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Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. DoD Engagement with Its Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Phase 2 Study Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26329.

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AACCAmerican Association for Community Colleges
AFFOAAdvanced Functional Fabrics of America
AFOSRAir Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRLAir Force Research Laboratory
AIartificial intelligence
AIMAmerican Institute for Manufacturing
ALCAir Logistics Complex
ANSERAnalytic Services, Inc.
ARLArmy Research Laboratory
ARMAdvanced Robotics Manufacturing
AROArmy Research Office
ASEEAmerican Society for Engineering Education
ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ATIAdvanced Technology International
CARESCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
CMGConsortium Management Group
COECenter of Excellence
COIcommunity of interest
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. DoD Engagement with Its Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Phase 2 Study Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26329.
DARPADefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DEVCOMU.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
DIUDefense Innovation Unit
DMS&TDefense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology
DoDDepartment of Defense
EEIEmbedded Entrepreneurship Initiative
EWDeducation and workforce development
FARfederal acquisition regulation
FFRDCfederally funded research and development center
GAOGovernment Accountability Office
GEAGE Appliances
IQTIn-Q-Tel
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
JAMWGJoint Additive Manufacturing Steering Group
JDMCJoint Defense Manufacturing Council
JDMTPJoint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel
KSAknowledge, skills, and assessment/awareness/ability
LIFTLightweight Innovations for Tomorrow
ManTechManufacturing Technology (OSD program)
MAPIManufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation
MEPManufacturing Extension Partnership
MIIManufacturing Innovation Institute
MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology
MOOCMassive Open Online Courses
MRLmanufacturing readiness level
MRTSMultiple Reconfigurable Training System
NADEPNaval Aviation Depot
NAVSEANaval Sea Systems Command
NCDMMNational Center For Defense Manufacturing and Machining
NDIANational Defense Industrial Association
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. DoD Engagement with Its Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Phase 2 Study Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26329.
NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
NRLNaval Research Laboratory
NSFNational Science Foundation
NSTCNational Science and Technology Council Subcommittee
O&Moperation and maintenance
OEMoriginal equipment manufacturer
OIBorganic industrial base
ONROffice of Naval Research
OSDOffice of the Secretary of Defense
OTother transaction
OTAother transaction agreement
OUSD (A&S)Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
OUSD (R&E)Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
PAOPublic Affairs Officer
PEOprofessional employer organization
PPEpersonal protective equipment
PPPpublic–private partnership
R&Eresearch and engineering
RCAThe Sarnoff Corporation was formerly known as the RCA corporate laboratory
RDT&Eresearch, development, test and evaluation
ROIreturn on investment
ROTCReserve Officer Training Corps
S&Tscience and technology
SAMPESociety for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
SBIRSmall Business Innovation Research
SMEsmall and medium-sized enterprise
SMMsmall and mid-sized manufacturers
SOTstatement of task
STPSBIR/STTR Transition Program
STTRSmall Business Technology Transfer
SWOTstrengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. DoD Engagement with Its Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Phase 2 Study Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26329.
TIAtechnology investment agreement
TORterms of reference
TRLtechnology readiness level
UARCUniversity Affiliated Research Center
USAFU.S. Air Force
USDAU.S. Department of Agriculture
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. DoD Engagement with Its Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Phase 2 Study Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26329.

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