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	AC: Alternating Current ARPA: (or DARPA) Advanced Research Project Agency (Defense) ATP: Advanced Technology Program BAA: Broad Area Announcement BTU: British Thermal Units CIDI: Compression Ignition Direct Injection CO2: Carbon Dioxide CRADA: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements DI: Direct Injection	DOC: U.S. Department of Commerce DOD: U.S. Department of Defense DOE: U.S. Department of Energy DOT: U.S. Department of Transportation EPA: Environmental Protection Agency ERIP: Energy Related Inventions Program FFRDC: federally funded research and development center FY: Fiscal Year mpg: miles per gallon NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NOx: Oxides of Nitrogen NSF: National Science Foundation NVH: Noise, Vibration and Harshness PEM: Proton ExchangeMembrane PM: Particulate Matter PNGV: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles PRDA: Program Research and Development Announcement R&D: Research and Development SBIR: Small Business Innovation Research STTR: Small Business Technology Transfer TRP: Technology Reinvestment Project