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

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.

PUBLICATION LIBRARY

Explore NITRD documents and reports including Federal Plans, Implementation Roadmaps, Strategy Documents, Scientific and Technical Reports, Workshop Reports, Supplements to the President’s Budget.

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 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

MAY 25, 2022

NITRD 30TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM

The NITRD 30th-Anniversary Symposium will bring together leading experts from the government, academic, and private sectors to both mark NITRD’s past accomplishments and look to the future. The full-day agenda includes speakers and panels in areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), networking and security, privacy, the internet of things (IoT), and computing at scale. As a group, they will present the latest advances and discuss where research is headed…

Computing Community Consortium (CCC); NITRD National Coordination Office (NCO)

Latest News

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 …

Request for Information; Digital Assets Research and Development

(January 26, 2023)

DIGITAL ASSETS / FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE

The Federal Government is developing a National Digital Assets Research and Development Agenda. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)—on behalf of the Fast Track Action Committee …

Notice of Open to the Public Meetings of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program

(January 13, 2023)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE / PUBLIC MEETINGS

The NITRD Program holds meetings that are open to the public to attend. The Joint Engineering Team (JET) and Middleware And Grid Interagency Coordination (MAGIC) Team provide an opportunity for …

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PRESS RELEASES

NIH funds cool sensor tech: DART VADAR harnesses the force of enzymes for better RNA drugs

(March 27, 2023)

[Funded by NIH] Researchers developed a novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit they call Detection and Amplification of RNA Triggers via ADAR, or DART VADAR, which allows researchers to easily design RNA circuits carrying protein-coding information that are only translated in the presence of a specific molecular marker of disease and/or cell type…

Harvard University

DOD/NSF/DOE fund machine learning research to develop synthetic polymers that will mimic the body’s natural proteins

(March 27, 2023)

[Funded by DOD, NSF, and DOE] Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. Scientists have developed a way to mimic specific functions of natural proteins using only two, four or six different building blocks — ones currently used in plastics — and found that these alternative polymers work as well as the real protein and are a lot easier to synthesize…

University of California, Berkeley

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“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