Federal AI Contracts

Cooperative agreement · 2505932

NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of Illinois (2505932)

National Science Foundation awarded a cooperative agreement with University of Illinois on 28 Jul 2025 for: AI institute for molecular discovery, synthetic strategy, and manufacturing: molecule maker lab institute (mmli) -over nearly two centuries, molecular synthesis has transformed the world by creating new molecular… $6M obligated.

CivilianGenerative AIResearch funding

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Obligated
$6M 1
Signed
28 Jul 2025 1
Runs to
31 Aug 2030 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 18 of 27 NSF awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 2.6% of the agency's $235M.
  • University of Illinois's only award in this ledger.
  • 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.
25059321
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 Illinois1
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.
$6,000,0001
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2025-09-011
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.
47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
AI INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR DISCOVERY, SYNTHETIC STRATEGY, AND MANUFACTURING: MOLECULE MAKER LAB INSTITUTE (MMLI) -OVER NEARLY TWO CENTURIES, MOLECULAR SYNTHESIS HAS TRANSFORMED THE WORLD BY CREATING NEW MOLECULAR ENTITIES THAT HAVE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS ENTERPRISE CURRENTLY REQUIRES ACCESS TO HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT AND EXTENSIVE TRAINING. ESTABLISHED IN 2020, THE NSF MOLECULE MAKER…1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award 2505932 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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