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Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI)

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NSF 23-506

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Supports capacity-development projects and partnerships within the National AI Research Institutes ecosystem that help broaden participation in artificial intelligence research, education and workforce development.

Supports capacity-development projects and partnerships within the National AI Research Institutes ecosystem that help broaden participation in artificial intelligence research, education and workforce development.

Synopsis

The National Science Foundation and its partners support the continued growth of a broad and diverse interdisciplinary research community for the advancement of 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.

Program contacts

For all inquiries, you can email the entire program team at:

Primary Contacts 

  • James Donlon, CISE/IIS, Program co-lead
  • Abby Ilumoka, EDU/DUE, Program co-lead
  • Dillon Watring, CISE/IIS, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow

Additional Program Contacts

  • Subrata Acharya, CISE/CNS
  • Rebecca Shearman, TIP/ITE
  • Amy Baylor, EDU/DRL
  • Jody Chase, EDU/EES
  • Matthew Verleger, ENG/EEC
  • Aranya Chakrabortty, ENG/ECCS
  • Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, ENG/CBET
  • Stacey Levine, MPS/DMS
  • Andreas Berlind, MPS/AST
ExpandAI Program Team
ExpandAIProgram@nsf.gov (703) 292-5111 CISE/IIS

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