Acronyms of Organizations, Programs, and Commonly Used Terms
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| AAA | Area Agency on Aging |
| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ABA | American Bus Association |
| ACB | American Council for the Blind |
| ACCT | Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation |
| ACSC | Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Condition |
| ACT | Association for Commuter Transportation |
| (Project) ACTION | Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| ADART | Autonomous Dial-A-Ride Transit |
| ADEAR | Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| AFL-CIO | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| AHCA | Agency for Health Care Administration |
| AMPO | Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations |
| AoA | Administration on Aging |
| APC | Automatic Passenger Counter |
| APHSA | American Public Human Services Association |
| APPI | Affiliated Power Purchasers International |
| APR | Annual Performance Report |
| APRIL | Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living |
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
| APTS | Advanced Public Transportation Systems |
| APWA | American Public Works Association |
| ASDS | Automated Scheduling and Dispatch System |
| ATMS | Advanced Traffic Management System |
| ATNI | Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians |
| ATP | Advanced Travel Planner |
| ATSSA | American Traffic Safety Services Association |
| ATU | Amalgamated Transit Union |
| AVI | Automatic Vehicle Identification |
| AVL | Automatic Vehicle Location |
| BRT | Bus Rapid Transit |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Dispatch |
| CATS | Coordinated Agency Transportation System |
| CAUSE | Council of Actions United for Service Efforts |
| CBD | Central Business District |
| CBMS | Community-Based Mobility Strategy |
| CCAM | Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility |
| CCC | Center for Community Change |
| CCTM | Certified Community Transit Manager |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant |
| CDC | Child Development Center |
| CHF | Children’s Health Fund |
| CIP | Community Integration Program |
| CLASS Act | Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act |
| CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
| CM(M)S | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
| COMTO | Conference of Minority Transportation Officials |
| COP | Community Operations Program |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| COTR | Contracting Office Technical Representative |
| CRAC | Community Resource and Assistance Center |
| CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America |
| CTAP | Community Transportation Assistance Program |
| CTC | Community Transportation Coordinator |
| CTDF | Community Transit Development Fund |
| CTPA | Certified Transit Program Administrator |
| CTSP | Community Transportation Service Plan |
| DATC | Detroit Assisted Transportation Coalition |
| DBE | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
| DBTAC | Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers |
| DD | Developmental Disabilities |
| DDOT | Detroit Department of Transportation |
| DEA | data envelopment analysis |
| DES | Department of Economic Security |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disability |
| DHR | Department of Human Resources |
| DHS | Department of Human Services |
| DOAP | Downstate Operating Assistance Program |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DREDF | Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund |
| DSHS | Department of Social and Health Services |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Service |
| EPS | Electronic Payment System |
| ESPA | Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation in our Nation) |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration |
| ETI | Evaluation and Training Institute |
| FBO | Faith-Based Organizations |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| HoH | Hard of Hearing |
| HOV | High Occupancy Vehicle |
| HPSA | Health Professional (or Personnel) Shortage Area |
| HSA | Human Services Agency |
| HSTC | Human Services Transportation Council |
| HSTP | Human Service Transportation Plan |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development |
| ICADI | International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence |
| ICAT | International Centre for Accessible Transportation |
| ICCT | Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transportation |
| ICF | Inner City Fund (now just ICF International) |
| IDOT | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| ILRU | Independent Living Research Utilization |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPTA | Illinois Public Transportation Association |
| IRP | Intermediary Relending Program |
| IRTIS | Interregional Traveler Information System |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| ITC | Institute on Transportation Coordination |
| ITE | Institute for Transportation Engineers |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| IVR | Interactive Voice Response |
