LibGuides: GovSpeak: A Guide to U.S. Government Acronyms & Abbreviations: G

G2G	Government-to-Government program
G3	Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Program
G&M	Geography and Map Division
GAANN	Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
GAC	EPA Governmental Advisory Committee
GAD	"Gulf of America" Division
GADAS	Global Agricultural & Disaster Assessment System
GADR	Global Argo Data Repository
GAFC	Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
GAIHN	Global Action in Healthcare Network
GAIN	Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear \| Global Agriculture Information Network (unable to verify 12/18)
GAINS Center	Gather, Assess, Integrate, Network, and Stimulate Center
GAM	Guidelines and Measures
GAMA-PBP	Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program-Priority Basin Project
GangTECC	National Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center (merged into OCGS)
GAO	Government Accountability Office
GAP	Gap Analysis Project \| Groundfish Assessment Program \| Indian Environmental General Assistance Program
GARC	Secretary of State’s Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions (unable to verify 1/25)
GARD	Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
GARFO	Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
GASP!	Government Advances in Statistical Programming
GATS	Global Agricultural Trade System
GB	Genetics Branch
GBHI	Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals
GBI	Global Business Identifier
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
GBMGD	Genomics and Basic Mechanisms of Growth and Development
GBRR	Great Basin Rangelands Research Unit
GBRU	Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit
GBVRN	Gender Based Violence Resource Network (archived 1/25)

GC	Office of Government Contracting
GCBS	Global Chemical and Biological Security
GCC	Government Coordinating Councils
GCD	Game Changing Development
GCDAMP	Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program
GCDB	Geographic Coordinate Data Base (unable to verify 8/17)
GCDC	Global Change Data Center (unable to verify 11/23)
GCERC	Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
GCIS	Global Change Information System
GCJ	Office of Global Criminal Justice
GCLO	Global Community Liaison Office
GCLPD	General Counsel and Legal Policy Division
GCMD	Global Change Master Directory (merged into Earthdata Forum)
GCMRC	Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
GCRD	Groundwater Characterization and Remediation Division
GCSI	Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative
GCSRD	Gulf Coast Source Rock Database
GCX	Global Change Explorer
GDC	Genomic Data Commons \| Geospace Dynamics Constellation
GDD	Global Disease Detection Program (merged into DGHP)
GDDER	Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response (changed to DGHP)
GDG	Geospatial Data Gateway
GDIS	government data-intensive sector
GDO	Grid Deployment Office
GDP	Global Drifter Program \| Gross Domestic Product
GDRB	Genetic Disease Research Branch
GDTA	Grantee Data Technical Assistance (unable to verify 5/18)
GE	Global Entry

GEAR UP	Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
GEARS	Global Emergency Alert and Response Service (unable to verify 9/24)
GEC	Global Engagement Center (unable to verify 2/25)
GECSC	Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
GEDI	Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation
GEDN	Genetics, Epigenetics, and Developmental Neuroscience Branch
GEER	Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund
GEFS	Global Ensemble Forecast System
GEH	Genes, Environment, and Health Branch \| Global Environmental Health
GEM	Geospatial Energy Mapper
GeMDAC	Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee
GEMEnA	Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment and Attainment
GEMINI-XFC	Grid-Enhanced, Mobility-Integrated Network Infrastructures for Extreme Fast Charging
GEMMD	Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division
GEMSC	Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
GENMEN	FCC General Menu Reports
GenRA	Generalized Read-Across
GEO	Directorate for Geosciences \| Gene Expression Omnibus \| Geospatial Enterprise Operations
GEO-CAPE	GEOstationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events

GeoCONOPS	Geospatial Concept of Operations
GeoFIN	Geospatial Fisheries Information Network (discontinued 2/18)
GeoMAC	Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group (terminated 5/1/20; see transition info)
GeoREPORT	Geothermal Research Portfolio Optimization & Reporting Technique (unable to verify 1/25)
GeoXO	Geostationary Extended Observations
GESDB	Global Energy Storage Database
GES DISC	Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
GETEM	Geothermal Electricity Technology Evaluation Model
GETS	Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
GEVVC	Genetic Engineering and Viral Vector Core
GEWEX	U.S. Global Energy and Water Exchanges Program Office
GFA	Graphical Forecasts for Aviation
GFA-LA	Graphical Forecasts for Aviation-Low Altitude
GFD	Office of Global Finance Development
GFDL	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
GFI	Guidance for Industry
GFRP	Graduate Research Fellowship Program
GFS	Global Forecast System \| Office of Global Food Security
GFWED	Global Fire WEather Database
GGGSC	Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
GGI	Global Genome Initiative \| Greening Government Initiative
GGRU	Grape Genetics Research Unit
GHAPS	Gondola for High-Altitude Planetary Science

