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  U.S. Government Science and Technology Gateway and Portal Web Sites
Sites that pull together information from across government agencies

The government manages a number of web gateways and portals that focus on specific topic areas. The web sites listed below bring together government`s expertise on particular topics and as well as providing links to other related sites.

This web site is still in the data gathering stage Please realize that many important sources have yet to be added. Suggestions for sites to add

Agriculture and Food Technology  top of page
  1. Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC)
    Guide to quality agricultural information
    www.agnic.org
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Agriculture Research Service (ARS),National Agricultural Library (NAL)

  2. Compliance and Enforcement
    Information about environmental requirements.
    www.epa.gov/compliance
    Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  3. Directories of Agriculture-related Internet Information Resources (DIRAGIR)
    Lists to subject- and geographic-focused directories of agriculture-related information resources on the Internet
    www.agnic.org/diragis
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Agriculture Research Service (ARS),National Agricultural Library (NAL)

  4. FoodSafety.gov
    A gateway to selected government food safety-related information
    www.foodsafety.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),Food and Drug Administration (FDA),Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

  5. Invasivespecies.gov
    A gateway to federal efforts concerning invasive species
    www.invasivespecies.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  6. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
    Links you to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and non-government organizations
    www.nbii.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  7. Nutrition.gov
    Provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition
    www.nutrition.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

Atmospheric Sciences, Climate, and Weather  top of page
  1. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)
    Locates multiagency news, data, publications, and research
    www.globalchange.gov
    Ad Hoc Organizations,U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)

  2. WINDandSEA
    A gateway to oceanic and atmospheric issues
    www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/windandsea.html
    Department of Commerce (DOC),National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Biological sciences  top of page
  1. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
    Providing information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing
    www.nal.usda.gov/awic
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Agriculture Research Service (ARS)

  2. Biodiversity Gateway
    Links to hundreds of key web sites
    www.nbii.gov/issues/biodiversity
    Multiple agencies involved,National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)

  3. Bioethics Resources on the Web
    Contains a broad collage of annotated web links
    www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH)

  4. Chesapeake Bay Activities
    Information on USGS studies of Chesapeake Bay, the nations largest estuary, concerned with water quality, ecosystem history and change, vital habitat and biological resources,and land use studies
    chesapeake.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  5. From Microbes to Mammals - Invasive Species - Biological Aliens
    Links to sources of information and programs on invasive species.
    www.usgs.gov/invasive_species/plw
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),Biological Resources Division. Central Region Office.

  6. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)
    Locates multiagency news, data, publications, and research
    www.globalchange.gov
    Ad Hoc Organizations,U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)

  7. Human Genome Project Information
    Information about the U.S. and worldwide Human Genome Project
    www.doegenomes.org
    Department of Energy (DOE),and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes

  8. Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)
    Includes BioBot for searching in Spanish, Portuguese or English
    www.iabin-us.org/index.html
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),National Biological Information Infrastructure.

  9. Invasivespecies.gov
    A gateway to federal efforts concerning invasive species
    www.invasivespecies.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  10. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
    Links you to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and non-government organizations
    www.nbii.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  11. Primate Info Net (PIN)
    A web site for people with an interest in the field of primatology
    www.primate.wisc.edu/pin
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH),National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Building Industry Technology  top of page
  1. Cooling, Heating, and Power (CHP) Systems for Buildings
    Information to facilitate decisions relating to these systems
    www.ornl.gov/chpb
    Department of Energy (DOE),Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

  2. Home Energy Saver
    Designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen
    hes.lbl.gov
    Department of Energy (DOE),Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Chemistry  top of page
  1. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
    Links to information about research, centers, meetings, industry, publications, conferences, professional societies, and courses
    www.nano.gov
    National Science Foundation (NSF)

