National Nanotechnology Initiative
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The '''National Nanotechnology Initiative''' is an [[United States]] federal nanoscale [[science]], [[engineering]], and [[technology]] [[research]] and [[Technology development|development]] program. Initiative participants (cited below) state that its [[4 (number)|four]] goals are to
# maintain a world-class research and development (R&D) program;
# facilitate technology transfer;
# develop educational resources, a skilled workforce, and supporting research infrastructure and tools; and
# support responsible development of nanotechnology.
== Participants ==
# [[Consumer Product Safety Commission]]
# [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] [[Cooperative State Research, Extension, and Education Service]]
# [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]]
# [[Department of Commerce]] [[Technology Administration]]
# [[Department of Commerce]] [[Bureau of Industry and Security]]
# [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]]
# [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]
# [[Department of Commerce]] [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]
# [[Intelligence Community]]
# [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
# [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]
# [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] [[Office of Basic Energy Sciences]] [[Office of Industrial Technologies]]
# [[National Science Foundation]]
# [[Department of Health and Human Services]] [[National Institutes of Health]]
# [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]]
# [[Food and Drug Administration]] [[Department of Health and Human Services]]
# [[Department of State]]
# [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]] [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] [[Department of Health and Human Services]]
# [[Department of Homeland Security]] (which includes [[Transportation Security Administration]])
# [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]
# [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]]
# [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]]
# [[International Trade Commission]]
# [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]]
== Clinton and Bush's influence ==
President [[Bill Clinton]] advocated [[nanotechnology]] development. In a 21 January 2000 speech [http://pr.caltech.edu/events/presidential_speech/] at the [[California Institute of Technology]], Clinton, "Some of our research goals may take twenty or more years to achieve, but that is precisely why there is an important role for the federal government." President [[George W. Bush]] further increased funding for nanotechnology and has transformed the issue into his own. In 2003 Bush signed into law the '''21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act''' (Public Law 108-153 [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ153.108]), which authorizes expenditures for five of the participating agencies totaling $3.63 billion over four years.[http://www.nano.gov/html/res/Sen.AllenNational_Nanotechnology_Initiative_Conference_4.1.04.htm]. It should be noted that this law is an authorization, not an appropriation, and subsequent appropriations for these five agencies have not met the goals set out in the 2003 Act. However, there are many agencies involved in the Initiative that are not covered by the Act, and requested budgets under the Initiatve for all participating agencies in Fiscal Year 2006 totaled over $1 billion. (See the Supplement to the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 [http://nano.gov/NNI_06Budget.pdf]).
In December 2004 the National Nanotechnology Initiative released a new Strategic Plan outlining updated goals and "program component areas" [http://nano.gov/NNI_Strategic_Plan_2004.pdf]," as required under the terms of the Act.
== References ==
<references />
* [http://www.nano.gov/html/about/home_about.html "About the NNI"]
* [http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/09/clinton-makes-nanomention-of-large.html "Clinton makes nanomention of large legacy"]
[[Category:Nanotechnology]]
[[Category:Nanotechnology institutions]]