The Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 1986 and based in Reston, Virginia with the objective to foster research and development for the National Information Infrastructure. Among CNRI's major goals is a program of research to identify and nurture infrastructural technologies and services that will unlock the potential of information and knowledge along with technology itself. CNRI promotes various collaborative activities that create productive synergies among government agencies, universities, and private organizations; undertakes targeted research in technologies for information management and high-speed networking; design/fabrication support for the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange; and supports various educational initiatives in the public interest.