Grants Management Common Acronyms
A - D
| 21st CCLC: | Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
E - H
| 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 |
I - L
| 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 |
M - P
| 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 |
R - T
| 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 |
U - Z
| 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 |
| VPN: | Virtual Private Network |