NIH ORGANIZATION ACRONYMS
| ADMAHA (extinct) | Formerly subsumed NIAAA, NIDA, and NIMH |
| CRISP | Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects; searchable NIH grants database |
| CSR | Center for Scientific Review - formerly Division of Research Grants |
| FIC | John E. Fogarty International Center |
| NCCAM | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NEI | National Eye Institute |
| NHGRI | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
| NIA | National Institute on Aging |
| NIAAA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIAMS | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| NICHD | National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIDCD | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| NIDCR | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| NIDDK | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIGMS | National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIH Guide | NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (weekly web publication) |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NINDS | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| NINR | National Institute of Nursing Research |
| PA | Program Announcement |
| RFA | Request for Application |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |