USAID has a proud history of transforming development through science and technology. The Office of Science and Technology, part of the Bureau for Policy. Planning & Learning, is headed by the Science and Technology Adviser to the Administrator. The office aims to strengthen the Agency’s use of S&T for development. It seeks to achieve this vision through four priorities:
Leading the Agency in the launch of a set of Grand Challenges for Development and providing novel, creative tools for their implementation
Leveraging the resources of other federal science agencies and academic research institutions to support development and developing country S&T.