Earth Sciences  top of page
  1. Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Information (CINDI)
    Links to information about natural hazards and disasters.
    cindi.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  2. Chesapeake Bay Activities
    Information on USGS studies of Chesapeake Bay, the nations largest estuary, concerned with water quality, ecosystem history and change, vital habitat and biological resources,and land use studies
    chesapeake.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  3. Drinking Water Programs
    Links to USGS projects to help understand and protect the quality of drinking-water resources. Includes news reports, selected reports, and links to projects by searching for national programs, by state, or by topic
    water.usgs.gov/owq/dwi/national.htm
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  4. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Web Sites
    Gateway to hundreds of government and commercial sites
    tsc.wes.army.mil/products/TSSDS-TSFMS/tssds/html
    Department of Defense (DOD),Department of the Army,Topographic Engineering Center

  5. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)
    Locates multiagency news, data, publications, and research
    www.globalchange.gov
    Ad Hoc Organizations,U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)

  6. Recreation site (USGS), your science gateway for safe and vital enjoyment of the outdoors
    Gateway to useful USGS websites for recreation in nature watching and exploring, boating, camping, climbing, fishing, hiking,biking, and hunting, with links to maps, real-time streamflow, geology, photos, and plant and animal information
    recreation.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  7. WINDandSEA
    A gateway to oceanic and atmospheric issues
    www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/windandsea.html
    Department of Commerce (DOC),National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Education and Training  top of page
  1. Federal Resources for Educations Excellence in Science (FREE)
    Makes it easy to find hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning web resources
    www.ed.gov/free/s-scienc.html
    Department of Education (ED)

  2. Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
    Provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial web sites
    www.thegateway.org
    Department of Education (ED)

Energy  top of page
  1. Cooling, Heating, and Power (CHP) Systems for Buildings
    Information to facilitate decisions relating to these systems
    www.ornl.gov/chpb
    Department of Energy (DOE),Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

  2. Home Energy Saver
    Designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen
    hes.lbl.gov
    Department of Energy (DOE),Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Environment  top of page
  1. Browse EPA Topics
    An easy-to-use site to locate information about popular topics
    www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  2. Compliance and Enforcement
    Information about environmental requirements.
    www.epa.gov/compliance
    Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  3. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)
    Locates multiagency news, data, publications, and research
    www.globalchange.gov
    Ad Hoc Organizations,U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)

  4. Global Change Research Program
    Research on understanding the potential consequences of climate variability and change on human health, ecosystems, and socioeconomic systems
    www.epa.gov/globalresearch
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  5. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
    Links you to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and non-government organizations
    www.nbii.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  6. Recreation site (USGS), your science gateway for safe and vital enjoyment of the outdoors
    Gateway to useful USGS websites for recreation in nature watching and exploring, boating, camping, climbing, fishing, hiking,biking, and hunting, with links to maps, real-time streamflow, geology, photos, and plant and animal information
    recreation.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Health Care  top of page
  1. Healthfinder
    Your guide to reliable health information
    www.healthfinder.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  2. MEDLINEplus
    Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others
    medlineplus.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  3. MEDLINEplus Espanol
    Spanish version of the Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others
    medlineplus.gov/spanish
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Library and Information Resources  top of page
  1. Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC)
    Guide to quality agricultural information
    www.agnic.org
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Agriculture Research Service (ARS),National Agricultural Library (NAL)

  2. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
    Providing information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing
    www.nal.usda.gov/awic
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Agriculture Research Service (ARS)

  3. Directories of Agriculture-related Internet Information Resources (DIRAGIR)
    Lists to subject- and geographic-focused directories of agriculture-related information resources on the Internet
    www.agnic.org/diragis
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Agriculture Research Service (ARS),National Agricultural Library (NAL)

  4. HIV/AIDS Information
    Provides assess to AIDS-related drug information, clincal trial information, and published literature
    sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/HIVMain.html
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM),Specialized Information Services (SIS)

  5. MEDLINEplus
    Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others
    medlineplus.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  6. MEDLINEplus Espanol
    Spanish version of the Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others
    medlineplus.gov/spanish
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Materials Sciences  top of page
  1. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
    Links to information about research, centers, meetings, industry, publications, conferences, professional societies, and courses
    www.nano.gov
    National Science Foundation (NSF)

Medical Sciences and Technology  top of page
  1. Bioethics Resources on the Web
    Contains a broad collage of annotated web links
    www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH)

