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Grant Number Information Updated
Tybaert S. Grant Number Information Updated. NLM Tech Bull. 2012 Jan-Feb;(384):e1.
January 09, 2012 [posted]
The Grant Number Information Found in the GR Field in MEDLINE/PubMed Web page has been updated for both new two-letter grant codes and their associated organization abbreviations.
New Grants:
| Two-letter Grant Code | Abbreviation (Full Name) |
|---|---|
| OP | OppNet (NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network) |
| RA | ARRA (American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009) |
| AF | ACF (Administration for Children and Families) |
| LS | LSPPPO (Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office) |
| ND | ONDIEH (Office of Non-communicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health) |
| OE | OSELS (Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services) |
| OT | OSTLTS (Office for State, Tribal, and Local and Territorial Support) |
| OW | OWH (Office of Women’s Health) |
| SE | SEPDPO (Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office) |
| SH | NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) |
| SO | PHSPO (Public Health Surveillance Program Office) |
| TS | ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) |
| OC | ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) |
| BS | FDA (Division of Biologics Standards) |
| BT | FDA (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research-Immunology and Infectious Diseases) |
| BU | FDA (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research-Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology) |
| SU | SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) |
Changes to existing grants:
| Two-letter Grant Code | Old Abbreviation (Old Full Name) |
New Abbreviation (New Full Name) |
|---|---|---|
| JT | NIH (Joint Funding) |
NIH (Joint Grant and Contract Sponsorship) |
| MD | NCMHD (National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities) |
NIMHD (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities) |
| WT | WTEP (Worker Education Training Program |
WETP (Worker Education Training Program) |
| CH | CCID (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases) |
OID (Office of Infectious Disease) |
| CK | NCZVBED (National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases) |
NCEZID (National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases) |
| EP | EPO (Epidemiology Program Office) |
EAPO Epidemiology and Analytic Methods Program Office) |
| GH | COGH (Coordinating Office for Global Health) |
CGH (Center for Global Health) |
| HK | NCPHI (National Center for Public Health Informatics) |
PHITPO (Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office) |
| MN | OMH (Office of Minority Health) |
OMHHE (Office of Minority Health and Health Equity) |
| TP | COTPER (Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response) |
OPHPR (Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response) |
| WC | OWCDD (Office of Workforce and Career Development) |
OWCD (Office of Workforce and Career Development) |
| BP | FDA (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research-Transfusion Transmittal Diseases) |
FDA (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research-Transfusion Transmitted Diseases) |
| AH | BHP (formerly Division of Associated Health Professions) |
BHP (Division of Associated & Dental Health Professions) |
| DH | BHP (formerly Division of Dentistry) |
BHP (Division of Associated & Dental Health Professions) |
| AS | OASH (Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health) |
ASC (Administrative Services Center, OASH) |
| OA | SAMHSA (Office of the Administrator, SAMHSA) |
SAMHSA (Office of the Administration) |
| SP | CSAP (Center for Substance Abuse) |
CSAP (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention) |
Note that the grant code "TS" is no longer under Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). It is now under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
For any existing grant number occurrence that expanded only to PHS (Public Health Services), NLM ran an algorithm to discover if any now qualify for one of these new two-letter grant codes. Over 2,000 occurrences were revised to include the fuller expansion that includes a specific office agency.