The Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program was authorized by Congress in 1991 to fund leading-edge research and development central to the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories’ core missions.
With oversight from the National Nuclear Security Administration, the LDRD program at the National Nuclear Security Administration, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nevada National Security Sites, and Sandia National Security Sites:
The heart of the LDRD program is high-risk, high-reward research that creates innovative technical solutions for some of our nation’s most difficult challenges.