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There are so many acronyms and initials it is getting confusing, so we are trying to list them. Please send us any you would like to add through the contact page link on this website. At the bottom of this page there is a link to a web based acronym decoder.
Acronyms/Initials/Alphabet Soup
ABLE: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
CIC: County Improvement Corporation
CRWRC: Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
CWS: Church World Service
DRC: Disaster Recovery Center
EMA: Emergency Management Agency
EMAO: Emergency Management Association of Ohio
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
ERC: Emergency Response Center ESC: Educational Service Center
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Administration
FIRM: Flood Insurance Rate Map
FSBO: For Sale By Owner (as pertaining to real estate sales vs Sold through a realtor)
GFI: Greater Findlay Inc.
IA: Individual Assistance
ICC: Increased Cost to Compliance
LAWO: Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.
LEPC: Local Emergency Planning Committee
LOMA: Letter of Map Amendment
LTRTF: Putnam County Long-Term Recovery Task Force
NFIP: National Flood Insurance Program
NGO's: Non-Governmental Agencies (private or non-profit)
NWOFMP: NorthWest Ohio Flood Mitigation Partnership, Inc.
OE: Ottawa Elementary
O-G: Ottawa-Glandorf
OGHS: Ottawa-Glandorf High School
PC: Putnam County
PCESC: Putnam County Educational Service Center
Putnam County ESC/SLC: Educational Service Center/Skilled Learning Center
PCHD: Putnam County Health Department
PCOPS: Putnam County Office of Public Safety
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Pro Bono: [Latin, For the public good ]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities.
PSA 3: Planning and Service Areas (PSAs). PSA 3 Agency on Aging provides services to persons age 60 years or older in the seven counties of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Van Wert.
ROI: Release of Information
SBA: Small Business Administration
SFIP: Standard Flood Insurance Program
SFHA: Special Flood Hazard Areas
SLC: Skilled Learning Center
SPPS: Saints Peter and Paul School
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
VOAD: Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
YMCA: Putnam County Young Mens Christian Association
A Web based application to try and decode anything you come across we don't have listed. Please send us a message on the contact page if there is an acronym that should be listed here.
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