The Department of Commerce fosters and promotes the nation's economic development and technological advancement through vigilance in international trade policy, domestic business policy and growth, and promoting economic progress at all levels.
The Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency that provides economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries.
For sixty years, DARPA has held to a singular and enduring mission: to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security. The genesis of that mission and of DARPA itself dates to the launch of Sputnik in 1957, and a commitment by the United States that, from that time forward, it would be the initiator and not the victim of strategic technological surprises.
Since 1977, America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF (also known as the NSF SBIR/STTR program) has helped startups develop their ideas and bring them to market. We fund startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets including IoT, edtech, smart health, robotics, and much more.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration serves as the nation's forefront of such exploration and continues to pioneer in aeronautics, exploration systems, science and space operations.
As an executive branch agency within the Department of Defense, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) supports the President's budget. ONR provides technical advice to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of the Navy.
P. Behroozi: AstronomyD. Enard: Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyT. Gianetti: Chemistry & BiochemistryV. Paschalidis: AstronomyJ. Schaibley: PhysicsK. Van Doorslaer: Animal and Biomedical ScienceK. Klein: Planetary SciencesUA can submit 3 nominees per department.