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Note: This document may not always reflect the actual appropriations determined by Congress. Final budget allocations for USAID's programs are not determined until after passage of an appropriations bill and preparation of the Operating Year Budget (OYB).

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

A&A - Acquisitions and Accounts
AAEF - Albanian-American Enterprise Fund
AAFLI - Asian-American Free Labor Institute
AALC - African-American Labor Center
ABA - American Bar Association
ABEUSA - U.S. Participant Training Alumni Association
ACVFA - Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
ACOR - American Center for Oriental Research
ADB - Asian Development Bank
ADC - Andean Development Corporation
ADP - Automated Data Processing
ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency
ADS - Automated Directives System
AED - Academy for Educational Development
AFDB - African Development Bank
AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDSCAP -    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Control and Prevention Project
AIFLD - American Institute for Free Labor Development
AIHA - American International Health Alliance
AIMI - African Integrated Malaria Initiative
ANE - Asia and Near East
AOJ - Administration of Justice
APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APENN -    Association of Producers and Exporters of Nontraditional Products
APO - Army Post Office
APR - Agency Performance Plan
ARDC - Area Reintegration and Development Center
ARENTO -    Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication
ARI - Acute Respiratory Infection
- Inter-Oceanic Authority
ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASHA - American Schools and Hospital Abroad
ASSET -    Agriculturally Sustainable System and Environmental Transformation
ATI - Appropriate Technology International
AUB - American University of Beirut
AWACS - AID Worldwide Accounting and Control System

BAA - Business Area Analysis
BCN - Biodiversity Conservation Network
BIPRA - Bilateral Intellectual Property Rights Agreement
BIT - Bilateral Investment Treaty
BOT - Build, Operate and Transfer

CAPEL - Center for the Promotion of Electoral Assistance
CARD - Council on Agricultural and Rural Development
CARE - Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc.
CASS - Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDIE - Center for Development Information and Evaluation
CDO - Cooperative Development Organization
CDP - Cooperative Development Program (U.S.-Israel)

CDR - Cooperative Development and Research Program (U.S.-Israel)
CEAL - Center for Studies and Legislative Assistance
CEDRO - Center for Drug Education and Information
CEE - Central and Eastern Europe
CEELI - Central and East European Law Institute
CEL - Country Experimental Laboratory
CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon
CFA - African Financial Community
CFL - Compact Florescent Lamps
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officers Act
CG - Consultative Group
CGIAR - Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
CIAV - Commission of Support for Verification
CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency
CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
CIMS - Contract Information Management System
CINGO - Citizen Initiated Nongovernmental Organization
CLD - Consortium for Legislative Development
CLUSA - Cooperative League of the United States of America
CMA - Crescent Medical Aid
CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
CNV - Culture and Nature Visitor
CO₂ - Carbon Dioxide
CONAM - National Environmental Council
CONCAUSA - Central America-USA Alliance
COTS - Commercial off the Shelf
CP - Congressional Presentation
CPP - Comprehensive Post Partum
CPR - Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
CRS - Catholic Relief Services
CRSP - Collaborative Research Support Program
CS - Child Survival
CSD - Child Survival and Disease
CSE - Supreme Electoral Council
CSO - Civil Service Organization
CSM - Contraceptive Social Marketing
CYP - Couple Year's Protection

DA - Development Assistance
DAC - Development Assistance Committee
DAF - Development Assistance Fund
DART - Disaster Assistance Response Team
DCA - Development Credit Authority
DCAA - Defense Contracting Audit Agency
DEG - Developing Economies Group
DFA - Development Fund for Africa
DG - Democracy and Governance
DHS - Demographic Health Survey
DIMS - Democratic Indicators Monitoring System
DNPW - Directorship of National Parks and Wildlife
DPT - Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
DOE - Department of Energy
DOP -    Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Governing Arrangements

DWG - Democracy Working Group

EAI - Enterprises for the Americas Initiative
EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC - European Community
- European Commission
ECA - Enhanced Credit Authority
ECLA - Economic Commission for Latin America
ECS - Electronic Certifying System
EEP - Employee Evaluation Program
EFT - Electronic Fund Transfer
EGAD - Economic Growth and Agriculture Development
EIA - Environmental Initiative for the Americas
EIP - Environmental Impact Assessment
EMS - Environmental Management System
ENI - Europe and New Independent States (of Former Soviet Union)
ENR - Environment and Natural Resources
ENV - Environment
EOC - Emergency Obstetric Care
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPI - Expanded Program of Immunization
EPL - Environmental Pollution Licensing
EPRA - Economic Policy Resource Center
ERP - Economic Recovery Program
ESAF - Extended Structural Adjustment Facility (International Monetary Fund)
ESF - Economic Support Fund
EU - European Union

