NSF announces new Directorate

NSF Director Panchanathan announced a new NSF directorate during his SXSW 2022 session, “Reinvigorating Science and Technology for the Future of US Innovation.”

The new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP, is a critical first step in accelerating the development of new technologies and products that improve Americans' way of life, grow the economy and create new jobs, and strengthen and sustain US competitiveness for decades to come.

NSF is repositioning much of its existing innovation and translation portfolio into the directorate and will be creating new programs to support breakthrough technologies, address societal and economic challenges, accelerate research results to market and society, and prepare future STEM leaders.