DEA Extramural Glossary: 'E' Acronyms

Expanded Authorities EA: Operating authorities provided in Federal Administrative Regulations (e.g., A-110) to recipients that waive the requirement for prior approval for specified actions. NIH extended expanded authorities to all NIH awards except for the provision to automatically carry over unobligated balances thus these authorities have become the NIH Standard Terms of Award. Therefore, the term Expanded Authorities is no longer used at NIH (see NIH Grants Policy Statement: 8 Administrative Requirements 8.1 Changes in Project and Budget 8.1.1 NIH Standard Terms of Award).
Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.; See: NIH Standard Terms of Award

NCI Executive Committee EC: Abolished in late 2010.
From the 1980's to 2010 was comprised of the NCI Director, NCI Division Directors, and other scientists/managers (chosen by the Director); this group made scientific and management policy decisions, allocates resources, establishes grant paylines, approves grant funding plans, and reviews concepts for presentation to NCI's Board of Scientific Advisors; See: Scientific Program Leadership, NCI

Electronic Council Book ECB: The Electronic Council Book (ECB) is a web-based system that provides a variety of services in support of the second level of review of grant applications by a review group (hereafter referred to as the Advisory Council) at the grantor agency.
For additional information, visit the Electronic Council Book webpage.

electronic Contract Proposal Submission eCPS: The electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) is one component of NIH's integrated, secure system for the electronic submission, capture, tracking and review of contract proposals. eCPS was developed for the purposes of streamlining our contract proposal submission and review processes, preparing for the eventual elimination of paper submissions, and reducing costs associated with storage of large paper files.

Early Detection Research Network EDRN: The Early Detection Research Network (EDRN), an initiative of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), brings together dozens of institutions to help accelerate the translation of biomarker information into clinical applications and to evaluate new ways of testing cancer in its earliest stages and for cancer risk.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
Most employers with at least 15 employees are covered by EEOC laws (20 employees in age discrimination cases). Most labor unions and employment agencies are also covered.
The laws apply to all types of work situations, including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, and benefits.

Entity Identification Number EIN: A three-part coding scheme of 12 characters used in the Program Management System (PMS) to identify organizations and individuals. The first character identifies the recipient as an organization or an individual. The next nine characters are the Employer Identification Number. The last two characters are a suffix to provide distinction between organizational entities that are assigned a single EIN and those that have more than one.
Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Employee Invention Report EIR: An Employee Invention Report (EIR) form is a standardized Public Health Service (PHS) form used to report inventions developed within the NIH Intramural Research Program. The purpose of the EIR is to document the invention by asking inventors for specific information and to evaluate whether or not the government should seek patent protection for such reported invention.
For additional information, see the NIH Technology Transfer Center's The Employee Invention Report (EIR) web page.

electronic Models Information, Communication, and Education (eMice) eMice: The eMICE site is designed to offer electronic Models Information, Communication, and Education primarily on the use of animal models in cancer research. Aspects of the history of animal research, animal husbandry, techniques for breeding and characterizing animal models, and sources of animal models are introduced. Success stories in the form of Research Uses are also described.
As an outreach mechanism for the Mouse Models of Human Cancer Consortium (MMHCC), eMICE aims to connect with a wide range of users, from the general public interested in this topic, to students and scholars interested in animal research, and medical professionals who need to understand more about the cancer research that is underway using animal systems.
For additional information, visit the eMice website.; See Also: Oncology Models Forum

Electronic Research Administration eRA: The Electronic Research Administration (eRA) provides critical IT infrastructure to manage the receipt, processing, review, award and monitoring of over $30 billion in research and non-research grants awarded annually by NIH and other grantor agencies in support of the collective mission of improving human health.

Electronic Research Administration Commons eRA Commons: The Electronic Research Administration (eRA) Commons is an online interface where signing officials, principal investigators, trainees and post-docs at institutions/organizations can access and share administrative information relating to research grants.

eReviewer Support Site eRSS: The eReviewer Support Site (eRSS) is an online interface where NIH staff and reviewers can access, share and submit administrative information during the review of contract proposals.; See Also: electronic Contract Proposal Submission

Early Stage Investigator ESI: An individual who is classified as a New Investigator and is within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10 years of completing medical residency (or the equivalent) is considered an Early Stage Investigator (ESI).
Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Electronic Streamlined Non-Competing Award Process eSNAP: Electronic submission of a Non-Competing continuation progress report, through the eRA Commons, for an award subject to the SNAP (Streamlined Non-Competing Award Process) provisions. Use of eSNAP is mandatory for SNAP awards (see NOT OD-10-093).
Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network ETCTN: The NCI Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network conducts early-stage trials of targeted therapies and combinations of therapies and is an important venue for identifying promising new treatments to test in late-stage trials funded by NCI and the private sector.

Enterprise Vocabulary Services EVS: Since 1997, NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Services (EVS) has provided terminology content, tools, and services to accurately code, analyze and share cancer and biomedical research, clinical and public health information.