The following is a list of useful acronyms.
- ACEP - American College of Emergency Physicians
- CDP - Center for Domestic Preparedness
- CSID - Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk
- CTGP - Competitive Training Grants Program
- CTOS - Counter Terrorism Operations Support
- DHS - Department of Homeland Security
- DOD - Department of Defense
- EDAP - Excess Delivery Acquisition Program
- EMA - Emergency Management Agency
- EMI - Emergency Management Institute
- EMRTC - Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
- EMS - Emergency Medical Services
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FS - Fire Service
- GA - Governmental Administrative
- G&T - Office of Grants and Training
- HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials
- HC - Healthcare
- HSAS - Homeland Security Advisory System
- HSGP - Homeland Security Grant Program
- HZ - Hazardous Materials Personnel
- ICS - Incident Command System
- IPER - Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records
- ISD - Instructional System Design
- LE - Law Enforcement
- LSU - Louisiana State University
- NCBRT-ACE - National Center for Biomedical Research and Training - Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education
- NDPC - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
- NERRTC - National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center
- NIC - National Integration Center
- NIMS - National Incident Management System
- NIPP - National Infrastructure Protection Plan
- NLPTP - National Legal Preparedness Training Program
- NMIMT - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- NPD - National Preparedness Directorate
- NPG - National Preparedness Goal
- NTS - Nevada Test Site
- PH - Public Health
- PSC - Public Safety Communications
- PW - Public Works
- RM - Risk Management
- SAA - State Administrative Agency
- S-BELT - Scenario-Based Executive Level Training
- SSSM - Center for Spectator Sports Security Management
- TEEX - Texas Engineering Extension Service
- NTED - National Training and Education Division
- TPOC - Training Point of Contact
- UDC - University of the District of Columbia
- WMD - Weapons of Mass Destruction