| AAA |
Area Agencies on Aging |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
| AHS |
American Housing Survey |
| AoA |
Administration on Aging |
| ALCP |
Assisted Living Conversion Program |
| AMI |
Area Median Income |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
| CHSP |
Congregate Housing Services Program |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CON |
Certificate of Need |
| CPS |
Current Population Survey |
| DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
| FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
| FHLB |
Federal Home Loan Bank |
| FPL |
Federal Poverty Level |
| FMR |
Fair Market Rent |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office |
| GSE |
Government Sponsored Enterprise |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services |
| HECM |
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage |
| HFA |
Housing Finance Agency |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HOME |
HOME Investment Partnership Program |
| HOPE IV |
HOPE for Elderly Independence |
| HOPE VI |
Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing |
| HUD |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| IADL |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
| LIHTC |
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
| LTCI |
Long Term Care Insurance |
| NOFA |
Notice of Funding Availability |
| OAA |
Older Americans Act |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| PACE |
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PHA |
Public Housing Authority or Agency |
| PRAC |
Project Rental Assistance Contract |
| REAC |
Real Estate Assessment Center |
| RHS |
Rural Housing Service |
| ROSS |
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program |
| SIPP |
Survey on Income and Program Participation |
| SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SUA |
State Units on Aging |
