Project Grant 2612544
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $305,483 on September 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on advanced diffusion models for molecular graph generation. The project develops generative artificial intelligence methods to accelerate molecular discovery by generating chemically meaningful molecular structures under...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded the University of Texas at Dallas $286,781 on September 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to establish NEXABIO, a cybertraining pilot program preparing undergraduate and graduate students for artificial intelligence-driven biomaterials research. The program integrates cybertraining workshops, a ten-day summer bootcamp, and invited lectures into a modular...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $400,000 to Howard University to enhance computational biology training for undergraduate students. The key objectives are to develop new advanced computational biology courses, integrate big data analytics modules into existing biology courses, and establish a specialized image data analysis platform. These efforts aim to equip students with advanced skills in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Illinois $530,625 on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop multimodal generative artificial intelligence models for autonomous biomolecular design and accelerated discovery. The research will create a unified, self-improving AI framework that integrates molecular sequence and three-dimensional structure co-design with...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded Iowa State University $346,686 on August 1, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to develop computational methods for efficient statistical analysis of high-dimensional biological data in ecology and evolutionary biology. The project addresses a critical gap in hypothesis testing frameworks for high-dimensional data, where the number of variables (such as facial recognition data, protein...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $199,106 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2027. This collaborative research conference initiative, part of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Expansion program, focuses on leveraging...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded the University of Texas at Austin $300,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and deploy an AI-based conversational assistant for configuring scientific computing environments on shared research cloud infrastructure. The project creates an agent framework that enables researchers to describe their computing needs in natural language, then...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $527,059 Project Grant through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to The University Corporation, a non-profit organization affiliated with California State University, Northridge (CSUN). This grant will fund the acquisition of a high-performance computer cluster for computational biology research and education at CSUN. The cluster will enable the analysis of larger datasets and more complex simulations, advancing research in areas...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado (doing business as University of Colorado-Denver) $1,000,001 on September 1, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to develop artificial intelligence and machine learning methods that detect genomic patterns linked to microbial niche adaptation across bacterial lineages including Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, and Mycobacterium. The work addresses the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded North Carolina State University $431,987 on September 1, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to develop statistical software and methods for analyzing ecological monitoring data generated by artificial intelligence systems. The project expands the open-source ecoverse software ecosystem with three new classes of statistical models designed to estimate species and community distributions while...
The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded Texas A&M University $299,999 on September 1, 2026, to develop and deploy an open-source training platform for computational methods and artificial intelligence in biological sciences under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The project addresses the gap in formal coursework in advanced computational methods within university biology programs by creating an accessible, interactive training platform designed specifically for life scientists. The platform will be developed as a native application within the Open OnDemand web portal framework, utilizing containerized execution environments to ensure portability across supercomputing systems. The technical approach integrates a frontend application directly with job scheduling software, enabling users to run computations and follow instructional materials simultaneously without switching interfaces. Research activities include developing the software architecture, creating customized software containers for individual lessons, and designing a modular curriculum spanning from basic system navigation to advanced applications including deep learning for biological imaging data and genomic sequence analysis. The training platform will operate directly on the computing systems that researchers use for day-to-day work, supporting applications in medicine, healthcare, environmental science, and wildlife conservation. Performance takes place at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. The award is classified as a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 7/29/26 |