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AARTS Audit Accountability and Resolution Tracking System 

ABCP Asset-Backed Commercial Paper 

ADA Anti-Deficiency Act

AFR Agency Financial Report 

AP Advanced Placement 

APG Agency Priority Goals 

APP Annual Performance Plan 

APR Annual Performance Report 

BIE Bureau of Indian Education (U.S. Department of the Interior)

AY Academic Year 

CAP Goals Cross-Agency Priority Goals 

CCDF Child Care Development Fund 

CCDR Cohort Default Rate 

CCSO Council of Chief State School Officers 

CEDS Common Education Data Standards 

CFO Chief Financial Officer 

CFO Act Chief Financial Officers’ Act of 1990

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CoSN Consortium for School Networking 

CPS Current Population Survey 

CRDC Civil Rights Data Collection 

CY Calendar Year

DATA Act Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 

DEC Division of Early Childhood 

DM Document Management 

DOI U.S. Department of the Interior 

DOJ U.S. Department of Justice
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DST Data Strategy Team 

EAG Enhanced Assessment Grants 

EASN Equitable Access Support Network 

EC Early Childhood 

ECPC Early Childhood Personnel Center 

ECS Education Commission on the States 

EDGAR Education Department General Administrative Regulations 

ELC Early Learning Challenge 

ELC TA Early Learning Challenge Technical Assistance Center 

EMAPS EDFacts Metadata and Process System 

EPG Evidence Planning Group 

EQUIP Educational Quality through Innovative Partnerships 

ERIC Education Resources Information Center 

ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act 

EVS Employee Viewpoint Survey 

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid 

FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 

FEVS Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey 

FFEL Federal Family Education Loan 

FPCO Family Policy Compliance Office 

FSA Federal Student Aid 

FY Fiscal Year 

GEAR UP Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs 

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 

GPRAMA GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 

GSA General Services Administration 

HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

HEA Higher Education Act of 1965
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HEAL Health Education Assistance Loans 

HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

HR Human Resources 

HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

i3 Investing in Innovation Program 

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

IES Institute of Education Sciences 

IHE Institutions of Higher Education 

IOM Institute of Medicine 

IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System 

ISU Implementation and Support Unit 

IT Information Technology 

JOA Job Opportunity Announcement 

KEA Kindergarten Entry Assessment 

LEA Local Education Agency 

LINCS Literacy Information and Communication Systems 

MCO Mission Critical Operation 

MSP Mathematics and Science Partnerships 

NA Not Applicable 

NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress 

NCER National Center for Education Research 

NCES National Center for Educational Statistics 

NIEER National Institute for Early Education Research 

NPP Notice of Proposed Priorities 

NSF National Science Foundation 

OCFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer 

OCPO Office of the Chief Privacy Officer 

OCR Office for Civil Rights 
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OCTAE Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

OELA Office of English Language Acquisition 

OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 

OET Office of Educational Technology 

OGC Office of the General Counsel 

OHR Office of Human Resources 

OIG Office of Inspector General 

OII Office of Innovation and Improvement 

OM Office of Management 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

OPE Office of Postsecondary Education 

OPEPD Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development 

OPM Office of Personnel Management 

OSEP Office of Special Education Programs 

OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 

OSS Office of State Support 

P3 Performance Partnership Pilots 

PDG TA Preschool Development Grant Technical Assistance 

POC Principal Office Component 

PPIRS Past Performance Information Retrieval System 

PPSS Policy and Program Studies Service 

QRIS Quality Rating and Improvement Systems 

RDA Results Driven Accountability 

RELs Regional Educational Laboratories

RTT Race to the Top 

RTTA Race to the Top-Assessment 

SASA Student Achievement and School Accountability 

SASS Schools and Staffing Survey 

SEA State Education Agency 
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SFA Student Financial Assistance 

SIG School Improvement Grant 

SIP Strengthening Institutions Program 

SLDS Statewide Longitudinal Data System 

SOAR Act Scholarships and Opportunities for Results Act

SSIP State Systemic Improvement Plan 

SST State Support Team

STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

SWD Students with Disabilities 

SY School Year 

TA Technical Assistance 

TBD To Be Determined 

TEACH Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant 

TQRIS Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System 

Treasury U.S. Department of Treasury 

TRIO Federal TRIO Programs 

U.S. United States 

VR Vocation Rehabilitation 

WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act