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AFOSR Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRI Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (USDA/NIFA)
AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL/RI Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate
AFRL/RX Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
ARDEC Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (DOD/U.S. Army)
ARL Army Research Laboratory ARO Army Research Office (DOD)
ARS Agricultural Research Service (USDA) BIS Bureau of Industry and Security (DOC)
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS)
CEMMSS Cyber-Enabled Materials, Manufacturing, and Smart Systems (NSF program)
CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CN cellulose nanomaterial(s)
CNS Centers for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University and University of California, Santa Barbara (CNS-ASU and CNS-UCSB) (NSF)
CNST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (DOC/NIST)
CNT carbon nanotube
CoR Community of Research
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DNI Director of National Intelligence DOC Department of Commerce
DOD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
DOEd Department of Education
DOE-SC DOE Office of Science
DOJ Department of Justice
DOL Department of Labor
DOS Department of State
DOT Department of Transportation
DOTreas Department of the Treasury
DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DOD)
EERE (Office of) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE)
EHS environment(al), health, and safety
ELSI ethical, legal, and societal implications
ENG Engineering Directorate of NSF
ENM engineered nanomaterial
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERC Engineering Research Centers (NSF)
ERDC Engineer Research and Development Center (DOD/U.S. Army)
EU European Union
FDA Food and Drug Administration (DHHS)
FHWA Federal Highway Administration (DOT)
FOA Funding Opportunity Announcement
FS Forest Service (USDA)
HFCT Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology program (DOE)
IC Intelligence Community ISO International Organization for Standardization
I/UCRC Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF)
LED light-emitting diode
MEMS microelectromechanical systems
Meso Mesodynamic Architectures (program) (DOD/DARPA)
MPS Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate of NSF
MRSEC Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (NSF)
nanoEHS nanotechnology environment, health, and safety (research, etc.)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCI National Cancer Institute (DHHS/NIH)
NCL Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (DHHS/NIH/NCI)
NEHI Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications Working Group (of the NSET Subcommittee)
NERC Nanosystems Engineering Research Centers (NSF)
NGO nongovernmental organization
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (DHHS/NIH)
NIBIB National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (DHHS/NIH)
NICE Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Ecosystem
NIDCR National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (DHHS/NIH)
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (DHHS/NIH)
NIFA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA) NIH National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (DHHS/CDC)
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC)
NITRD Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program
NKI Nanotechnology Knowledge Infrastructure (Nanotechnology Signature Initiative)
nm nanometer(s)
NNCO National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
NNI National Nanotechnology Initiative
NNIN National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
NNMI National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC-Canada National Research Council of Canada
NRI Nanoelectronics Research Initiative
NRL Navy Research Laboratory
NRO National Reconnaissance Office (IC/DNI)
NSE nanoscale science and engineering
NSEC Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSF)
NSET Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee of the NSTC
NSF National Science Foundation
NSI Nanotechnology Signature Initiative
NSRC Nanoscale Science Research Centers (DOE)
NSTC National Science and Technology Council
NTP National Toxicology Program (DHHS/NIH/multiagency)
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OLED organic light-emitting diode
OMB Office of Management and Budget (Executive Office of the President)
ONR Office of Naval Research
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL)
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy (Executive Office of the President)
PCA Program Component Area of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
PCAST President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
PV photovoltaic
QESST Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (NSF/DOE Engineering Research Center)
RFA request for applications
RFI request for information
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research Program
SETP Solar Energy Technology Program (DOE/EERE)
SI International System of Units
SSL solid-state lighting
STAR Science to Achieve Results (EPA)
STARnet Semiconductor Technology Advanced Research Network (AFRL, DARPA, industry, universities)
STEM science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
STTR Small Business Technology Transfer Research Program
TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
TONIC Translation of Nanotechnology in Cancer
USAF U.S. Air Force
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
USITC U.S. International Trade Commission
USPTO U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (DOC)
WMD(s) weapon(s) of mass destruction
