NIST FY 2022 

President’s Budget Request
NIST: Aligned with the Administration’s Priorities

NIST role includes: 

• Supporting national manufacturing 

networks, workforce development 

• Driving discovery in emerging 

technologies - AI, quantum science, 

synthetic biology, and more

• Securing the supply chain through 

new research, measurements, 

standards and other tools 

• Highest credibility source for 

science-based standards and tools 

for climate measurements, 

resilience, and clean energy 

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NIST 2022 Budget Summary

The FY 2022 budget request is an increase of $462.8 M over FY 

2021 enacted levels to fully fund inflationary adjustments to 

current programs, grow funding for nationally critical mission 

areas, and expand NIST’s manufacturing programs. 

• A 44.7% increase from current funding 

This increase positions NIST to address critical national 

priorities:

• Advanced Communications/5G

• Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors

• Artificial Intelligence

• Biotechnology 

• Climate, Environment, & Energy

• Cybersecurity and Privacy 

• Internet of Things

• Quantum Science

• Racial Equity

• Standards Leadership

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NIST Budget Overview

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Budget Summary

FY 2020** FY 2021** FY 2022 +/- over

FY 2020 CARES Act FY 2021 ARP Act President's FY 2021

Enacted P.L. 116-136 Enacted P.L. 117-2 Request Enacted

STRS $754.0 $6.0 $788.0 $0.0 $915.6 $127.6

Laboratory Programs 655.8 6.0 687.1 0.0 806.0 118.9

Corporate Services 17.3 0.0 17.5 0.0 18.1 0.6

Stds Coord & Special Pgms * 80.9 0.0 83.4 0.0 91.5 8.1

ITS $162.0 $60.0 $166.5 $150.0 $441.7 $275.2

Hollings Mfg Ext Partnership 146.0 50.0 150.0 0.0 275.0 125.0

Manufacturing USA 16.0 10.0 16.5 150.0 166.7 150.2

CRF $118.0 $0.0 $80.0 $0.0 $140.0 $60.0

 Construc & Major Renovations 43.0 0.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 (6.1)

Saf, Cap, Maint & Maj Repairs 75.0 0.0 73.9 0.0 140.0 66.1

Total, NIST Discretionary 1,034.0 66.0 1,034.5 150.0 1,497.3 462.8

** Supplemental funding of CARES Act and ARP Act are presented but not included in the increase/decrease comparison column.

 * Includes Baldrige Performance Excellence Program funding fro $2.2M in FY 2020, $2.5M in FY 2021, and $2.6M in FY 2022. 

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STRS: $915.6 M (+$127.6 M and 164 Positions)

NIST is prioritizing efforts in core 

mission research and key national 

and Administration priorities

• An increase of 16.2% from FY 2021 

levels for NIST research programs

• NIST laboratory programs provide 

industry, academia, and other 

Federal agencies with world class 

research capabilities in 

measurement science, forming the 

foundation of our global system of 

weights and measures and enable 

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Bioeconomy +$14 M

Advanced Communications +$12 M

Quantum Science +$15 M

Artificial Intelligence +$15 M

Measurements to support wide deployment of 5G 

wireless and public safety leadership and 

engagement in standards development

Living Systems Foundry for safe, predictable design 

and control of biological systems

Leading efforts to prioritize and address key AI 

issues while developing training and testing tools 

for research domains

New quantum networking grand challenge will build 

on NIST world-leading science, while NIST expands 

the Quantum Economic Development Consortium

Microelectronics +$10 M

Measurements and research to support 

semiconductor and microelectronics innovations

New Efforts to Ensure U.S. Leadership in Key Areas

Climate & Energy +$20 M

Resources to predict, measure, and manage the 

changing climate, and innovations for resilient energy 

infrastructure and intelligent buildings 

Circular Economy +$5 M

Measurements and research to efficiently recover 

plastics and other materials in the supply chain

Equity and Diversity in the Workforce +$5.1 M

Developing pipelines for the next generation of 

measurement scientists

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ITS: $441.65 M (+$275.1 M and 63 Positions)

• The FY 2022 President’s Budget 

grows and strengthens the 

Manufacturing USA Program

• Continues support for program 

coordination and network support and 

fully funds NIIMBL

• Provides funding for 2 new institute

• The FY 2022 Request nearly Doubles 

MEP funding

• Strengthens a network of 51 institutes in 

every state and Puerto Rico

• Enables new investments to strengthen 

supply chains, support workforce 

training and promote technology 

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Increase Core Funding to MEP Centers

With a 30-year track record of serving small and medium-sized manufacturers, MEP is uniquely positioned to 

implement the measures necessary to unlock the economic potential of manufacturing.

