(Washington, D.C) November 27, 2024 – Today the Subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology Research and Development and the Subcommittee on Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence of the National Science and Technology Council released the “Networking and Information Technology R&D Program and the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office Supplement to the President’s FY2025 Budget.”
This document is a supplement to the President’s FY2025 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. This report covers FY2023 actual, FY2024 enacted, and FY2025 requested funding levels by agency and Program Component Area for all NITRD R&D programs. It also describes the key R&D programs and coordination activities planned for FY2025 by the federal agencies participating in NITRD.
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the Nation’s primary source of federally funded research and development (R&D) in advanced information technologies (IT) in computing, networking, and software. Established through the High Performance Computing (HPC) Act of 1991, NITRD is among the oldest and largest of formal federal programs that coordinate the activities of multiple federal agencies to tackle multidisciplinary, multi-technology, and multisector R&D needs.
Now in its 33rd year, the NITRD Program continues to provide the R&D foundation that promotes enduring U.S. technological leadership to meet the Nation’s needs for advanced information technologies. The interagency coordination activities surrounding the program serve as a catalyst and amplifier for the impact of these investments and will help ensure that IT continues to be a major driving force for the Nation’s economy and security, and the health and prosperity of its citizens.
For more information, please contact the NITRD National Coordination Office (NCO) at nco@nitrd.gov or visit www.nitrd.gov.
About the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program:
Through innovative collaboration, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program amplifies the work of federally funded research and development in advanced information technologies in computing, networking and software. For more information, please visit www.nitrd.gov.
About the NITRD National Coordination Office (NCO):
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program National Coordination Office (NCO) provides day-to-day support to the NITRD Program, the NITRD Subcommittee, and its Interagency Working Groups (IWGs) by providing technical staff expertise, planning, coordination, point of contact, physical and virtual meeting venues, and administrative assistance for Program activities. The NCO continuously seeks to enhance its ability to be a catalyst for collaboration, exchange of information, and outreach to foster knowledge, methods, research and development, technology transfer, and innovation for U.S. global leadership in networking and information technology and their applications.