Federal AI Contracts

Grant · 60NANB24D231

NIST AI grant to Carnegie-Mellon University (60NANB24D231)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded a grant with Carnegie-Mellon University on 20 Sep 2024 for: Title: cmu/NIST AI measurement science & engineering cooperative research centerpurpose: establish the cmu/NIST AI measurement science & engineering cooperative research center (aimsec) to facilitate collaborative… $6M obligated.

CivilianGenerative AIResearch funding

Verified

Obligated
$6M 1
Signed
20 Sep 2024 1
Runs to
1 Oct 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 7 of 11 Commerce awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 6.3% of the agency's $94.5M.
  • Carnegie-Mellon University holds 3 awards here, $16M obligated in total.
  • Period of performance: 36 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.
60NANB24D2311
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2024-09-201
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.
Department of Commerce1
Sub-agencyAwarding sub-tier agency (for example Department of the Army inside the Department of Defense). Empty when it equals the agency.
National Institute of Standards and Technology1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
Carnegie-Mellon University1
Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
Carnegie Mellon University1
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.
Grant1
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.
2024-10-011
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-10-011
Assistance listingAssistance Listing (CFDA) program number and title for grants and cooperative agreements.
11.609: Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
TITLE: CMU/NIST AI MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERPURPOSE: ESTABLISH THE CMU/NIST AI MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTER (AIMSEC) TO FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION FOCUSED ON ADVANCING OUR NATIONAL CAPABILITY FOR TEST AND EVALUATION OF MODERN AI CAPABILITIES AND TOOLS. THERE ARE THREE PRINCIPAL GOALS: 1. ADVANCE MODERN AI RISK MANAGEMENT…1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award 60NANB24D231 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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  1. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Carnegie-Mellon University (2614022)

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  2. Army AI IDIQ to Carnegie-Mellon University (W911QX24D0009)

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    $0 obligated · $60M ceiling

  3. NIST AI grant to University of Washington (60NANB26D053)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · University of Washington · Grant ·

    $10M obligated

  4. NIST AI grant to DeepSig (5160IF2411)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · DeepSig Inc. · Grant ·

    $10M obligated

  5. NIST AI order to GBS Solutions (1333ND26FNB770130)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · GBS Solutions Corp. · Delivery order ·

    $1.75M obligated · $7.26M ceiling

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