Impacts:

MEP Centers will provide 

more services to at least 

25% more 

manufacturers.

More materials and 

products will be made in 

America by American 

manufacturers.

The American 

manufacturing economy 

will be stronger and more 

resilient.

MEP funding increase will:

 Provide direct support that 

enables U.S. manufacturers to:

• adopt new technologies

• fortify cybersecurity

• improve processes

• expand training

• respond to external shocks 

 Reach more manufactures 

regardless of geographic 

location

 Leverage more manufacturing 

stakeholders across government, 

industry, and academia

Challenges:

• MEP Centers lack resources to serve 

all the needs of manufacturers in their 

region

• Proposed infrastructure investments 

demand even greater U.S. 

manufacturing to secure products 

made by American manufacturers

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New MEP Initiatives

MEP National Supply Chain Initiative will identify and map critical 

supply chains, expand MEP Supplier Scouting, and increase 

individual manufacture resiliency.

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MEP Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Facilities will be 

established in critical technology and supply chain areas to expose 

to and train small-to-medium sized manufacturers (SMMs) on 

advanced technology and expand the MEP Assisted Technology 

and Technical Resource (MATTR) service.

* Funding will be equally distributed across all programs and initiatives.

MEP National Workforce Development Initiative Enhance MEP’s 

ability to help manufactures attract a new workforce, create 

innovative on-ramps, and work with community leaders to 

overcome economic barriers.

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Manufacturing USA $166.7 M (+$150.2 M and 

5 Positions)

NIST coordinates the nationwide Manufacturing 

USA network of 16 innovation institutes

• $150 million will fund two additional Manufacturing 

USA Institutes in FY 2022 

• $16.7 million continues base support for coordination, 

technology roadmaps, and sponsorship of the current 

NIST/DOC institute NIIMBL

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MEP, Manufacturing USA, and NIST Labs Synergy

Challenges

• MFG USA: Secure U.S. global leadership in 

advanced manufacturing through largescale collaboration on technology, supply 

chain, and workforce development

• MEP: Enhance the productivity, 

technological performance and 

competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

• Labs: collaborate with industry, academia, 

and other government agencies to develop 

the measurement and standards solutions 

to accelerate the development of the next 

generation of manufacturing technologies.

Opportunities

• Each program serves a different part of the 

innovation cycle 

Impacts

• All U.S. manufacturers have access to 

existing and new technology to improve 

their individual competitiveness 

• More of the U.S. workforce will be 

prepared with skills needed for 

manufacturing in the 21st Century

• Laboratories will be better connected to 

manufacturing industries to develop and 

bring new technologies into use 

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CRF: $140.0 M (+$60.0 M and 0 Positions)

• Supports staff salaries and 

recurring preventive 

maintenance contracts and 

materials

• Supports infrastructure 

improvements and research 

space enhancement, ensuring 

that NIST can have a leading- edge R&D program to advance 

U.S. innovation

• Supports addressing major 

utility infrastructure 

maintenance backlog and 

modernization of the IT 

networking infrastructure 

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Construction and Major Renovations

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NDAA/CHIPS 

Act and DOC

• Lays out a comprehensive set of 

programs to:

• Protect and extend US semiconductor 

technology leadership

• Ensure a secured supply of chips for 

critical, non-commercial US sectors; 

and 

• Promote economic viability of US 

industry in R&D, manufacturing, and 

other critical parts of the 

semiconductor value chain.

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2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026

Section 9902 Incentives Program 19 5 5 5 5

Section 9906 c National 

Semiconductor Technology Center 2

2 1.3 1.1 1.8

Section 9906 d Advanced 

Packaging Program 2.5

Section 9906 e NIST Metrology 

Program 0.5

Section 9906 f Manufacturing USA 

Institute

USICA Proposes $52B in appropriations for programs
Planning for Implementation

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Cross NIST, DOC, and WH Teams 

Developing Plans for Implementation • Establishment of Program Office • Staffing plans • Structure • Design of incentives and oversight 

(NOFOs and competition processes 

for Incentive Program)

• NSTC • Planning for cross NIST Metrology 

Program

• Planning for Advanced Manufacturing 

Institute
Questions

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Climate and Energy Measurements, Tools, and 

Testbeds (+$20.0 M and 39 Positions)

These funds will enable NIST to address climate and energy needs 

across four themes: 

 BUILDING RESILIENTLY for the changing climate through research 

supporting building codes and standards; programs addressing the 

challenge of heating and cooling, low-energy buildings, indoor air 

quality, and solar cell and energy storage technologies ($7.5 M)