| JARC | Job Access and Reverse Commute |
| LAC | Local Advisory Committee |
| LCOG | Lane Council of Governments |
| Loran-C | Long Range Aid to Navigation |
| LTAP | Local Technical Assistance Program |
| LTD | Lane County Transit District |
| MAC | Metropolitan Affairs Commission |
| MAG | Maricopa Association of Governments |
| MAV | Mini-unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| MBE | Minority Business Enterprise |
| MDT | Mobile Data Terminal (also Mobile Data Computer) |
| MDTA | Miami Dade Transit Agency |
| MDU | Mobile Data Unit |
| MMS | Mobility Management System |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organizations |
| MPSI | Mobility Planning Services Institute |
| MSAA | Mobility Services for All Americans |
| MTA | Mass Transportation Authority |
| MUAs | medically underserved areas |
| n4a | National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| NAC | National Association of Counties |
| NADO | National Association of Development Organizations |
| NARC | National Association of Regional Councils |
| NASUA | National Association of State Units of Aging |
| NAWB | National Association of Workforce Boards |
| NCAAC | National Consortium for African American Children |
| NCD | National Council on Disability |
| NCIL | National Council on Independent Living |
| NCSL | National Conference of State Legislatures |
| NCWD | National Center on Workforce and Disability |
| NDRN | National Disability Rights Network |
| NEMT | Non-emergency Medical Transportation |
| NFTA | Niagara Frontier Transit Authority |
| NGA | National Governors Association |
| NHI | National Highway Institute |
| NHSA | National Head Start Association |
| NIDRR | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| NORC | Naturally Occuring Retirement Community |
| NRC | National Resource Center for Human Service Transportation Coordination |
| NRICGP | National Research Initiative Cooperative Grant Program |
| NSC | National Steering Committee |
| NTBA | National Transit Benefit Association |
| NTD | National Transit Database |
| NTOC | National Transportation Operations Coalition |
| NYEC | National Youth Employment Coalition |
| OCC | Operations Control Center |
| OCP | Ohio Coordination Program |
| ODA | Ohio Department of Aging |
| ODOT | Ohio Department of Transportation |
| OIC | Operations Information Center |
| OVOC | One Vision One Call |
| PACT | Program for Coordinated Transportation |
| PASS | Plan for Achieving Self-Support |
| PAT | Port Authority of Allegheny County |
| PAV | Public Access Videophone |
| PDS | Professional Dispatching and Scheduling |
| PMT | Passenger Miles Traveled |
| PMTF | Public Mass Transit Fund |
| PSS | Passenger Service and Safety |
| PVA | Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| RDLF | Rural Development Loan Fund |
| RDP | Research Design Protocol |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| RMC | Regional Mobility Council |
| RSC | Rehabilitation Services Commission |
| RTAP | Rural Transit Assistance Program |
| RTC | Regional Transit Council |
| RTIF | Rural Transportation Investment Fund |
| RTP | Regional Transportation Plan |
| RTPA | Regional Transit Planning Authority |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Service Employment Program |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SMOP | Safe Mobility of Older Persons |
| SOV | Single Occupant Vehicle |
| SRL | Survey Research Lab |
| STAC | Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee |
| STAR | Sweetwater County Transit Authority |
| STP | Surface Transportation Program |
| SUAS | Small Unmanned Aerial Systems |
| SURTC | Small Urban and Rural Transit Center (at NDSU) |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TARC | Transit Authority of River City (KY) |
| TATS | Traveler Advisory Telephone System |
| TCIP | Transit Communications Interface Protocol |
| TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| TD | Transportation Disadvantaged |
| TDDS | Talking Directory Display System |
| TDM | Transportation Demand Management |
| TDP | Transportation Development Plan |
| TE | Transportation Enhancement |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TERO | Tribal Employment Rights Office |
| TIC | Traveler Information Center |
| TIP | Transportation Improvement Plan |
| TLPA | Taxi, Limousine and Paratransit Association |
| TLPA | Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Foundation |
| TMC | Transportation Management Center |
| TPG | Transit Partnership Group |
| TRANSED | Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TRIPS | Traveler Itinerary Planning Systems |
| TSAG | Transportation Safety Advancement Group |
| TTAP | Tribal Technical Assistance Program |
| U.S. DOT | United States Department of Transportation |
| UIC | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| UPT | Unlinked Passenger Trips |
| UW | United Way |
| UWR | United We Ride |
| VLU | Vehicle Logic Unit |
| VMMI | Vehicle Maintenance Management Inspection |
| VMS | Variable Message Sign |
| VOIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol |
| WBE | Women’s Business Enterprise |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |