National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes

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 2019 update tothe 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.The National AI Research Institutes program enables longer-term research and U.S. leadership in AI through the creation of AI Research Institutes. This program is a joint government effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Education (ED) Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), 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)), and IBM Corporation (IBM). This program solicitation expands upon the nationwidenetwork established by thefirst 18 AI Research Institutes to pursue transformational advances in a range of economic sectors, and science and engineering fields. In this round, the program invites proposals for institutes that have a principal focus in one of the following themes, detailed in the Program Description: Theme 1: Intelligent Agents for Next-Generation Cybersecurity Theme 2: Neural and Cognitive Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Theme 3:AI for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Theme 4: AI for Decision making Theme 5: Trustworthy AI Theme 6:AI-Augmented Learning to Expand Education Opportunities and Improve Outcomes
Categories: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.