 SMART GRID INNOVATIONS for clean energy and climate resilience, 

addressing key Smart Grid advancements to support widespread 

adoption of electric vehicles ($3.7 M)

 URBAN DOME program will expand the Northeast Corridor Testbed 

with public and private partners to include more locations, 

accelerating the development of integrated models ($3.8 M)

 CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION expanded efforts in Direct 

Air Capture and other innovative concepts using 

specialized neutron measurement capabilities built for use by 

climate researchers across the nation ($5 M)

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Advanced Communications Research and Standards 

(+$12.0 M and 29 Positions)

High-speed, next-generation wireless 

communications are critical to U.S. economic 

competitiveness

NIST has key partnerships, facilities, and 

expertise to address advanced communications 

needs for 5G and beyond 

With additional funding NIST will:

• Support the development of standards needed to 

accelerate the deployment of next-generation 

advanced communications technologies to broad 

applications and stakeholders

• Create fundamental measurements, data, and tools 

for next-generation wireless systems

• Support staff engagement in international standards 

development activities to better champion U.S. 

government and industry priorities

Insatiable societal demand for connectivity 

necessitates innovative approaches to address 

the current spectrum crunch

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With additional funding NIST would: 

Support creation of the quantum engineering 

ecosystem (+9.5 M)

• Expand quantum network testbed 

program 

• Develop a new quantum material program 

including new instrumentation for 

essential neutron-based measurements

Work to develop and bring cutting-edge 

quantum-based measurement-science 

technology and expertise to broad 

stakeholders (+$2.5 M)

Increase capacity through expanded joint 

institute partnerships and postdoctoral 

research program (+$3 M)

American leadership in 

quantum science and 

engineering is critical to 

economic and national 

security 

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Quantum Information Science, Engineering, and 

Metrology (+$ 15.0 M and 19 Positions)
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Partnerships, Research, and Standards to Advance Trustworthy 

Artificial Intelligence (+$15.0 M and 16 Positions)

Increased funding for NIST will:

• Establish a new public-private partnership AI Collaborative Institute with academia, industry, and government to 

accelerate technically sound standards and solutions for trustworthy AI ($10 M)

• Expand research capacities to build confidence and trust in AI systems, grow the technical staff, and establish a national 

materials data network in collaboration with the NIST Advanced Materials Center of Excellence ($5 M)

“Americans have not yet grappled with just how profoundly the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution will impact our 

economy, national security, and welfare. Much remains to be learned about the power and limits of AI technologies. 

Nevertheless, big decisions need to be made now to accelerate AI innovation to benefit the United States and to defend 

against the malign uses of AI.”

-Final Report, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
Supporting the American Bioeconomy 

(+$14.0 M and 27 Positions)

NIST will support the development of a strong U.S. 

bioeconomy through:

• Developing systems to 

Design/Build/Test/Learn systems to 

accelerate advancements in engineering 

biology ($5 M)

• Researching biomanufacturing for precision 

medicine and emerging therapeutics ($5 M)

• Integrating biological data with artificial 

intelligence and machine learning systems 

($ 3.75 M)

• Robust participation of NIST experts in 

standards development organizations for 

bioeconomy ($0.25 M)

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Next-generation Semiconductor Research and 

Standards (+$10.0 M and 11 Positions)

Semiconductors and microelectronics 

power the industries of the future

NIST has key partnerships, facilities, 

and expertise to develop and 

characterize new semiconductor 

technologies

Semiconductor chip manufacturing 

expected to grow 56 % by 2030

With additional funding NIST will:

• Establish a new research program to 

characterize physical properties and develop 

nanoscale processing interactions for 

semiconductors (+$7 M)

• Upgrade the NIST nanofabrication facilities 

and analysis tools for internal and external 

users (+$3 M)

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Strengthening Equity and Diversity in the Standards 

Workforce (+$5.143 M and 14 Positions )

• Establish a Metrology Grants Program for 

Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to create 

metrology training programs and curricula

With this request, NIST will support the development of a 

diverse American workforce and build pipelines for the 

next generation of innovative scientists and engineers:

“By advancing equity 

across the Federal 

Government, we can 

create opportunities for 

the improvement of 

communities that have 

been historically 

underserved, which 

benefits everyone.”