GHCN	Global Historical Climatology Network
GHCNh	Global Historical Climatology Network hourly
GHDB	Gynecologic Health and Disease Branch
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
GHGRP	Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
GHI	Global Health Initiative (discontinued)
GHP	GeoHEALTH Platform (changed to GHS 3/25)
GHRC	Global Hydrology Resource Center
GHS	Geospatial Health Systems \| Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
GHSB	Global Health Security Branch (changed to Global Health Security unable to verify 9/24)
GHSC	Geologic Hazards Science Center
GHSD	Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy
GHSP	Global Health Service Partnership
GHSS	Global Health Security Strategy
GHWI	Global Health Worker Initiative (unable to verify 2/25)
GHWIC	Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country
GIA	Geospatial Integration and Analysis Program
GIAB	Genome in a Bottle
GIAV	Geospatial Integration, Analysis and Visualization Branch (unable to verify 11/24)
GIBS	Global Imagery Browse Services
GID	Global Immunization Division \| Governments Integrated Directory
GIDEP	Government-Industry Data Exchange Program
GIES	Global Investment and Economic Security
GIF	Gamma Irradiation Facility
GIFMod	Green Infrastructure Flexible Model
GIG	Geospatial Interest Group
GILs	General Information Leaflets
GILS	Government Information Locator Service (defunct)
Ginnie Mae	Government National Mortgage Association
GIO	GLOBE Implementation Office
GIP	Geoscientists-in-the-Parks
GIPA	Global Intellectual Property Academy
GIPP	Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (unable to verify 7/20)
GIPSA	Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (absorbed into AMS)
GIRA	Geospatial Interoperability Reference Architecture (unable to verify 11/17)
GIS	Geographic Information Systems
GISP	Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project
GISS	Goddard Institute for Space Studies
GIST	Global Information Sharing Toolkit
GISTEMP	GISS Surface Temperature Analysis
GIWiz	Green Infrastructure Wizard
GJC	Good Jobs Challenge

GLAB	Great Lakes Advisory Board
GLAM	Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums \| Global Agricultural Monitoring
GLANSIS	Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System
GLBRC	Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
GLCI	Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
GLD	General Law Division
GLERL	Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
GLIDE	Groundbreaking Lymphatic Interventions and Drug Exploration
GLIMPSE	GCAM Long-Term Interactive Multi-Pollutant Scenario Evaluator
GLIMR	Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer
GLM	Global Legal Monitor
GLN	General Lockbox Network
GLNPO	Great Lakes National Program Office
GLO	General Land Office \| Get the Lead Out Initiative
GLOBE	Global Land One-km Base Elevation Project \| Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
GLODAP	GLobal Ocean Data Analysis Project
GloMag IST	Global Magnitsky Investigative Support Team
GloTEC	Global Total Electron Content
GLRI	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
GLS	Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
GLSC	Great Lakes Science Center
GLTED	Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division
GLWQA	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
GM	Global Markets

GMAO	Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
GMB	Grants Management Branch, NICHD \| Grants Management Branch, NIDA
GMBB	Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch
GMD	Global Monitoring Division (changed to GML)
GME	Global Mountain Explorer (unable to verify 3/25)
GMEG	Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
GMI	Global Methane Initiative
GML	Global Monitoring Laboratory
GMLC	Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium
GMNRB	Genetics and Molecular Neurobiology Research Branch (changed to GEDN)
GMO	Grants Management Oversight Division
GMS	Office of Global Material Security
GMTA	Grants Management Technical Assistance Program
gNATSGO	Gridded National Soil Survey Geographic Database
GNDA	Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (page archived)
GNEB	Good Neighbor Environmental Board
GNEP	Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (changed to NE)
GNIS	Geographic Names Information System
GNMA	Government National Mortgage Association
GNND	Good Neighbor Next Door
GNOME	General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment

GO	Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy (unable to verify 1/20)
GOALS	Goal-Oriented Adult Learning in Self-Sufficiency
GOA-ON	Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network
GOCD	Global Ocean Currents Database
GODAS	Global Ocean Data Assimilation System
GOES	Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite \| Global Online Enrollment System (replaced by TTP)
GOES-R	Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R Series
GOGI	Global Oil and Gas Infrastructure Inventory Database
GOLD	Genomes Online Database \| Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk
GOMO	Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing
GOODS	GNOME Online Oceanographic Data Server
GOPHURRS	Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-Speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security
GOS	Geospatial One Stop (merged into data.gov)
GOSIC	Global Observing Systems Information Center (unable to verify 9/21; redirecting to GCOS)
GP	Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment \| Office of Global Partnerships
GPA	Bureau of Global Public Affairs
GPC	Gender Policy Council (unable to verify 2/25) \| Green Procurement Compilation
GPCP	General Power Contract Provisions
GPD	Grant Programs Directorate \| VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
GPDC	Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model
GPE	Graduate Psychology Education Program
GPHIP	Global Public Health Informatics Program (unable to verify 9/24)
GPI	Global Procurement Initiative
GPLA	Green Power Leadership Awards
GPM	Global Precipitation Measurement
GPN	Green Power Network (unable to verify 7/17)
GPNA	Green Physical Needs Assessment

