Federal AI Contracts

Cooperative agreement · 2505865

NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of Texas at Austin (2505865)

National Science Foundation awarded a cooperative agreement with University of Texas at Austin on 28 Jul 2025 for: Institute for foundations of machine learning -the primary goal of this project is the development of broadly applicable foundational tools and new mathematical theories to advance the state of the art in generative… $9.5M obligated.

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Obligated
$9.5M 1
Signed
28 Jul 2025 1
Runs to
30 Sep 2030 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 7 of 27 NSF awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 4% of the agency's $235M.
  • University of Texas at Austin holds 3 awards here, $16.7M obligated in total.
  • Period of performance: 60 months, one of 151 AI awards signed in FY2025.

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.
25058651
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2025-07-281
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20251
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.
University of Texas at Austin1
Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
University of Texas System1
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.
$9,500,0001
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2025-10-011
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2030-09-301
Assistance listingAssistance Listing (CFDA) program number and title for grants and cooperative agreements.
47.070: Computer and Information Science and Engineering1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
INSTITUTE FOR FOUNDATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING -THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADLY APPLICABLE FOUNDATIONAL TOOLS AND NEW MATHEMATICAL THEORIES TO ADVANCE THE STATE OF THE ART IN GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI). ALTHOUGH AI SYSTEMS ARE NOW PERVASIVE ACROSS DISPARATE DOMAINS, CORE ALGORITHMIC CHALLENGES FOR BUILDING AND DEPLOYING LARGE MODELS REMAIN. IT IS CRITICAL THAT TRAINING…1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award 2505865 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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