The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, aeronautics research and space research.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is now part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. The NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds humanities programs in the United States such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, radio stations, and individual scholars.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
