'T' Acronyms

Continuing Education Training Program T15  
The Continuing Education Training Program (T15) assists professional schools and other public and nonprofit institutions to establish, expand, or improve programs of continuing professional education, especially for programs of extensive continuation, extension, or refresher education dealing with new developments in the science of technology of the profession.
Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32  
To enable institutions to make National Research Service Awards to individuals selected by them for predoctoral and postdoctoral research training in specified shortage areas.

For additional information, visit the NCI Grant Activity Codes/Mechanisms webpage.

National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grants T32 NRSA  
See: Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award
Tissue Array Research Program TARP  
The development and distribution of multitumor tissue microarray slides and related technologies to cancer research investigators.

For additional information, visit the Tissue Array Research Program (TARP) webpage.

The Cancer Genome Atlas TCGA  
A comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.

For additional information visit The Cancer Genome Atlas website.

Cancer Imaging Archive TCIA  
The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA) is provided by the NCI's Cancer Imaging Program (CIP) as a service to the research community. TCIA provides a freely accessible, open archive of cancer-specific medical images and metadata accessible for public download. A huge amount of clinical and research images are collected each year with many high value data sets already available.
Total Direct Costs TDC  
All costs associated with a project exclusive of indirect costs. See §G. of the G.300 – R&R Budget Form and §A. of the G.320 – PHS 398 Modular Budget Form.
Temporary Duty Location TDY  
A place, away from the employee's official duty station where the employee is authorized to travel and conduct Government business.

Quoted from the NIH Policy Manual Chapter 1500-1 § E.24.

Technical Evaluation Report TER  
A report prepared and furnished to the Contract Officer (CO) by the Scientific Review Officer (SRO) and maintained as a permanent record in the contract file. The report must reflect the ranking of the proposals and identify each proposal as acceptable or unacceptable. The report also must include a narrative evaluation specifying the strengths and weaknesses of each proposal, a copy of each signed rating sheet, and any reservations, qualifications, or areas to be addressed that might bear upon the selection of sources for negotiation and award. Concrete technical reasons supporting a determination of unacceptability with regard to any proposal must be included. The report also must include specific points and questions, which are to be raised in discussions or negotiations.

Quoted from NIH Policy Manual Chapter 6315-1 §H.20.

Employer Identification Number TIN  
Identification of a business to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; also known as a Federal tax identification number (TIN). The TIN forms the basis for the Entity Identification Number.

Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Travel Management Center TMC  
As of June 5, 2015 the NIH Travel Management Center (TMC) Liaison duties were transfered from ORS to the NBS Travel Team.
Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer TREC  
The Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer Centers initiative fosters collaboration across multiple disciplines and encompasses projects that cover the biology, genomics, and genetics of energy balance to behavioral, sociocultural, and environmental influences upon nutrition, physical activity, weight, energetics, and cancer risk. It provides training opportunities for new and established scientists who can carry out integrative research on energetics and energy balance.

For additional information, visit the NCI DCCPS TREC webpage.

Translational Research Working Group TRWG  
The Translational Research Working Group (TRWG) was established in the summer of 2005 to conduct a discussion with the broader cancer research community and develop recommendations about how the National Cancer Institute (NCI) can best organize its investment to further "translational research."

For additional information, visit the NCI BBRB TRWG webpage.

Technology Transfer Branch (NCI) TTB  
See: Technology Transfer Center
Technology Transfer Center TTC  
NCI's Technology Transfer Center (TTR) builds partnerships and fosters collaboration agreements between NIH scientists, universities, non-profits, and industry to commercialize NIH inventions, and supports research and development that benefits public health.
Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers TTURC  
Facilitate a transdisciplinary approach to the full spectrum of basic and applied research on tobacco use to reduce the disease burden of tobacco use.

For additional information, visit the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers webpage.

Institutional National Research Service Award with Involvement of NIH Intramural Faculty TU2  
The cooperative agreement counterpart to the T32, this award enables institutions to provide research-training experiences for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists in specified shortage areas. In addition, these awards involve identified NIH Intramural Staff who serve as a part of the training faculty and participate in the operation of the training program.

For additional information, visit the NCI Grant Activity Codes/Mechanisms webpage.

New Application Type 1  
See: Application Type Code