2417929
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Cybertraining: Pilot: PACES: Providing Accelerated Cybertraining for Emerging Scientists
With the increased sophistication of research workflows, it is essential for researchers to be well-versed in both domain-specific methods and cross-cutting cyberinfrastructure (CI) technologies.
While advanced CI holds tremendous potential to advance research, its success ultimately relies on the ability of researchers to effectively utilize these technologies to analyze data and gain new insights.
Leveraging Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing’s recognized researcher-training programs and strengths in AI/ML-enabled research, PACES, providing accelerated cybertraining for emerging scientists, will serve as a novel regional CI-centric researcher training avenue that focuses on researchers at emerging research institutions.
PACES will offer researchers with training opportunities to (i) familiarize themselves with CI, and (ii) use CI to advance CI in their respective fields of science.
With a focus on supporting researchers at minority serving institutions (MSIs), PACES will help establish CI training programs at community colleges, emerging research institutions, and tribal colleges.
PACES will offer asynchronous and live training for researchers at emerging institutions partnering with Texas A&M University.
PACES will offer 2 levels of training to researchers who are keen to apply AI and data science approaches on advanced computing resources in their scientific fields.
The first level is for researchers from all disciplines who are keen to develop skills and need to use advanced CI.
The second level offers specialized training and consulting for researchers who are keen to address key challenges in the fields of natural hazards, chemical and materials design, genomics, geological sciences, and economics.
Monthly virtual training sessions and asynchronous web-based training resources will support both tracks.
Annual workshops along the introductory (2 days) and advanced track (5 days) will be offered.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Subawards are not planned for this award.
With the increased sophistication of research workflows, it is essential for researchers to be well-versed in both domain-specific methods and cross-cutting cyberinfrastructure (CI) technologies.
While advanced CI holds tremendous potential to advance research, its success ultimately relies on the ability of researchers to effectively utilize these technologies to analyze data and gain new insights.
Leveraging Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing’s recognized researcher-training programs and strengths in AI/ML-enabled research, PACES, providing accelerated cybertraining for emerging scientists, will serve as a novel regional CI-centric researcher training avenue that focuses on researchers at emerging research institutions.
PACES will offer researchers with training opportunities to (i) familiarize themselves with CI, and (ii) use CI to advance CI in their respective fields of science.
With a focus on supporting researchers at minority serving institutions (MSIs), PACES will help establish CI training programs at community colleges, emerging research institutions, and tribal colleges.
PACES will offer asynchronous and live training for researchers at emerging institutions partnering with Texas A&M University.
PACES will offer 2 levels of training to researchers who are keen to apply AI and data science approaches on advanced computing resources in their scientific fields.
The first level is for researchers from all disciplines who are keen to develop skills and need to use advanced CI.
The second level offers specialized training and consulting for researchers who are keen to address key challenges in the fields of natural hazards, chemical and materials design, genomics, geological sciences, and economics.
Monthly virtual training sessions and asynchronous web-based training resources will support both tracks.
Annual workshops along the introductory (2 days) and advanced track (5 days) will be offered.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Subawards are not planned for this award.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "TRAINING-BASED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCED CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF23520
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
College Station,
Texas
77843-0001
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Texas A & M University was awarded
Project Grant 2417929
worth $300,000
from the NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in College Station Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/6/26
Period of Performance
9/1/24
Start Date
8/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$300.0K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$300.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 2417929
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2417929
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
490509 OFC OF ADV CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
Funding Office
490509 OFC OF ADV CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
Awardee UEI
JF6XLNB4CDJ5
Awardee CAGE
1T3H7
Performance District
TX-10
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 4/6/26