Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

The National Institutes of Health Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer funds grants and co-funds collaborative initiatives that advance the development, dissemination, and monitoring of artificial intelligence tools in NIH-funded biomedical research and internal management operations, under Assistance Listing 93.00X; specific application deadlines and funding amounts are determined by individual NOFO announcements.

The program supports a strategic progression from current data-science-driven analytics through semi-autonomous AI agents to mature AI deployment in research and organizational contexts. Funded activities include development of AI methodologies applicable to biomedical research, dissemination of AI best practices and tools to NIH research communities, and monitoring frameworks to track AI adoption and impact across the NIH research portfolio. The program operates through competitive grant mechanisms with scientific and technical merit review conducted by scientific review groups and program relevance assessment by national advisory councils or boards.

The source does not report a recent grant award portfolio, recent representative awards, or recently posted grant opportunities; it does not specify assistance-type distribution, award frequency, or historical funding volumes. Consequently, the current activity level and recent funding trajectory cannot be characterized from the available information.

Eligible applicants include universities and colleges, hospitals and academic medical centers, nonprofit research institutes, for-profit organizations (including small businesses eligible for SBIR/STTR set-asides), state, local, and tribal governments, and faith-based and community-based organizations. Award terms, budget ceilings, project periods, and funding amounts are determined individually within each NOFO; the program does not specify standing award parameters. Recipients must retain financial, programmatic, and supporting records for three years from the date the annual Final Federal Financial Report is submitted. Applications undergo standard NIH merit review criteria covering significance, approach, innovation, investigator competency, resource adequacy, budget justification, and protection measures where applicable.

To evaluate pursuit of this program, access the most recent NOFO announcement on NIH's funding opportunities portal to establish current deadline, eligibility constraints, and funding availability.