GPO	Government Pension Offset \| Government Publishing Office (formerly Government Printing Office) \| Grants Policy Office
GPOI	Global Peace Operations Initiative
GPP	Green Parks Plan (unable to verify 1/25) \| Green Power Partnership
GPRA	Government Performance and Results Act
GPRT	Grazing Permit Renewal Team (unable to verify 5/22)
GPS	Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment \| Global Positioning System \| Office of Global Publishing Solutions
GPSN	Global Patent Search Network (unable to verify 2/17)
GRACE	Gravity Recovery & Climate Experiment
GRACE-FO	Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on
GRACEnet	Greenhouse gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement network
GRAD	Global Radiation and Aerosols Division
GRAIL	Gaseous Radioisotope Analysis In Situ Laboratory (unable to verify 10/22) \| Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
GRANTED	Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity
GRA²PES	GReenhouse gas And Air Pollutants Emissions System
GRAS	Generally Recognized as Safe
GRASP	Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program
GRAV-D	Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum
GRC	Genome Reference Consortium
GRD	Gearbox Reliability Database \| Geologic Resources Division
G-REALM	Global Reservoirs and Lakes Monitor
G.R.E.A.T.	Gang Resistance Education And Training Program (unable to verify 8/17)
GREET	Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies
GREI	Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative
GRETA	Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array
GRETINA	Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking In-beam Nuclear Array

GRI	Geologic Resources Inventory
GRID-C	Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center
GridPIQ	Grid Project Impact Quantification
GRIN	Germplasm Resources Information Network
GRIP	Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes \| Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership Program
GRNW	Group Registration of Updates to a News Website
GRP	Grassland Reserve Program (discontinued)
GRRP	Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (unable to verify 2/25)
GRS	General Records Schedules
GRSG	Greater Sage-Grouse
GRTS	Grants Reporting and Tracking System
GSA	General Services Administration
GSAM	General Services Acquisition Manual
GSB	Geospatial Services Branch (unable to verify 4/22; likely changed to/merged with GEO)
GSD	Global Systems Division (changed to GSL)
GSDM	Governmentwide Spending Data Model
GSEM	Grants to States for School Emergency Management
GSFC	Goddard Space Flight Center
GSHS	Global School-based Student Health Survey (page archived)
GSL	Global Systems Laboratory \| Grid Storage Launchpad
GSM-102	Export Credit Guarantee Program
GSN	Global Seismographic Network
GSO	Government to Government Services Online
GSOD	Global Summary of the Day
GSP	Generalized System of Preferences \| Geographic Support Program
GSPCC	Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center
GSRP	Genomic Services Research Program
GSS	Database of Genome Survey Sequences (merged into Nucleotide) \| Global Security Sciences (unable to verify 6/19) \| Office of General Supplies and Services
gSSURGO	Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database
GSTC	Geospatial Service and Technology Center (changed to GTAC)
GSTM	Global Steel Trade Monitor
GSVS	Geoid Slope Validation Surveys

GTAC	Geospatial Technology and Applications Center
GTAS	Global Travel Assessment System \| Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System
GTB	Genome Technology Branch (defunct)
GTFS	Government Transportation Financial Statistics (replaced by TPFS)
G/TIP	Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (changed to TIP Office)
GTM	Bureau of Global Talent Management
GTMBA	Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array
GTO	Geothermal Technologies Office
GTP	Geothermal Technologies Program (changed to GTO)
GTR	Genetic Testing Registry
GTSPP	Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme
GTSSData	Global Tobacco Surveillance System Data
GUARDIAN	GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network
GUDID	Global Unique Device Identification Database
GUPCP	Geographically Updated Population Certification Program
GUS	Government Units Survey \| Guaranteed Underwriting System
GusNIP	Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program
GVP	Global Volcanism Program
GWA	Governmentwide Accounting & Reporting Modernization (changed to CARS)
GWAC	Governmentwide Acquisition Contract
GWEP	Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
GWES	Government-Wide Email System (pdf)
GwoB	Government Without Boundaries (defunct)
GWRC	Genetics for Western Restoration and Conservation
GWSIP	Groundweater and Streamflow Information Program
GYT	Get Yourself Tested