Federal AI Contracts

Cooperative agreement · 2609582

NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of California Irvine (2609582)

National Science Foundation awarded a cooperative agreement with University of California Irvine on 2 Jun 2026 for: Category II: bridge: a national center to democratize multi-disciplinary data science and AI for research labs and communities -this project will establish the bridge national center to broaden access to modern data… $9M obligated.

CivilianResearch funding

Verified

Obligated
$9M 1
Signed
2 Jun 2026 1
Runs to
30 Jun 2029 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 10 of 27 NSF awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 3.8% of the agency's $235M.
  • University of California Irvine's only award in this ledger.
  • Period of performance: 36 months, one of 101 AI awards signed in FY2026.

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.
26095821
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-06-021
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20261
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 California Irvine1
Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
The Regents of the University of California1
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.
$8,998,3591
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-07-011
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2029-06-301
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.
CATEGORY II: BRIDGE: A NATIONAL CENTER TO DEMOCRATIZE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DATA SCIENCE AND AI FOR RESEARCH LABS AND COMMUNITIES -THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH THE BRIDGE NATIONAL CENTER TO BROADEN ACCESS TO MODERN DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SCIENTISTS ACROSS MANY RESEARCH FIELDS. RESEARCHERS IN DATA-INTENSIVE DOMAINS, SUCH AS CRIMINOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND NEUROBIOLOGY, INCREASINGLY NEED TO ANALYZE…1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award 2609582 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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