The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a multiagency, multidisciplinary federal initiative comprising a collection of research programs and
other activities funded by the participating agencies and linked by the vision of
“a future in which the ability to understand and control matter at the nanoscale
leads to a revolution in technology and industry that benefits society.”
As first stated in the 2004 NNI strategic plan, the participating agencies intend to make
progress in realizing that vision by working toward four goals (Box S.1).
Planning, coordination, and management of the NNI are carried out by
the inter agency Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on
Technology (CoT) with support from the National Nanotechnology Coordination
Office (NNCO). The NSET Subcommittee has established four topical working
groups, which, along with the relationships of the above interagency bodies, are
indicated in Figure S.1.
