About NNI

Government Departments and Agencies

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) provides a multi-agency framework to ensure U.S. leadership in nanotechnology that will be essential to improved human health, economic well being and national security. The NNI invests in fundamental research to further understanding of nanoscale phenomena and facilities technology transfer.

(DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security Consumer Product Safety Commission Nanotechnology Statement (PDF) (NIFA/USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture Department of Defense Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Army Engineering R&D Center Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Army Research Office (ARO) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Office of Naval Research (ONR) Department of Education Department of Energy   Office of Science Nanotechnology Office of Basic Energy Sciences Office of Fossil Energy Office of Industrial Technologies Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Department of State Department of Transportation Department of Treasury

Environmental Protection Agency Nano Research Nanotechnology under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TOSCA) (DHHS) Nanotechnology at Food & Drug Administration (USDA) Forest Service Intelligence Community U.S. International Trade Commission (DHHS) National Institutes of Health (DHHS) Nanotechnology at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (DOC) Nanotechnology at National Institute of Standards and Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nanotechnology at National Science Foundation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Patent and Trademark Office US Geological Survey