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This is a list of [[United States]] [[List of federal agencies in the United States|federal agencies]] that are primarily devoted to [[research and development]], including their notable subdivisions.  These agencies are responsible for carrying out the [[science policy of the United States]].
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== Independent agencies ==
* [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF)
* [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA)
* [[Environmental Protection Agency]] Office of Research and Development
* [[Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity]] (IARPA)
* [[Smithsonian Institution#Research centers and programs|Smithsonian Institution research centers and programs]]

== [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] ==
* [[Agricultural Research Service]] (ARS)
* [[National Institute of Food and Agriculture]] (NIFA)
* [[Economic Research Service]] (ERS)
* [[United States Forest Service#Research stations and research work units|United States Forest Service Research and Development]] (R&D)

== [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]] ==
* [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]] (NIST)
* [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA)

== [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]==
* [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA)
* [[Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences]] (USU)

=== [[United States Department of the Air Force|Department of the Air Force]] ===
* [[Air Force Research Laboratory]] (AFRL)
* [[Air Force Life Cycle Management Center]] (AFLCMC)
* [[Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center]] (NWC)
* [[Air Force Institute of Technology]] (AFIT)
* [[Space Systems Command]] (SSC)

=== [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]] ===
* [[United States Army Materiel Command]] (AMC)
* [[United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command|Army Research, Development and Engineering Command]] (RDECOM)
 [[Army Research Laboratory]] (ARL)
 [[United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center|Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center]] (ARDEC) 
* [[Engineer Research and Development Center]] (ERDC)
* [[U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command]] (ATEC)
* [[United States Army Medical Research and Material Command|Army Medical Research and Material Command]] (USAMRMC)

=== [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]] ===
* [[Marine Corps Combat Development Command]] (MCCDC)
 [[United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory]] (MCWL)
* [[Office of Naval Research]] (ONR)
* [[United States Naval Research Laboratory|Naval Research Laboratory]] (NRL)
* [[Bureau of Medicine and Surgery]] (BUMED)
 [[Naval Medical Research Center]] (NMRC)
* [[Naval Air Warfare Center]] (NASC)
* [[Naval Air Warfare Center|Naval]] [[Naval Surface Warfare Center|Surface Warfare Center]] (NSWC)
* [[Naval Air Warfare Center|Naval]] [[Naval Undersea Warfare Center|Undersea Warfare Center]] (NUWC)
* [[Naval Air Warfare Center|Naval]] [[Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center|Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Warfare Center]] (NCCOSC)
* [[Naval Postgraduate School]] (NPS)
* [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake]] (NAWSCL)
* [[United States Naval Observatory]] (USNO)

== [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] ==
* [[Institute of Education Sciences]] (IES)
* [[National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research]] (NIDRR)

== [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] ==
* [[Office of Science]] (DOE SC)
* [[ARPA-E|Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy]] (ARPA-E)
* [[United States Department of Energy National Laboratories|National Laboratories]]

== [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health and Human Services]] ==
* [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH)
* [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]] (NIOSH)
* [[Food and Drug Administration#Science and research programs|Food and Drug Administration science and research programs]]
* [[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]] (AHRQ)
* [[Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority]] (BARDA)

== [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] ==
* [[DHS Directorate for Science and Technology|Directorate for Science and Technology]] (S&T)
* [[United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center|Coast Guard Research & Development Center]] (CG RDC)

== [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] ==
* [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS)

== [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] ==
* [[National Institute of Justice]] (NIJ)

== [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] ==
* [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]]
* [[Federal Aviation Administration]] Research, Engineering, and Development
* [[Federal Highway Administration]] Research and Technology

==[[Environmental Protection Agency]]==
* Air Research
* Water Research
* Climate Change Research
* Ecosystems Research
* Land, Oil Spill, and Waste Management Research
* Homeland Security Research

== [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Affairs]] ==
* [[Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development]] (ORD)

== Multi-agency initiatives ==
* [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] (OSTP)
* [[U.S. Global Change Research Program]] (USGCRP)
* [[Networking and Information Technology Research and Development]] Program (NITRD)
* [[National Nanotechnology Initiative]] (NNI)

== [[Federal judiciary of the United States|Judicial branch]] ==
* [[Federal Judicial Center]]

== [[United States Congress|Legislative branch]] ==
* [[United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology|House Committee on Science, Space and Technology]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation]]
* [[Office of Technology Assessment]] (OTA) ''(defunct)''

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