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The [[NIST]] Advanced Technology Program (ATP, or NIST ATP) is a United States Government ([[US Department of Commerce]], [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]) program designed to simulate early stage advanced technology development that would otherwise not be fundable. It is unique in that it is designed for early stage research in industry, not academia, though it supported academia indirectly (as subcontractors or collaborators in projects). It funded projects deeply, but with many strings attached. It was a child of the Clinton administration in the 90's with special legslationlegislation enacted and implemtedimplemented in the Code of Federal Regulation Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299<ref>[CITE: 15CFR295.1] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 295--ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM</ref>

The Bush administationadministration [http://www.expectmore.gov] repeatedly recommended its termination and the program was suspended in 2005 with the White House working with the Administration and Congress to terminate this program.

This was completed On August 9, 2007, the President signed the America COMPETES Act (H.R. 2272; Public Law Number 110-69), which repealed the Advanced Technology Program enableingenabling legslationlegislation. A new, successor program was enacted but not funded, called the NIST Technology Innovation Program. The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) was established for the purpose of assisting U.S. businesses and institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutes, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need.

TIP is aimed at speeding the development of high-risk, transformative research targeted to address key societal challenges. Funding could be provided to industry (small and medium-sized businesses), universities, and consortia for research on potentially revolutionary technologies for meeting critical national needs that present high technical risks—with commensurate high rewards if successful. The primary mechanism for this support would be cost-shared research grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts awarded on the basis of merit competitions.