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National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes

ID: 23-610 • Type: Posted
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Description

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced tremendously and today promisespersonalizedhealthcare; enhanced national security; improved transportation; and more effective education, to name just a few benefits. Increased computing power, the availability of large datasets and streaming data, and algorithmic advances in machine learning (ML) have made it possible for AI research and development to create new sectors of the economy and revitalize industries. Continued advancement, enabled bysustainedfederal investment and channeled toward issues of national importance, holds the potentialfor further economic impact and quality-of-life improvements.

The 2023 update to theNational Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan,informed byvisioning activities in the scientific communityas well asinteraction with the public, identifies as its first strategic objective the need to make long-term investments in AI research in areas with the potential for long-term payoffs in AI. AI Institutes represent a cornerstone Federal Government commitment to fostering long-term, fundamental research in AI while also delivering significantly on each of the other eight objectives in that strategy. The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) identifies AI Institutes as a key component of a bold, sustained federal push to scale and coordinate federal AI R&D funding and to reinforce the foundation of technical leadership in AI. This program is a multisector effort led by the National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the Simons Foundation (SF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)), Capital One Financial Corporation (Capital One),and Intel Corporation (Intel).

This program solicitation expands the nationwide network of AI Research Institutes with new funding opportunities over the next two years.In this round, the program invites proposals for institutes that have a principal focus in one of the following themes aimed at transformational advances in a range of economic sectors, and science and engineering fields:

  • Group 1 - Awards anticipated in FY 2024:
    • Theme 1: AI for Astronomical Sciences
  • Group 2 - Awards anticipated in FY 2025:
    • Theme 2: AI for Discovery in Materials Research
    • Theme 3: Strengthening AI
For the institute themes listed in Group 1, NSF anticipates awards to start in FY 2024; and forthemes listed in Group 2, NSF anticipates awards to start in FY 2025. Each group has a specific set of due dates and review timeline pertaining only to that group. Moredetail is found under Due Dates and in the timeline provided in the Program Description.
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Overview

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
47.041 - Engineering
47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences
47.050 - Geosciences
47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering
47.074 - Biological Sciences
47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
47.076 - Education and Human Resources
47.079 - Office of International Science and Engineering
47.083 - Integrative Activities
47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 7/31/23 National Science Foundation posted grant opportunity 23-610 for National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes with funding of $100.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 47.041 Engineering.

Timing

Posted Date
July 31, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
May 17, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
May 21, 2024, 1:00 a.m. EDT
Version
4
Archive Date
June 16, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$20,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$100,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
National Science Foundation
Contact Email
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
Email Description
If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the email address above.
Contact Phone
(703) 292-4261
Additional Information
NSF Publication 23-610
Additional Information Site
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf23610

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