A group of grant programs under the HEA, originally three programs; not an
acronym
USC United States Code
VPS Visual Performance Suite
WWC What Works Clearinghouse
YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

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