The
National Science Foundation and its partners support the continued growth of a
broad and diverse interdisciplinary research community for the advancement of [Artificial
Intelligence] AI and AI-powered innovation, providing a unique opportunity to
broadly promote the NSF vision and core values, especially inclusion and
collaboration. The Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and
Partnerships (ExpandAI) program aims to significantly broaden participation in
AI research, education, and workforce development through capacity development
projects and through partnerships within the National AI Research Institutes
ecosystem.

All proposers must receive an official invitation via the
Concept Outline process to submit a full proposal to this solicitation.

Award
information

• Each Capacity
  Building Pilots (CAP) award is anticipated to be a standard grant up to
  $400,000 total budget over two years
• Each ExpandAI
  Partnership (PARTNER) award is
  anticipated to be a continuing award in the range of $300,000 to $700,000/year
  for up to 4 years.

Estimated
number of awards: 15 to 25

• 10-15 Capacity Building
  Pilots (CAP) awards are anticipated in FY 2023.
• 5-10 ExpandAI
  Partnership (PARTNER) awards are anticipated in FY 2023.

Estimated program
budget, number of awards and average award size/duration are subject to the
availability of funds.

2023 Full proposal submission windows:

June 27 2023 - October 20, 2023 - Window