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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25440.

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AFFOA Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory
AIM Photonics American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics
ANSER Analytic Services
ARDEC Armament Research Development, and Engineering Center
ARL Army Research Laboratory
ARM Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ATEC Advanced Technology Education Center
BAA Broad Agency Announcement
BioFabUSA Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DMDII Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
DoD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
ERC Engineering Research Center
EWD education and workforce development
GAO Government Accountability Office
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25440.
IP intellectual property
IUCRC Industry–University Cooperative Research Center
LIFT Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow
ManTech Manufacturing Technology
MEP Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MII Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MRL manufacturing readiness level
MTC Manufacturing Technology Centre
NFPA National Fluid Power Association
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMMB National Materials and Manufacturing Board
NRL Naval Research Laboratory
NSF National Science Foundation
NSRP National Shipbuilding Research Program
OEM original equipment manufacturer
ONR Office of Naval Research
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
OTA Other Transaction Authority
OT Other Transaction
PEO program executive officer
R&D research and development
R&E research and engineering
ROI return on investment
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SME small and medium-size enterprise
SOSi SOS International
SWOT strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
TRL technology readiness level
UARC University Affiliated Research Center
WTO World Trade Organization
Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25440.

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25440.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25440.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25440.
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