National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes Crosscutting Programs NSF Wide Programs
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For the Institute track: Theme 1: Trustworthy AI
Theme 2: Foundations of Machine Learning
Theme 3: AI-Driven Innovation in Agriculture and the Food System
Theme 4: AI-Augmented Learning
Theme 5: AI for Accelerating Molecular Synthesis and Manufacturing
Theme 6: AI for Discovery in Physics
For the Planning track: Disciplines not named below, please use AIInstitutesProgram@nsf.gov Biological Sciences
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Computing and Communication Foundations
Computer and Network Systems
Information and Intelligent Systems
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
Education and Human Resources Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
Division of Undergraduate Education
Division of Graduate Education
Engineering Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems
Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
Engineering Education and Centers
Geosciences
Mathematical and Physical Sciences Astronomy
Chemistry
Materials Research
Mathematical Sciences
Physics
Social and Behavioral Sciences Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Integrative Activities EPSCoR
Other Agency Contacts
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 20-503Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 19-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after February 25, 2019. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 19-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Deadline Date
January 28, 2020
for Institute proposals in one of the six specified themes
January 30, 2020
for Planning proposals
SYNOPSIS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced tremendously and today promises personalized healthcare; 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 development to create new sectors of the economy and revitalize industries. Continued advancement, enabled by sustained federal investment and channeled toward issues of national importance, holds the potential for further economic impact and quality-of-life improvements.
The 2019 update to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, informed by visioning activities in the scientific community as well as interaction 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.
This program, a joint effort of the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), seeks to enable such research through AI Research Institutes. This program solicitation describes two tracks: Planning and Institute tracks. Submissions to the Planning track are encouraged in any areas of foundational and use-inspired research appropriate to NSF and its partner organizations. Proposals for the Institute track must have a principal focus in one or more of the following themes, detailed in the Program Description under "Institute Track":
- Trustworthy AI;
- Foundations of Machine Learning;
- AI-Driven Innovation in Agriculture and the Food System;
- AI-Augmented Learning;
- AI for Accelerating Molecular Synthesis and Manufacturing; and
- AI for Discovery in Physics.
RELATED URLS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes: Accelerating Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce for NSF 20-503
- National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes Program Webinar: November 7, 2019 - Presentation, Transcript and Audio
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)