White House Announces 2022 R & D Budget Priorities

On August 14, 2020, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued its annual science and technology priorities memorandum. The document guides federal agency priority-setting in the coming budget cycle. The directive identified public health security and innovation, industrial leadership, national security, energy and environmental leadership, and space exploration as priorities for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget. The Administration’s memo asserts that the federal government “serves as a catalyst for innovation by investing in early stage research, supporting workforce education and training, and optimizing research environments by streamlining administrative barriers and adhering to bedrock American values, such as free inquiry, competition, honesty, and inclusion.” According to the memo, the Industries of the Future - namely artificial intelligence (AI), quantum information sciences (QIS), biotechnology, advanced communication networks/5G, and advanced manufacturing - will remain the Administration’s highest priority. One of the goals identified is “fulfilling President Trump’s commitment to double non-defense AI QIS funding by FY2022.” The Administration’s FY 2022 budget priorities include a new R&D priority — American Public Health Security and Innovation — to streamline biomedical and biotechnology R&D aimed at respo...
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