  2. FoodSafety.gov
    A gateway to selected government food safety-related information
    www.foodsafety.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),Food and Drug Administration (FDA),Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

  3. Healthfinder
    Your guide to reliable health information
    www.healthfinder.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  4. HIV/AIDS Information
    Provides assess to AIDS-related drug information, clincal trial information, and published literature
    sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/HIVMain.html
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM),Specialized Information Services (SIS)

  5. MEDLINEplus
    Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others
    medlineplus.gov
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  6. MEDLINEplus Espanol
    Spanish version of the Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others
    medlineplus.gov/spanish
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  7. Nutrition.gov
    Provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition
    www.nutrition.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

Natural Resources and Conservation  top of page
  1. Chesapeake Bay Activities
    Information on USGS studies of Chesapeake Bay, the nations largest estuary, concerned with water quality, ecosystem history and change, vital habitat and biological resources,and land use studies
    chesapeake.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  2. Drinking Water Programs
    Links to USGS projects to help understand and protect the quality of drinking-water resources. Includes news reports, selected reports, and links to projects by searching for national programs, by state, or by topic
    water.usgs.gov/owq/dwi/national.htm
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  3. Forest Landowner\'s Guide to Internet Resources
    Provides subject oriented links to Web resources (not limited to Government sponsored sites.)
    na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/flg
    Department of Agriculture (USDA),Forest Service

  4. GeoCommunicator
    Gateway to land management and land records
    www.geocommunicator.gov
    Multiple agencies involved,Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Department

  5. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
    Links you to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and non-government organizations
    www.nbii.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  6. PORTAL to Global Environmental Datasets
    Links to sources of data (and meta-data) on global spatial environmental/scientific data sets
    www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdcinfo/onlineaccess.html
    Department of Commerce (DOC),National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

  7. Recreation site (USGS), your science gateway for safe and vital enjoyment of the outdoors
    Gateway to useful USGS websites for recreation in nature watching and exploring, boating, camping, climbing, fishing, hiking,biking, and hunting, with links to maps, real-time streamflow, geology, photos, and plant and animal information
    recreation.usgs.gov
    Department of the Interior,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  8. River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
    Provides current information on wetland and river corridor restoration projects and provides a forum for information sharing
    www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Office of Water

Ocean Science and Technology  top of page
  1. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
    Links you to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and non-government organizations
    www.nbii.gov
    Multiple agencies involved

  2. WINDandSEA
    A gateway to oceanic and atmospheric issues
    www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/windandsea.html
    Department of Commerce (DOC),National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Physics  top of page
  1. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
    Links to information about research, centers, meetings, industry, publications, conferences, professional societies, and courses
    www.nano.gov
    National Science Foundation (NSF)

  2. Neutron Scattering
    General reference site to provide communication between members of the neutron scattering community worldwide
    www.neutron.anl.gov
    Department of Energy (DOE),Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

  3. Solid-State Lighting
    Gathers information and links and is intended to help stimulate the development of the science and technology necessary to develop this new lighting source
    lighting.sandia.gov
    Department of Energy (DOE),Sandia National Laboratories

Science - All fields  top of page
  1. Educational Sites for All Ages
    All science subjects, with emphasis on biology, chemistry, and environmental science.
    www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/bak2.html
    Department of Energy (DOE),Biological and Environmental Research Program

  2. Federal Commons
    An Internet grants management portal providing access to science and technology grants
    www.cfda.gov/federalcommons/science.html
    Multiple agencies involved

Society  top of page
  1. Portals to the World
    A gateway to information on all of the countries in the world with links for each sorted in a wide range of broad categories
    www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
    Ad Hoc Organizations,Library of Congress

Techlnology - All Fields  top of page
  1. Federal Commons
    An Internet grants management portal providing access to science and technology grants
    www.cfda.gov/federalcommons/science.html
    Multiple agencies involved

Technology  top of page
  1. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
    Links to information about research, centers, meetings, industry, publications, conferences, professional societies, and courses
    www.nano.gov
    National Science Foundation (NSF)

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