-Executive Order On 

Advancing Racial Equity 

and Support for 

Underserved Communities 

Through the Federal 

Government

• This Program would provide training for over 

100 students across 1-3 universities each year, 

plus metrology training for at least two 

faculty/Principal Investigators per university 

to promote collaborative research projects 
Circular Economy Research Program (+$5.0 M 

and 9 Positions)

NIST will begin with research to support 

multiuse, high-value, recyclable plastics

Economic losses loom for U.S. companies: 

trade restrictions on single-use plastics, and 

high-value materials in landfill waste

With additional funding NIST will:

• Build on its polymer science program to 

improve identification and sorting technology 

using machine learning and imaging, create 

reference data for industry ($4 M)

• Expand efforts to tackle manufacturing and 

processing needs for other classes of high-value 

materials ($1 M)

NIST program will create measurements and 

data for recovery, sorting, and recycling of 

plastics and other materials in our supply 

chains

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Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

$275 M (+$125.0 M and 58 Positions)

The FY 2022 budget request increases federal 

funding for NIST MEP, nearly doubling the 

program

• Increases core funding to MEP Centers 

• Reflects MEP’s plans for increased capabilities 

to respond to critical needs

 MEP National Supply Chain Initiative

 MEP National Workforce Development 

Initiative

 MEP Manufacturing Technology 

Demonstration Facilities

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MEP Budget Increase Supports E.O. 14017

“Resilient American supply chains will revitalize and rebuild domestic manufacturing capacity, maintain America’s 

competitive edge in research and development, and create well-paying jobs.”

 Analyze supply chain for critical sectors and 

subsectors of the ICT industry

 Conduct supply chain mapping

 Identify the critical goods and materials part of supply 

chains, the capabilities needed to produce them, and 

alternative sourcing

 Identify domestic manufacturing capabilities gaps

 Identify risks that may disrupt supply chains

 Identify ways to make supply chains more sustainable

 Identify workforce skill gaps and develop best 

practices to meet future workforce needs

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MEP National Supply Chain Initiative

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a 

U.S. dependency on global supply 

chains for industrial and consumer 

goods. 

Significant gaps exist in the domestic 

manufacturing base.

A lack of manufacturing supply chain 

resiliency undermines U.S. national 

and economic security.

The MEP National Supply Chain Initiative will:

 Partner with federal agencies and industry stakeholders to ID supply 

chain gaps

 With more manufactures served, map critical manufacturing supply 

chains (E.O. 14017)

 Expand MEP Supplier Scouting to ID and assist new sources of domestic 

supply and reduce Buy America waivers (E.O. 14005)

 Increase individual manufacture resiliency by addressing issues that 

precludes them from entering new supply chains

Impacts:

 U.S. supply chains will be more resilient at the overall manufacturing 

level and at the individual manufacturer level

 More robust U.S. options and strategies for supply chains

 More visibility into lower tiers for improved supply chain optimization

 Improved supply chain risk management

 Increased manufactures’ diversification of customers and markets

 Improved manufacturer operational agility and global competitiveness

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MEP National Workforce Development Initiative

As many as 2.1 million 

manufacturing jobs will be unfilled 

through 2030

Worker shortage will hurt revenue, 

production, and could ultimately 

cost the U.S. economy up to $1 

trillion by 2030

Manufacturers struggle to fill jobs 

that require technical training or 

applied skills

Manufactures must improve how 

they attract diverse talent from 

untapped sources

The MEP National Workforce Development Initiative will:

 Enhance MEP’s ability to help manufactures attract a new workforce, 

create innovative on-ramps, and work with community leaders to 

overcome economic barriers

 Provide MEP Centers resources for upskilling a diverse workforce 

focused on women and underrepresented groups

 Assist manufacturers with career development pathways that recruit 

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Manufacturing accounts for 11% of 

total US economic output

Nearly 99% of all US manufacturing 

establishments are small-to-medium 

sized manufacturers (SMMs) with 

<500 employees. They employ 70% 

of the domestic manufacturing 

workforce

SMM technical sophistication lags 

that of large companies

MEP MTDFs will:

 Implement critical technologies to make key products (E.O. 14017)

 Expose SMMs to advanced technology, train on its use, work hands-on 

with experts to prove out processes and product ideas for integration 

into specific manufacturing environments

 Expand the MEP Assisted Technology and Technical Resource (MATTR) 

service to increase SMM leverage of technical expertise and resources 

available at NIST, as well as other federal and non-federal labs

Impacts:

 Higher technology adoption rates by SMMs in supply chains for key 

products and critical technologies (E.O. 14017): 

• Industry 4.0, AI, IoT, additive manufacturing

• Cybersecurity

• Broadband technology

• Semiconductors

• Food

• Medical equipment

 Increased SMM productivity

 More technically skilled workers for SMMs

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MEP Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Facilities

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