Federal AI Contracts

Cooperative agreement · 2400135

NSF AI cooperative agreement to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (2400135)

National Science Foundation awarded a cooperative agreement with Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania on 27 Aug 2024 for: Biofoundry: artificial intelligence-driven rna biofoundry -the artificial intelligence-driven rna biofoundry (airfoundry) addresses critical challenges in rna technology research by establishing a user-friendly… $13.2M obligated.

CivilianResearch funding

Verified

Obligated
$13.2M 1
Signed
27 Aug 2024 1
Runs to
31 Aug 2030 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 3 of 27 NSF awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 5.6% of the agency's $235M.
  • Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania holds 2 awards here, $20M obligated in total.
  • Period of performance: 72 months, one of 158 AI awards signed in FY2024.

Award record

Source per value
Award IDThe PIID for contracts and IDVs, the FAIN for grants and cooperative agreements, exactly as USAspending.gov lists it.
24001351
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2024-08-271
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20241
AgencyTop-tier awarding agency, as named by USAspending.gov.
National Science Foundation1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania1
Award typeThe award vehicle. Contracts and orders spend money; IDIQs, BPAs and GWACs are vehicles that orders are placed against; grants and cooperative agreements are financial assistance.
Cooperative agreement1
Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
$13,161,1481
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2024-09-011
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2030-08-311
Assistance listingAssistance Listing (CFDA) program number and title for grants and cooperative agreements.
47.074: Biological Sciences1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
BIOFOUNDRY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN RNA BIOFOUNDRY -THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN RNA BIOFOUNDRY (AIRFOUNDRY) ADDRESSES CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN RNA TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH BY ESTABLISHING A USER-FRIENDLY, OPEN-ACCESS PLATFORM. THIS INITIATIVE INTEGRATES CUTTING-EDGE AI FOR RNA DESIGN, SYNTHESIS, AND DELIVERY, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND REPRODUCIBILITY. AIRFOUNDRY HARNESSES THE POTENTIAL OF…1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award 2400135 accessed 2026-11-11

Obligated is money committed to date. Ceiling is the base-and-all-options value: the most the award can reach. The two are never added.

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