Abbreviations and Acronyms* Used by Extension**
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
AFUM – Associated Faculties of the University of Maine System
ACSUM – Associated COLT Staff of the University of Maine System
APHIS – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
CACE – Classified Advancement Committee for Extension
CARET – Committee for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching
CEAC – Classified Employees Advisory Council
CEA – Community Education Associate
CEA – County Extension Association
CEC – County Executive Committee
CYFAR – Children, Youth and Families At Risk
ECOP – Extension Committee on Organization and Policy
EDEN – Extension Disaster Education Network
EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity
EFNEP – Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
ELT – Extension Leadership Team
EPC – Extension Professionals Committee
EPPRC – Extension Professionals Peer Review Committee
EssC – Extension Support Staff Committee
FSD – Flexible Staff Development
FSIS – Food Safety and Information Service
FTE – Full Time Equivalent
HACCP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
IDO – Interdepartmental Order
IPM – Integrated Pest Management
LINE – Limited Income Nutrition Education
MAC – Maine Ag. Center
MEA – Maine Extension Association
MEHC – Maine Extension Homemakers Council
MHH – Maine Harvest for Hunger
NARS – Narrative Accountability Reporting System
NASULGC – National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
NIFA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
PA – Program Administrator
PAC – Policy Advisory Committee
PAF – Personnel Action Form
PC – Peer Committee
PEAC – Professional Employees Advisory Council
PLT – Program Leadership Team
PMO – Pest Management Office
PO – Purchase Order
POW – Plan of Work
PRC – Peer Review Committee
UMPSA – University of Maine Professional Staff Association
UMS – University of Maine System
USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
* Abbreviation refers to any shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase. Abbreviations may consist of initialisms, acronyms, contractions as well as some other shortened word forms. An acronym is a type of abbreviation where a new word is formed from the first letters of a series of words. So, NASA and COBRA are acronyms whereas HTTP and IBM are not. All acronyms are abbreviations, but not every abbreviation is an acronym. This is the main difference between acronym and abbreviation.
** Revised Jan. 2019