Cooperative Agreement SLMAQM21CA3524

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $300,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to design, develop, and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly. The key objectives are to: (1) establish a baseline understanding of AI, its current use, and impact on communities; (2) shift towards more responsible, community-focused research and development in AI; (3) identify and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Carnegie Mellon University to conduct research on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) practices across the transportation sector. The two-year grant, starting October 1, 2024, will fund a multi-disciplinary research team to: Perform a comparative analysis of how AI is used and regulated across different transportation modes (taxi, transit, and...

This $2,925,000 Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the U.S. Department of State under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) to build capacity for responsible, inclusive, and rights-respecting approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) at and around multilateral fora. The project, titled "Building Capacity for Responsible, Inclusive, and Rights-Respecting Approaches to AI (RIRA)," is designed to support engagement with target priority countries in, at, and...

This $177,306 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support "RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL, AND EFFECTIVE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF GENERATIVE AI IN US SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BEYOND". The project will convene a Generative AI (GenAI) Working Group comprised of diverse school and district leaders to: Write, adapt, and share sample GenAI Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) for a range of district contexts. Work with their...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $435,594 to The Trustees of Columbia University to develop novel methods and best practices for navigating the tradeoffs between data privacy protection and model accuracy when building AI systems that use sensitive personal data. The key objectives of the project are to: (1) use ethnographic research to identify socio-technical challenges for...

This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program supports the establishment of a Standing Committee on AI Technologies and Emerging Implications (SCAITEI). The key activities include: Convening the SCAITEI to track AI advancements and explore associated technical, societal, ethical, and policy issues, through regular meetings, workshops, and expert...

This $962,930 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) supports research at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to address challenges related to the reliability, security, and privacy of artificial intelligence (AI) models, particularly for healthcare applications. Key activities include: Developing methods to secure large language models against harmful prompts and...

The National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Chicago to develop responsible artificial intelligence systems to support effective climate change policymaking through 2026. Funded under the CFDA 47.079 International Science and Engineering program, this collaborative research between U.S. and Australian researchers aims to bridge information gaps between publicly available climate change data and actionable...

This $299,996 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in developing a responsible artificial intelligence (AI) framework for the finance and healthcare sectors. The key focus areas include: 1) designing a decentralized data architecture to empower individuals and communities with greater control over personal data, 2) creating fair and ethical AI...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $175,000 to the Data & Society Research Institute, Inc. aims to holistically measure and understand the social and environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The award will create a hub to co-design frameworks for assessing AI's environmental impacts, engaging impacted communities through participatory research methods. The project...