The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program

NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2023 UPDATE

This document includes relevant text from the 2016 and 2019 national AI R&D strategic plans, along with updates prepared in 2023 based on Administration and interagency evaluation of the National AI R&D Strategic Plan: 2019 Update as well as community responses to a Request for Information on updating the Plan. The 2019 strategies were broadly determined to be valid going forward. The 2023 update adds a new Strategy 9, which establishes a principled and coordinated approach to international collaboration in AI research.

NITRD and NAIIO SUPPLEMENT TO THE PRESIDENT’S FY2023 BUDGET

This document is a supplement to the President’s FY 2023 Budget Request to Congress. Following Congressional mandate, the Supplement incorporates budgetary and programmatic information for member agencies of the NITRD Program and for the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative.

AI RESEARCH PROGRAM REPOSITORY

A searchable directory of AI-relevant Federal grant programs. Grant programs can be filtered by the offering department or agency, the particular AI strategy topic that is covered, and whether it is considered “core AI”, which advances the foundations of AI, or “other AI”, which refers to use-inspired AI research in fields such as cybersecurity or materials discovery.

AI R&D TESTBED INVENTORY

Testbeds provide environments to support development of real-world applications of AI that are robust and trustworthy. They embody key mechanisms to support research progress by creating benchmarking standards, enabling reproducibility testing, and building communities of discovery and practice. Locate Federally-supported testbed and testing resources that can support AI research.

FEDERAL AGENCIES’ STEM INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

This STEM Portal provides programs targeted to all levels of experience so there is something for everyone interested in technology careers and advanced training. It gives in one location a searchable database of opportunities at Federal agencies for internships, scholarships, and other training programs.

INNOVATION THROUGH NITRD COORDINATION

NITRD coordinates Federal R&D to identify, develop, and transition into use the secure, advanced IT, high-performance computing, networking, and software capabilities needed by the Nation, and to foster public-private partnerships that provide world-leading IT capabilities.

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COORDINATION AREAS

The annual NITRD Program Supplement to the President’s Budget provides a technical summary of NITRD research investments and activities planned and coordinated through the NITRD Program in a given Federal budget cycle. Budget information for the entire span of the NITRD Program, mirroring that reported in the annual Supplements, is captured in visual and interactive forms in the NITRD Dashboard.

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Coordination Areas

NITRD Program’s member agencies coordinate their NITRD research activities and plans by Program Component Areas (PCAs). For each PCA, agency representatives meet in an Interagency Working Group to exchange information and collaborate on research plans and activities such as testbeds, workshops, and cooperative solicitations.

Investments

The budget reporting and technical program summaries are organized by NITRD Program Component Areas (PCAs). The Supplement provides NITRD members’ budget reporting for the most recently completed budget cycle, the current budget cycle, and the budget requests for the next fiscal year. Budget information for the entire span of the NITRD Program, mirroring that reported in the annual Supplements, is captured in visual and interactive forms in the NITRD Dashboard.

R&D Resources

R&D RESOURCES: Dashboard, Libraries and Resource Guides, Federal programs, interagency collaboration opportunities, and other activities that support research and development, facilitate collaboration and coordination between member agencies, academia, industry, and other government entities.

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EVENTS

JUNE 20-21, 2023

U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING & AI ENGINEERING WORKSHOP

The economy, the nation’s infrastructure, education, and healthcare all depend on software. This workshop will explore the fundamental research needed to support progress across these critical domains. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Software Productivity, Sustainability, and Quality (SPSQ) Interagency Working Group are partnering on this workshop, to inform a community strategy for building and maintaining U.S. leadership in software engineering and AI engineering, and positively impact progress in multiple application domains…

Software Productivity, Sustainability, and Quality (SPSQ) Interagency Working Group

JUNE 7, 9, and 10, 2022

FAST TRACK ACTION COMMITTEE ON ADVANCING PRIVACY PRESERVING DATA SHARING AND ANALYTICS ROUNDTABLE SERIES

The Fast Track Action Committee on Advancing Privacy Preserving Data Sharing and Analytics invites you to participate in a virtual Roundtable series to be held via Zoom from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET on June 7, 9, and 10, 2022. Privacy-preserving approaches present a technological opportunity to harness the power of data and data analysis techniques in a manner that protects privacy and intellectual property. This can enable more collaboration across entities, sectors, and borders to help tackle shared challenges, such as health care, climate change, financial crime, human trafficking, and pandemic response…

Fast Track Action Committee on Advancing Privacy Preserving Data Sharing and Analytics

Latest News

NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2023 UPDATE

(May 23, 2023)

AI / PUBLICATIONS / STRATEGY DOCUMENTS

This document includes relevant text from the 2016 and 2019 national AI R&D strategic plans, along with updates prepared in 2023 based on Administration and interagency evaluation of the National …

FACT SHEET: Advancing Technology for Democracy

(March 30, 2023)

DIGITAL ASSETS / NEWS / PRIVACY / PUBLICATIONS

The first wave of the digital revolution promised that new technologies would support democracy and human rights. The second saw an authoritarian counterrevolution. Now, the United States and other democracies …

Request for Information on the 2023 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan

(February 7, 2023)

CYBERSECURITY / FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE

Pursuant to the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, Federal agencies must update the Federal cybersecurity research and development (R&D) strategic plan every four years. The NITRD NCO seeks public input …

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PRESS RELEASES

Diving into the decade: Ocean science to combat climate change

(June 2, 2023)

The United Nations designated 2021-2030 the Ocean Decade to advance “the science we need for the ocean we want.” The U.S. National Science Foundation is meeting this challenge with the Coastlines and People (CoPe) program that tackles our coasts and coastal communities’ stressors and pressures outside of strictly engineering, biology or a single scientific discipline. NSF’s Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate recognizes the need for new methods of funding and conducting science that enables and expedites societal impacts — including our relationship with the ocean…

National Science Foundation

NSF/NASA-funded study shows why protecting forests means reduced emissions at global scale

(June 2, 2023)

[Funded by NSF & NASA] A study, using 3D satellite imagery collected on the International Space Station, found that worldwide protected forests have an additional 9.65 billion metric tons of carbon stored in their aboveground biomass compared to ecologically similar unprotected areas. The researchers compared protected areas’ efficacy in avoiding emissions to the atmosphere with unprotected areas’ ability to do the same and tested the assumption that protected areas provide disproportionately more carbon storage and sequestration than non-protected areas…

Northern Arizona University

DARPA/DTRA/DOE fund scientists using AI to find a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections

(June 2, 2023)

[Funded by DARPA, DTRA, & DOE] Pathogenic bacteria have become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics, but few new antibiotics have been developed. Using an artificial intelligence algorithm, MIT and McMaster University researchers identified a new antibiotic that can kill bacteria responsible for many drug-resistant infections. The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii can lead to pneumonia, meningitis, other serious infections, and is the leading cause of infections in wounded soldiers…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MORE PRESS RELEASES

“Everyone wins when we have an inclusive image of a STEM professional: this allows us to increase the talent pool, foster critical STEM skills among the broader community, and promote a healthier, more culturally sensitive workplace… An inclusive workforce provides a rich set of perspectives that enable innovation and creative discovery. I’m proud to say the NITRD Co-chairs and the NCO are committed to an inclusive NITRD, and so I challenge you with this question: What will you do today to empower a co-worker, neighbor, relative, or friend?”

Kamie Roberts, NCO Director and Co-chair, NITRD Subcommittee