This is a list of United States federal agencies that are primarily devoted to

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...

, including their notable subdivisions. These agencies are responsible for carrying out the science policy of the United States.

Independent agencies

* National Science Foundation (NSF) *

National Aeronautics and Space Administration The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding th ...

(NASA) *

Environmental Protection Agency A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

Office of Research and Development *

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is an organization within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence responsible for leading research to overcome difficult challenges relevant to the United States Intellige ...

(IARPA) * Smithsonian Institution research centers and programs

Department of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

Agricultural Research Service The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. ARS is charged with ext ...

(ARS) * National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) *

Economic Research Service The Economic Research Service (ERS) is a component of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a principal agency of the Federal Statistical System of the United States. It provides information and research on agriculture and economi ...

(ERS) * United States Forest Service Research and Development (R&D)

Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for bu ...

* National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Department of Defense

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Originally known as the Adv ...

(DARPA) * Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Department of the Air Force

* Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) * Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) *

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is a USAF Named Unit, assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The AFNWC operates at the Center level of the AFMC. It is currently under the command of Major ...

(NWC) * Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) * Space Systems Command (SSC)

Department of the Army The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is org ...

* United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) * Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) ** Army Research Laboratory (ARL) ** Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) * Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) * U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) * Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC)

Department of the Navy Navy Department or Department of the Navy may refer to: * United States Department of the Navy, * Navy Department (Ministry of Defence), in the United Kingdom, 1964-1997 * Confederate States Department of the Navy, 1861-1865 * Department of the Na ...

* Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) ** United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) *

Office of Naval Research The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Established by Congress in 1946, its mission is to plan ...

(ONR) *

Naval Research Laboratory The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. It was founded in 1923 and conducts basic scientific research, applied research, technological ...

(NRL) * Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) ** Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) * Naval Air Warfare Center (NASC) *

Naval A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) *

Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) *

Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Warfare Center (NCCOSC) *

Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD ci ...

(NPS) *

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake is a large military installation in California that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. It is part of Navy Region Southwest under Commander, Navy Installat ...

(NAWSCL) * United States Naval Observatory (USNO)

Department of Education

* Institute of Education Sciences (IES) * National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Department of Energy

* Office of Science (DOE SC) * Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) * National Laboratories

Department of Health and Human Services

* National Institutes of Health (NIH) * National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) * Food and Drug Administration science and research programs * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) *

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) office responsible for the procurement and development of medical countermeasures, principally against bioterrorism, in ...

(BARDA)

Department of Homeland Security

* Directorate for Science and Technology (S&T) * Coast Guard Research & Development Center (CG RDC)

Department of the Interior The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government headquartered at the Main Interior Building, located at 1849 C Street NW in Washington, D.C. It is responsible for the mana ...

* United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Department of Justice

National Institute of Justice The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. NIJ, along with the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Juvenil ...

(NIJ)

Department of Transportation

* Research and Innovative Technology Administration * Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development * Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology

Environmental Protection Agency A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

* Air Research * Water Research * Climate Change Research * Ecosystems Research * Land, Oil Spill, and Waste Management Research * Homeland Security Research

Veterans Affairs Veterans' affairs is an area of public policy concerned with relations between a government and its communities of military veterans. Some jurisdictions have a designated government agency or department, a Department of Veterans' Affairs, Minist ...

Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development The Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the research and development agency of the Veterans Health Administration in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The department focuses on biomedical and ...

(ORD)

Multi-agency initiatives

Office of Science and Technology Policy An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific dut ...

(OSTP) *

U.S. Global Change Research Program The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society. The program began as a presidential initiative in 1989 and was codified by ...

(USGCRP) * Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) *

National Nanotechnology Initiative The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a research and development initiative which provides a framework to coordinate nanoscale research and resources among United States federal government agencies and departments. History Mihail C ...

(NNI)

Judicial branch

Federal Judicial Center The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency of the United States federal courts. It was established by in 1967, at the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States. According to , the main areas of respo ...

Legislative branch

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal scientific research and development. More specifically, the committee has complete jurisdic ...

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate. Besides having broad jurisdiction over all matters concerning interstate commerce, science and technology policy, a ...

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