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Grants Management Common Acronyms

 

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AAC:Arizona Administrative Code
AAD:Academic Achievement Division
ABOR:Arizona Board of Regents
ACH:Automated Clearing House
ACHA:American Clearing House Association
ACSA:Arizona Charter Schools Association
ACSS:Average Class Size Survey
ADA:Average Daily Attendance
ADE:Arizona Department of Education
ADM:Average Daily Membership
ADS:Active Directory Services
AELAS:Arizona Education Learning Accountability System
AFIS:Arizona Financial Information System
AISN:American Indian Student Needs
ALEAT:Arizona Local Education Agency Tracker
APR:Annual Performance Report
AR:Administrative Review
ARP:Accounting Responsibility Program
ARS:Arizona Revised Statutes
ARU:Application Round Up
ASBCS:Arizona State Board for Charter Schools
ASPIRE:Arizona Success by Promoting Readiness for Education
AT:Assistive Technology
ATPA:Arizona Teacher Performance Assessment
AYP:Adequate Yearly Progress
AZ CSP:Arizona Charter School Program
AZEIP:Arizona Early Intervention Program
BA/S:Before and After School
BIA:Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIE:Bureau of Indian Education
BREAZ:Business Re-Engineering Arizona
CA/CAP:Correction Action / Corrective Action Plan
CACFP:Child and Adult Food Program
CCR:Central Contractor Registration
CCRS:College and Career Readiness Standards
CFDA:Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Refers to the federal number assigned to each grant; Located on FAR Form (Funding Application Request)
CFR:Code of Federal Regulations
CIP:Continuous Improvement Plan
CMO:Charter Management Organization
CNP:Child Nutrition Program
CNP Web: 
CO:Carryover
COP:Committee of Practitioners
CSR:Comprehensive School Reform
CTDS:Country, Type, District, Site. It is a 9-digit number and is used to identify a school, district, or charter holder (the subrecipient).
CTE:Career and Technical Education
DAS:Deputy Associate Superintendent
DUNS:Data Universal Numbering System

ECE:Early Childhood Education
ECQUIP:Early Childhood Quality Improvement Process
ED:U.S. Department of Education
EDGAR:Education Department General Administrative Regulations
ELL:English Language Learner
EMO:Education Management Organization
ER (DER):Expenditure Report (Detailed Expenditure Report)
ESA:Empowerment Student Award
ESEA:Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESS:Exceptional Student Services
ESY:Expanded School Year
FA:Funding Application
FAPE:Free Appropriate Public Education
FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions
FAR:Funding Application Request Form required every year.
FAY:Fiscal Award Year
FDCH:Family Day Care Homes
FFATA:Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
FFVP:Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
FIFO:First In; First Out
FPRS:Food Program Reporting System
FTE:Full Time Employee/Full Time Equivalent
GAN:Grant Award Notification
GAO:General Accounting Office
GM:Grants Management
GME:Grants Management Enterprise System
HQ:Highly Qualified
HS:High School

 

IDC:Indirect Cost Rate
IDCR:Indirect Cost Rate Recovery
IDEA:Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP:Individualized Education Plan
IGA:Intergovernmental Agreement
INT:Intercession
IT:Information Technology
JOM:Johnson-O’Malley
JTED:Joint Technical Education District
K-SW:Kindergarten – Schoolwide
K-TA:Kindergarten – Targeted Audience
LEA:Local Education Agency
LEP:Limited English Proficient

 

MOE:Maintenance of Effort
MOWR:Move on When Reading
MSP:Math and Science Partnership
NCLB:No Child Left Behind
ND/N or D/N&D:Neglected and/or Delinquent
NNTO:No Need to Open
NRG:Non-Regulatory Guidelines
NSLP:National School Lunch Program
NTBO:Not to Be Opened
OAG:Office of the Auditor General
OCR:Office of Civil Rights
OELAS:Office of English Language Acquisition Services
OMB:Office of Management and Budget
OSEP:Office of Special Education Programs
OSER:Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
OTE:One Time Exception
PA:Program Area
PD:Professional Development
PDG:Preschool Development Grant
PEA:Public Education Agency
PI/PO:Pull In/Pull Out
POP:Primary Place of Performance
POS:Programs of Study
PPA:Per Pupil Amount
PPC:Program Period Code; Year of funding
PROMISE:Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income

 

REAP:Rural Education Achievement Program
RFA:Request for Application
RFP:Request for Proposal
RLIS:Rural and Low-Income Schools
ROF:Return of Funds
RR:Reimbursement Request
RSP:Remaining Scheduled Payment
RTC:Regional Training Center
RTI:Response to Intervention
RTTT:Race to the Top
SAHE:State Agency of Higher Education
SAIS:Student Accountability Information System
SAM:System for Award Management
SATS:Saturday School
SEA:State Education Agency; In Arizona, ADE is the State Education Agency.
SEI:Structured English Immersion
SFA:School Food Authorities
SFSF:State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
SFSP:Summer Food School Program
SI/SIG:School Improvement / School Improvement Grant
SIP:School Improvement Plan
SMART:Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely
SOW:Scope of Work
SPED:Special Education
SPOC:Single Point of Contact
SPP:State Performance Plan
SRO:School Resource Officer
SS:Summer School
SSO:Seamless Summer Option
SSP:School Safety Program
SSS:Safe and Supportive Schools
SSSO:Secure Single Sign On
SW/SWP:School Wide/School Wide Plan
TA/TAP:Target Assistance/Targeted Assistance Plan

 

UGG:Uniform Grant Guidance
USDA:United States Department of Agriculture
US-DOE:United States Department of Education
USFR:Uniform System of Financial Records
USFRC(S):Uniform System of Financial Records for Charter Schools
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