The acronyms for the four BRAIN Initiative related IARPA programs are ICArUS. MICrONS, KRNS, and SHARP.

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to tackle some of the most difficult challenges of the agencies and disciplines in the Intelligence Community (IC). IARPA does not have an operational mission and does not deploy technologies directly to the field. Instead, IARPA facilitates the transition of research results to our IC customers for operational application.

Web Information

Website: www.iarpa.gov/ Neuroscience webpage: iarpa.gov/research-programs/neuroscience-programs-at-iarpa Wikipedia Entry: wiki/Intelligence_Advanced_Research_Projects_Activity

 

Contact Information

Email: dni-iarpa-info@iarpa.gov Phone: (301) 851-7500 Address: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Washington, DC 20511

 

About IARPA

IARPA collaborates across the IC

to ensure that our research addresses relevant future needs. This cross-community focus ensures our ability to:

address cross-agency challenges leverage both operational and R&D expertise from across the IC coordinate transition strategies with our agency partners

IARPA does not have an operational mission and does not deploy technologies directly to the field. Instead, IARPA facilitates the transition of research results to our IC customers for operational application.

Our Leadership

IARPA is led by a distinguished group of accomplished scientists and researchers.

Our Organization

There are four research thrusts within IARPA embodied in four offices:

Office for Anticipating Surprise

The Office for Anticipating Surprise (OAS) focuses ...

 

Summary

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training. NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of 11 agencies that comprise the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.

Information

Website: http://www.cancer.gov/

NIH Staff Directory   NCI Divisions, Offices and Centers   Media Inquiries

Email:  Form page Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER  (1-800-422-6237)   LiveHelp Address: BG 9609 MSC 9760 9609 Medical Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892-9760

 

About

In 1944, Congress approved the Public Health Service Act of 1944 (42 U.S.C. 201), which substantially consolidated and revised all existing legislation relating to the Public Health Service. This act also had direct effects on NCI because it made the Institute an operating division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and eventually led to the creation of the National Cancer Act of 1971.  This Act, signed by President Richard Nixon, created the National Cancer Program and:

Granted the Director of the NCI broad authority to ...

The US Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.

OSTP with NIH is leading interagency efforts to develop and implement the BRAIN Initiative policies and budgets, and is working with the private sector, state and local governments, the science and higher education communities, and other nations toward this end.

Images from the OSTP Grand ChallengesUpper Left: NIH, DARPA, and NSF’s BRAIN Initiative;Upper Right: NASA’s Asteroid Grand Challenge;Lower Right: DOE’s SunShot Grand Challenge;Lower left: USAID’s Grand Challenges for Development, including Saving Lives at Birth.

 

Web Information

Website:   whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp YouTube Channel:  youtube.com/user/whitehouse Twitter:  @whitehouseostp  Wikipedia Entry: wiki/Office_of_Science_and_Technology_Policy

Contact Information

Email:  contact form Phone: 202-456-4444 Address: Eisenhower Executive Office Building 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20504

Organization

Director:  John P. Holdren Assistant Director, Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Broadening Participation:  Monica Basco Staff Directory

 

The BRAIN Initiative

OSTP works to advance a wide range of initiatives, programs, projects, and activities that unleash the power of science, technology, and innovation for the benefit of Americans and ...

 

Summary

National Science Foundation (NSF is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences.

NSF keeps the United States at the leading edge of discovery in areas from astronomy to geology to zoology. In addition to funding research in the traditional academic areas, the agency also supports “high-risk, high pay-off” ideas, novel collaborations and numerous projects that may seem like science fiction today, but which the public will take for granted tomorrow.

Information

Website:  nsf.gov/ YouTube Channel:  youtube.com/user/VideosatNSF  Twitter:  twitter.com/NSF Facebook: facebook.com/US.NSF Wikipedia Entry:  wiki/National_Science_Foundation

Email: info@nsf.gov Phone: (703) 292-5111 Address: National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 2223

 

Organization

Director: France A. Córdova Advisory Committees: Staff Directory

The National Science Foundation’s street address is 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230

About NSF

NSF AT A GLANCE The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…” With an annual budget of $7.3 billion (FY 2015), we are the funding source for approximately 24 percent of all federally supported basic research ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) mission is to create breakthrough technologies for US national security and to protect the health of U.S. service members and veterans.

To better address the health needs of service members and veterans, DARPA has launched four programs that support the goals of the BRAIN Initiative: RAM (Restoring Active Memory), RAM Replay, HAPTIX (Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces), and SUBNETS (Systems-Based Neurotechnology for Emerging Therapies).

Clockwise from top left: RAM, HAPTIX, RAM Replay, and SUBNETS. Images from DARPA articles.

DARPA and the BRAIN Initiative

DARPA is supporting four current programs and is planning new investments in support of the BRAIN Initiative, with the ultimate goal of relieving and rehabilitating warfighters and civilians suffering from traumatic injury and neuro-psychiatric illness: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a number of major efforts to develop breakthrough neurotechnologies that are deepening scientists’ understanding of brain function and are supporting the development of novel therapeutic strategies. As part of this effort, DARPA is developing and assessing revolutionary electronic interfaces to the brain, as well as to the peripheral nervous system, that have the potential to provide high-resolution insights into neural circuits, lower the need for ...

FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines more effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to maintain and improve their health.

Images from FDA Home PageUpper left: Public Health Focus; Upper right: Are Some Cosmetics Promising Too Much?; Lower right: Playing It Safe with Eggs; Lower left: Don’t be Misled by “Latex Free” Claims

 

Web Information

Website: fda.gov YouTube Channel:  youtube.com/USFoodandDrugAdmin Twitter:  twitter.com/US_FDA Facebook: facebook.com/FDA Wikipedia Entry:  wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration

Contact Information

More contact information Phone: 1-888-INFO-FDA Address: U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993

Organization

Commissioner: Margaret A. Hamburg Advisory Committees: Staff Directory

U.S. Food and Drug Administration10903 New Hampshire AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20993