Abbreviations and acronyms

ACOA

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

ACP

Affordable Connectivity Program

ACS

American Community Survey

AI

Artificial intelligence

AR

Augmented reality

ARC

Appalachian Regional Commission

ARPA

American Rescue Plan Act

AU

Adjacent to urban

BDC

Indigenous Loan Fund

BEA

Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEAD

Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program

BSSP

Business Support Simplification Programme

CARES

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security

CBP

County Business Patterns

CCTE

Center for Career and Technical Education

CCTT

Centres collégiaux de transfert de technologie, Technology transfer centres

CDB

Community development bank

CDFI

Community Development Financial Institutions

CED

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Region

CEDS

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

CEGEP

Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel, Community colleges

CNC

Computer numerical control

COG

Council of Governments

CRA

Community Reinvestment Act

CRM

Customer relationship management

DATA

Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability

DCN

Dakota Carrier Network

DoJ

Department of Justice

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line/Loop

EC

European Commission

EDA

Economic Development Administration

EDC

Indigenous Community Business Fund

EDD

Economic Development District

EDI

Economic Development Initiative

ENoLL

European Network of Living Laboratories

EODA

Eastern Ohio Development Alliance

EPB

Electric Power Board

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

FTTB

Fibre-to-the-building

FTTC

Fibre-to-the-curb

FTTH

Fibre-to-the-home

FTTN

Fibre-to-the-node

FTTP

Fibre-to-the-premise

FUA

Functional urban area

FWA

Fixed wireless access

FY

Financial year

GDP

Gross domestic product

GED

Gallup Economic Development

GFPB

Go Forward Pine Bluff

GGEDC

Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation

GLP

Gallup Land Partners

HBCU

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

HERD

Higher Education and Research and Development

HSI

Hispanic-serving institution

IEDC

International Economic Development Council

IIJA

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

IoT

Internet of Things

IRA

Inflation Reduction Act

ISED

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

ISP

Internet service provider

IXP

Internet Exchange Points

JRC

European Commission Joint Research Centre

LISC

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

MNO

Mobile network operator

MR

Metropolitan regions

MSA

Metropolitan statistical area

NADO

National Association of Development Organizations

NAU

Non-adjacent to urban

NCCER

National Center for Construction Education and Research

NESTI

National Experts on Science and Technology Indicator

NGBEP

Next Generation Broadband Expansion Programme

NGIN

New Growth Innovation Network

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NLC

National League of Cities

NMU

Northern Michigan University

NOFO

Notice of Funding Opportunity

NTIA

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

NTU

Navajo Technical University

NWNMCOG

Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments

OLMC

Official language minority community

OLS

Ordinary Least Squares

OVBI

OpenVault Broadband Insights

PISA

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment

PPC

Persistent poverty county

PPP

Public-private partnership

QoS

Quality of service

R&D

Research and development

R&O

Report and Order

RDA

Regional development agency

RDOF

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

RIS

Regional Innovation Scheme

RISE

Rural Innovation Stronger Economy

RLF

Revolving loan fund

RNTA

Research and National Technical Assistance

RUCC

Rural-Urban Continuum Code

SAIPE

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

SBA

Small Business Administration

SBIC

Small Business Investment Corporation

SBIR

Small Business Innovation Research

SBLN

State Broadband Leaders Network

SBTT

Small Business Technology Transfer

SDB

Small, disadvantaged business

SEAEDD

Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc.

SEARK

Southeast Arkansas College

SES

Scenario Exploration System

SLFRF

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

SMEs

Small and medium-sized entreprises

SRLL

Smart Rural Living Lab

SSBCI

State Small Business Credit Initiatives

SSI

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer

TA

Technical assistance

TCU

Tribal Colleges and Universities

UAPB

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

UC

University center

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USF

Universal Service Fund

USPTO

United States Patent and Trademark Office

VC

Venture capital

VR

Virtual reality

WISP

Wireless Internet Service Provider