"On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed the "Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012"," whichthat provided FY 2012 full-year appropriations through September 30, 2012, for the Department of Commerce. This bill included appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). However, there were no funds appropriated for the Technology Innovation Program. The programProgram is currently{{When|date=January 2018}} taking the necessary actions for an orderly shutdown."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nist.gov/technology-innovation-program|title=Technology Innovation Program|first=Jimmy|last=Nazario-Negron|date=May 9, 2012|website=NIST.gov|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref>
