Recovery Acronyms

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[edit] A-C

ACORN 
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
AVM 
Automated Valuation Method (Road Home Program property valuation)
AWK 
Arabi Wrecking Krewe (volunteer group dedicated to helping N.O. Musicians come home)
BCM 
Baptist Community Ministries
BGR 
Bureau of Governmental Research
BIA 
Broadmoor Improvement Association
BNOB or BNOBC
Mayor Nagin's Bring New Orleans Back Commission
BPO 
Broker Price Opinion
BRAF 
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
BZA 
Board of Zoning Adjustments
CARI
Carrollton Audubon Renaissance
CATS 
Baton Rouge's Capital Area Transit System (New Orleans' RTA is currently assisting CATS with its increased demand due to the number of relocated New Orleanians)
CBD 
Central Business District
CBNO or CBNO/MAC 
Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee
CDBG 
Community Development Block Grant Program
CDC 
Community Development Corporation
CDFI 
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, a U.S. Department of the Treasury initiative to provide access to affordable credit
CHAT 
Citizens' Road Home Action Team
CPEX 
Center for Planning Excellence, formerly Plan Baton Rouge
CSO 
Community Support Organization

[edit] D-F

DBCC 
District B Coordinating Council
DBE 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DCSNO 
Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans
ERA 
Economic Research Associates
FIA
Fontainebleau Improvement Association
FSJNA
Faubourg Saint John Neighborhood Association

[edit] G-I

GCIA 
Gentilly Civic Improvement Association Umbrella Organization
GNOBEDD 
Greater New Orleans Biosciences and Economic Development District
GNOCDC 
Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
GNONKW 
Greater New Orleans Nonprofit Knowledge Works
GNOF 
Greater New Orleans Foundation
HCDRC 
Historic Conservation District Review Committee
HDLC 
Historic Districts Landmarks Commission
HHW 
Household Hazardous Waste

[edit] L-N

LA/SPCA 
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
LANO 
Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
LCIA 
Lakeview Civic Improvement Association
LDRF 
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
LFRC 
Louisiana Family Recovery Corps
LIOGA or LOGA 
Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association
LRA 
Louisiana Recovery Authority
LRAF 
Louisiana Recovery Authority Fund
LRASF 
Lousiana Recovery Authority Support Foundation
LTCR 
Long-Term Community Recovery Team
MARI 
Maple Area Residents
MCNO 
Mid-City Neighborhood Organization
MRGO 
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal
MOU 
Memorandum of understanding
NENA 
Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association
NNO 
National Night Out Against Crime
NOCDF 
New Orleans Community Development Fund: a start-up housing loan fund
NOCSF 
New Orleans Community Support Foundation
NOHRAC 
New Orleans City Council's Hurricane Recovery Advisory Committee
NOLANRP 
New Orleans Neighborhoods Rebuilding Plan
NONDC 
New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative
NOPD 
New Orleans Police Department
NORBI 
New Orleans Regional Biosciences Initiative
NOrMC 
New Orleans Regional Medical Center
NPN 
Neighborhoods Planning Network

[edit] O-Q

OSDBU 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
PRC 
Preservation Resource Center

[edit] R-T

RFQ 
Request for Qualifications
RFP 
Request for Proposal
RTA 
Regional Transit Authority
RHP 
Road Home Program
RPC 
Recovery Planning Commission
SBA 
Small Business Administration
SL/CBR 
Service Learning/Community-Based Research
TCA 
Total Community Action

[edit] U-Z

ULI 
Urban Land Institute, brought in to advise the BNOB
VCC 
Vieux Carre Commission
VCPORA 
Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents, and Associates
UNOP 
Unified New Orleans Plan

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