FAH - Armed Forces of Haiti
FAAS - Foreign Affairs Administrative Services
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
FAS - Foreign Agriculture Service (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
FCCC - Framework Convention on Climate Changes
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
FDI - Foreign Direct Investment
FFP - Food for Peace
FGM - Female Genital Mutilation
FISE - Emergency Social Investment Fund
FMAA - Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982
FMLN - Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
FP - Family Planning
FREEDOM -    Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (FREEDOM Support Act)
FSA - FREEDOM Support Act
FSN - Foreign Service National
FSRDF - Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund
FTAA - Free Trade Area of the Americas
FTB - First Time Borrower
FTE - Full-time Equivalency
FTF - Farmer to Farmer Program

G-7 -    Group of Seven (leading industrialized nations consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States)
GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCA - Global Coalition for Africa
GCC - Global Climate Change
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
GEF - Global Environmental Facility
GEM - Global Excellence in Management
GHAI - Greater Horn of Africa Initiative
GHG - Green House Gas
GIS - Geographic Information System
GNP - Gross National Product
GMRA - Government Management Reform Act
GPRA - Government Performance Review Act (P.L. 103-62)
GSA - General Services Administration
GSP - General System of Preference
GTN - Global Technology Network
GTZ - Guatemala Trade Zone

HA - Hectare
HCD - Human Capacity Development
HG - Housing Guaranty
HiB - Hemophilus Influenza Type B
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
HFTE - Hemispheric Free Trade Expansion
HQ - Headquarters

IACCC - Inter-Agency Climate Change Committee
IARC - International Agricultural Research Center
IBRD -    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
ICASS - International Cooperative Administrative Support Services
ICITAP -    International Criminal Investigation and Training Assistance Program
ICORC - International Committee for the Reconstruction of Cambodia
ICRAS - Interagency Country Risk Assessment System
ICRISAT - International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
IDA - International Development Association
IDB - Inter-American Development Bank
IDP - Internally Displaced People
IEC - Information, Education and Communication
IESC - International Executive Service Corps
IFES - International Foundation for Electoral Systems
IFRC - International Federation of the Red Cross
IFI - International Financial Institute
IFOR - Implementation Force (NATO)
IG - Inspector General
IIDH - Inter-American Institute for Human Rights
IIRR - International Institute for Rural Reconstruction
ILO - International Labor Organization
IMF - International Monetary Fund
IMR - Infant Mortality Rate
INADE - National Development Institute
INC - International Narcotics Control
INDIX - International Network for Development Information Exchange
INIFOM - Institute for the Promotion of Municipalities
INRENARE - Institute for the Management of Renewable Natural Resources
INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service

IPM - Integrated Pest Management
IPR - Intellectual Property Right
IPRF - International Planned Parenthood Federation
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
IR - Intermediate Result
IREX - International Research and Exchanges Board
IRI - International Republican Institute
IRRI - International Rice Research Institute
ISA - Institutional Support Assistance
ISG - Institutional Support Grant
IT - Information Technology
ITSH - Internal Transport, Storage and Handling

JSE - Jakarta Stock Exchange
JUST - Justice Sector Support

KG - Kilogram

LAC - Latin America and the Caribbean
LAU - Lebanese American University
LDC - Less (or Least) Developed Country
LGD - Local Government Development
LGU - Local Government Union
LMI - Lower Middle Income
LPG - Loan Portfolio Guarantee
LWOB - Lessons Without Borders

MAI - Multilateral Assistance Initiative
MCH - Maternal and Child Health
MDB - Multilateral Development Bank
MED - Ministry of Education
MENA - Middle East and North Africa
MEPU - Ministry of Pre-University Education
MFM - Municipal Finance and Management
MGP - Matching Grants Program
MINSA - Ministry of Health
MIS - Management Information System
MMR - Maternal Mortality Ratio
MOF - Minister of Finance
MOH - Ministry of Health
MOPH - Ministry of Public Health
MSED - Micro and Small Enterprise Development
MSH - Management Sciences for Health
MT - Metric Ton
MW - Megawatt
MWDR - Mid-Western Development Region
MWI - Ministry of Water and Irrigation

