Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: Conceptual and Design Issues: Summary of a Workshop (2015)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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ACS |
American Cancer Society |
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ACO |
accountable care organization |
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BEA |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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BRDIS |
Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey (successor to SIRD (Survey of Industrial R&D)) |
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CFAR |
Center for Applied Research, LeadingAge |
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CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
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CPS |
Cancer Prevention Studies |
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CQI |
continuous quality improvement |
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DHHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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EO BMF |
Exempt Organization Business Master File |
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EU |
European Union |
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FFRDC |
federally funded research and development center |
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GDP |
gross domestic product |
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GERD |
gross domestic expenditure on R&D |
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HERD |
Higher Education Research and Development Survey (successor to Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges) |
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HFA |
Hillside Family of Agencies |
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HUB |
model of research developed by Hillside Family of Agencies and the University of Buffalo |
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HW-SC |
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, Hillside Family of Agencies |
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IRB |
institutional review board |
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IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
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LSSM |
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota |
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LSA |
Lutheran Services in America |
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NCCS |
National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute |
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NCSES |
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, the statistical unit within the National Science Foundation |
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NPISH |
nonprofit institutions serving households |
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NPO |
nonprofit organization |
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NRC |
National Research Council of the National Academies |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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NTEE |
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities |
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PWRBA |
Prince William Regional Beekeepers Association |
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PNP |
private nonprofit organization |
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PPS |
probability proportional to size sampling |
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QCEW |
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |
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R&D |
research and development |
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S&E |
science and engineering |
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SARE |
Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education Program, USDA |
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SNA |
System of National Accounts |
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SOI |
Statistics of Income Division of the Internal Revenue Service |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
