National Nanotechnology Initiative. Research and Development Leading to a Revolution in Technology and Industry. Supplement to the President's 2006 Budget

摘要

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a multi-agency U.S. Government program aimed at accelerating the discovery, development, and deployment of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. As outlined in the recently completed NNI Strategic Plan, the NNI's goals are to maintain a world-class research and development (R&D) program; to facilitate technology transfer; to develop educational resources, a skilled workforce, and supporting research infrastructure and tools; and to support responsible development of nanotechnology. The NNI Strategic Plan also outlines seven major subject areas under which related projects are grouped, called Program Component Areas (PCAs). Investment in these PCAs is essential to achieving the NNI goals. This document is a supplement to the President s 2006 Budget Request submitted to Congress on February 7, 2005. It gives a description of the activities underway in 2005 and planned for 2006 by the Federal Government agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative, primarily from a programmatic and budgetary perspective. It is based on the new NNI Strategic Plan released in December 2004 and reports requested investments for 2006 by Program Component Area (PCA), as called for under the provisions of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (Public Law 108-153). This report also includes information on spending for the development and acquisition of research facilities and instrumentation, a discussion of external reviews of the NNI and how recommendations have been addressed, a description of how the NNI participating agencies are implementing the NNI Strategic Plan, and a discussion of nanotechnology R&D funding through the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.