Administrative institutions and centers (admin ICs) have numerous names/acronyms/codes in iSearch Analytics, depending on the context and location of this information. Below are tables where you can find the various IC names for awarding offices across HHS. Consult these tables if you are using an Admin IC search field in the Grant Records module, as certain fields require specific formatting. Use the headings below to jump to the section of interest:
Full acronyms
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Two Letter Codes
These are used in the grant application number to designate primary funding institute, center, or program.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| HS | Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
| CC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| CD | Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ODCDC) |
| CE | National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) |
| CH | Office of Infectious Diseases (OID) |
| CI | National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID) |
| CK | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) |
| DD | National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDD) |
| DP | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) |
| EH | National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) |
| EP | Epidemiology and Analytic Methods Program Office (EAPO) |
| GD | Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention (OGDP) |
| GH | Center for Global Health (CGH) |
| HK | Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office (PHITPO) |
| HM | National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM) |
| HY | Office of Health and Safety (OHS) |
| IP | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) |
| LS | Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office (LSPPPO) |
| MN | Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) |
| ND | Office of Non-communicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health (ONDIEH) |
| OE | Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (OSELS) |
| OH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| OT | Office for State, Tribal, and Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) |
| OW | Office of Women's Health (OWH) |
| PH | Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO) |
| PR | Office of Chief Public Health Practice (OCPHP) |
| PS | National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP) |
| SE | Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office (SEPDPO) |
| SH | National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| SO | Public Health Surveillance Program Office (PHSPO) |
| TP | Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) |
| TS | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
| WC |
Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD) |
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
| FD | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| BI | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Allergenic Products and Parasitology |
| BJ | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Bacterial Products |
| BK | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Viral Products |
| BL | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Cytokine Biology |
| BM | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Cellular and Gene Therapies |
| BN | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Hematologic Products |
| BO | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Monoclonal Antibodies |
| BP | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Transfusion Transmitted Diseases |
| BQ | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Hematology |
| BR | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Product Quality Control |
| BS | Division of Biologics Standards |
| BT | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Immunology and Infectious Diseases |
| BU | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
| SU | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
| OA | Office of the Administration (SAMHSA) |
| SM | Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) |
| SP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) |
| SU | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
| TI |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) |
Veterans Affairs (VA)
| VA | Veterans Health Administration |
| BX | Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development (BLRD) |
| CU | Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) |
| CX | Clinical Science Research & Development (CSRD) |
| HX | Health Services Research & Development (HSRD) |
| RD | Office of Research & Development (ORD) |
Source: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary/awarding-offices-institutional-codes#ao_two