NACP - National AIDS Control Program
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
NAPA - National Association of the Partners of the Americas
NAPCP - National AIDS Prevention and Control Program
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCBA - National Cooperative Business Association
NDI - National Democratic Institute
NEA - National Electrification Administration
NEAP - National Environmental Action Plan
NED - National Endowment for Democracy
NGO - Nongovernmental Organization
NIC - Newly Industrialized Country
NIH - National Institute of Health
NIS - New Independent States of the former Soviet Union
NMS - New Management System
NPI - New Partnership Initiative
NPR - National Performance Review
NRM - Natural Resource Management
NTA - New Transatlantic Agenda
NTE - Non-Traditional Exports

OAS - Organization of American States
OB - Obstetric
OC - Oral Contraceptive
OCC - Object Class Code
ODA - Official Development Assistance
- Overseas Development Administration
OE - Operating Expense
OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECF - Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund
OFDA - Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
OFHEO - Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
OFR - Ocean Freight Reimbursement
OIC - Organization of Islamic Conference
OIG - Office of the Inspector General
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
OPDAT - Office of Professional Development and Training
OR - Operational Research
ORS - Oral Rehydration Salts
OTI - Office of Transition Initiative

PA - Palestinian Authority
PADCO - Pan American Development Corporation
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
PAR - Policy and Administrative Reform
PARDEM - Participatory Democracy
PASA - Participating Agency Service Agreement
PCA - Panama Canal Authority
PCTC - Panama Canal Transition Commission
PCV - Peace Corps Volunteer
PHC - Primary Health Care
PHN - Population, Health and Nutrition
PIP - Parks in Peril
PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization
PM&E - Performance Measurement and Evaluation
PNFPP - Philippines National Family Planning Program
PPC - Policy and Program Coordination Bureau (USAID)
PRET - Program for the Recovery of the Economy in Transition
PRIME - Program for Innovation in Microenterprise

PSC - Personal Service Contract
PVC - Private Voluntary Cooperation (USAID Office)
PVO - Private Voluntary Organization

R-4 - Results Review and Resource Requirement
RDA - Regional Development Account
REFORM - Reengineering Effort for Organization and Management
REGO - Reinventing Government
RH - Reproductive Health
RHUDO - Regional Housing and Urban Development Office
RIF - Reduction in Force
RIG - Regional Inspector General
ROL - Rule of Law
RRB - Ronald Reagan Building
RSM/EA - Regional Support Mission for East Asia

SADC - Southern Africa Development Community
SAI - Special Assistance Initiative
SAP - Structural Adjustment Program
SDC - Society for Democratic Culture
SEB - Small and Emerging Business
SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
SEED - Support for East European Democracy
SET - Supreme Electoral Tribunal
SIECA -    Permanent Secretariat of General Treaty of Central America Economic Integration
SME - Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
SO - Strategic Objective
SO₂ - Sulfur Dioxide
SOE - State-Owned Enterprise
SPA - Special Program of Assistance for Africa
- Small Program Assistance
SPRP - Sector Policy Reform Program
SPU - Strategic Planning Unit
STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease
STI - Sexually Transmitted Infection
STRI - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

TAF - The Asia Foundation
TF - Trust Fund
TFR - Total Fertility Rate
TNC - The Nature Conservancy
TR&D - Tropical Research and Development

U5MR - Under 5 Mortality Rate
UE - Urban and Environment Credit Program (formerly Housing Guaranty Program)
UN - United Nations
UNAG - National Union of Farmers and Cattle Owners
UNAIDS - United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNAVEM - United Nations Verification Mission for Angola
UNDP - United Nation Development Program
UE - Urban Environment
UNESCO -    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention and Climate Control
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
UNMIH - United Nations Mission in Haiti
UNRWA - United Nations Relief Works Agency
UPANIC - Nicaraguan Union of Agricultural Producers
USAEP - United States-Asia Environmental Partnership Initiative
USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USDH - United States Direct Hire
USFDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
USIS - United States Information Service
USTTI - United States Telecommunications Training Institute

VE - Voluntary Executive
VII - Vaccine Independence Initiative
VOA - Voice of America
VVM - Vaccine Vial Monitor

WFP - World Food Program
WHO - World Health Organization
WID - Women in Development
WIP - Women in Politics
WTO - World Trade Organization

Y2K - Year 2000

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