| AA |
(Triple A) Area Agency on Aging |
| ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
| ACF |
Administration for Children and Families (agency within HHS) |
| ACL |
Administration for Community Living (agency within HHS) |
| ACO |
Accountable Care Organization |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| ADLs |
Activities of Daily Living |
| ADRC |
Aging and Disability Resource Center |
| AoA |
Administration on Aging |
| AoD |
Administration on Disabilities |
| APS |
Adult Protective Services |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| CCBHC |
Certified Community Behavioral Health Center |
| CCH |
Community Care Hub |
| CCO |
Community Care Organization |
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant (HUD funding) |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (agency within HHS) |
| CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHW |
Community Health Worker |
| CIL |
Center for Independent Living |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (agency within HHS) |
| DD |
Developmental Disabilities |
| DIAL |
Disability Information and Access Line |
| DORS |
Division of Rehabilitative Services |
| DV |
Domestic Violence |
| HCBS |
Home and Community-Based Services |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIE |
Health Information Exchange |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration (agency within HHS) |
| HRSN |
Health-Related Social Needs |
| I&R |
Information and Referral |
| IADLs |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
| I/DD |
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service (agency within HHS) |
| IL |
Independent Living |
| ILC |
Independent Living Center |
| ISP |
Individualized Service Plan |
| LTC |
Long-Term Care |
| LTSS |
Long-Term Services and Supports |
| MA |
Medicare Advantage |
| MCH |
Maternal and Child Health |
| MFP |
Money Follows the Person |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging (institute within NIH) |
| NIDILRR |
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health (agency within HHS) |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health (institute within NIH) |
| NOFO |
Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| NWD |
No Wrong Door |
| OAA |
Older Americans Act of 1965 |
| P&A |
Protection and Advocacy System |
| PSS |
Peer Support Specialist |
| Rehab Act |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
| RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration (agency within U.S. Department of Education) |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (agency within HHS) |
| SDOH |
Social Determinants of Health or Social Drivers of Health |
| SED |
Serious Emotional Disturbance |
| SHIP |
State Health Insurance Assistance Program |
| SILC |
Statewide Independent Living Council |
| SMI |
Serious Mental Illness |
| SMP |
Senior Medicare Patrol |
| SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNP |
Special Needs Plan |
| SPIL |
State Plan for Independent Living |
| SS |
Supportive Services |
| SSA |
U.S. Social Security Administration |
| SSBG |
Social Services Block Grant |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SUA |
State Unit on Aging |
| SUD |
Substance Use Disorder |
| TAY |
Transition Age Youth |
| UCEDD |
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service |
| VAWA |
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 |
| VI-SPDAT |
Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool |
| VR |
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Common Acronyms in Housing Sectors |
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| Acronym |
Full Name |
| AFFH |
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing |
| AHAR |
Annual Homeless Assessment Report |
| AHTF |
Affordable Housing Trust Fund |
| AL |
Assisted Living |
| AMI |
Area Median Income |
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
| CDC |
Community Development Corporation |
| CES |
Coordinated Entry System |
| CHDO |
Community Housing Development Organization |
| CoC |
Continuum of Care |
| CPD |
Community Planning and Development (office within HUD) |
| CRA |
Community Reinvestment Act |
| EHV |
Emergency Housing Voucher |
| ES |
Emergency Shelter |
| ESG |
Emergency Solutions Grants |
| FHA |
Fair Housing Act of 1968 |
| FHAA |
Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 |
| FHAP |
Fair Housing Assistance Program |
| FHEO |
Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity |
| FHIP |
Fair Housing Initiatives Program |
| FMR |
Fair Market Rent |
| FSS |
Family Self-Sufficiency Program |
| HCV |
Housing Choice Voucher |
| HFA |
Housing Finance Agency |
| HIC |
Housing Inventory Count |
| HMIS |
Homeless Management Information System |
| HOME |
HOME Investment Partnership Program |
| HOPWA |
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS |
| HRP |
Housing-Related Provider |
| HUD |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| LIHTC |
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit |
| MAGI |
Modified Adjusted Gross Income |
| PBRA |
Project-Based Rental Assistance |
| PBSC |
Place-Based Service Coordination |
| PEH |
People Experiencing Homelessness |
| PHA |
Public Housing Agency or Public Housing Authority |
| PIT Count |
Point in Time Count |
| PRA |
Project Rental Assistance (model used in HUD's 811 program) |
| PSH |
Permanent Supportive Housing |
| RH |
Recovery Housing |
| ROSS |
Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency Program |
| RRH |
Rapid Re-Housing |
| SNAPS |
Special Needs Assistance Programs (office within HUD) |
| Section 8 |
HUD Section 8 Program |
| Section 202 |
HUD 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program |
| Section 811 |
HUD 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program |
| SRO |
Single Room Occupancy |
| TBRA |
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance |
| TH |
Transitional Housing |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USICH |
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness |
| VASH |
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing |