2609485
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
CATEGORY I: FABRIC FOR AI-DRIVEN SCIENCE (FABAID) -THE NATIONAL-SCALE FABRIC FOR AI-DRIVEN SCIENCE (FABAID) WEAVES SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT THE LIFE CYCLE OF SCIENTIFIC DATASETS. THROUGH FABAID, RESEARCHERS EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AND LEVERAGE DATA-CENTRIC WORKFLOWS THAT ARE A FOUNDATION OF AI-DRIVEN RESEARCH. BY INTEGRATING SCIENTIFIC DATA REPOSITORIES, DATASET PRODUCERS AND CURATORS, AND PROCESSING CAPACITY, THE FABRIC PRESENTS THE NATION'S EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS WITH A COHERENT SET OF POWERFUL AND DEPENDABLE CAPABILITIES. THESE CAPABILITIES ARE POWERED BY THE INTEGRATED NSF CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE NATIONAL AI RESEARCH RESOURCE (NAIRR). FABAID LEVERAGES DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INTEGRATION OF NATIONAL SCALE SERVICES AND SYSTEMS AND INNOVATES IN DATA-RELATED METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE AI ERA. FABAID OPERATES THE OPEN SCIENCE DATA FABRIC (OSDF) TO DELIVER DATA TO AND FROM COMPUTE, EXPAND DATASET DISCOVERY CAPABILITIES, SUPPORT ACTIVE METADATA EXTRACTION, AND INTEGRATE ARCHIVE SERVICES. FABAID'S DATA-CENTRIC WORKLOAD SERVICES INTEGRATE WITH DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURES TO ENABLE RESEARCHERS TO TRANSFORM OR SIMULATE BILLIONS OF DATAPOINTS, CURATING DATASETS FOR AI-DRIVEN WORKLOADS. FABAID'S SERVICES ARE BUILT ON THE PELICAN PLATFORM AND THE HTCONDOR SOFTWARE SUITE, AND DISTRIBUTED AND SUPPORTED UNDER OPEN-SOURCE LICENSES, ALLOWING THEM TO BE USED ACROSS AUTONOMOUS ENTITIES. THE PROJECT ESTABLISHES A NATIONAL SCALE PLATFORM FOR AI-DRIVEN RESEARCH BY CONTINUOUSLY INTEGRATING THESE TECHNOLOGIES WITH THE EMERGING AI METHODOLOGIES, SERVICES AND TOOLS. FACILITATION ACTIVITIES IN FABAID PROVIDE TRAINING AND COLLABORATION WITH USER COMMUNITIES, ENABLING THEM TO EFFECTIVELY USE THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED DATA SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEMS & SERVICES", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF25544
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Madison,
Wisconsin
53715-1119
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
The Morgridge Institute For Research was awarded
National AI-Driven Science Data Fabric Grant
Cooperative Agreement 2609485
worth $9,000,000
from the NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure in May 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Madison Wisconsin United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Integrated Data Systems & Services.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/3/26
Period of Performance
5/15/26
Start Date
4/30/31
End Date
Funding Split
$9.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$9.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2609485
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
490509 OFC OF ADV CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
Funding Office
490509 OFC OF ADV CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
Awardee UEI
W6Q8XJV41Z98
Awardee CAGE
5JCQ5
Performance District
WI-02
Senators
Tammy Baldwin
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
Modified: 6/3/26