Federal AI Contracts

National Science Foundation AI contracts and awards

The National Science Foundation made 27 AI awards in this ledger since October 2023, with $235M obligated. The largest is the NSF AI cooperative agreement to Georgia Tech Research (2505662), at $29M obligated. Top recipients by obligation: Georgia Tech Research, University of California, San Diego and The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Every row links to its USAspending.gov record.

Awards
27
Obligated
$235M
Verified
11 Nov 2026

Every award, largest obligation first

Full ledger

  1. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Georgia Tech Research (2505662)

    National Science Foundation · Georgia Tech Research Corp. · Cooperative agreement ·

    $29M obligated

  2. NSF AI cooperative agreement to The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (2413244)

    National Science Foundation · The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Cooperative agreement ·

    $22.5M obligated

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

    National Science Foundation · Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Cooperative agreement ·

    $13.2M obligated

  4. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of California, San Diego (2404323)

    National Science Foundation · University of California, San Diego · Cooperative agreement ·

    $12.2M obligated

  5. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of California, San Diego (2614012)

    National Science Foundation · University of California, San Diego · Cooperative agreement ·

    $10M obligated

  6. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Carnegie-Mellon University (2614022)

    National Science Foundation · Carnegie-Mellon University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $10M obligated

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

    National Science Foundation · University of Texas at Austin · Cooperative agreement ·

    $9.5M obligated

  8. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Northwestern University (2436842)

    National Science Foundation · Northwestern University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $9.3M obligated

  9. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of Puerto Rico (2539413)

    National Science Foundation · University of Puerto Rico · Cooperative agreement ·

    $9M obligated

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

    National Science Foundation · University of California Irvine · Cooperative agreement ·

    $9M obligated

  11. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Northeastern University (2408455)

    National Science Foundation · Northeastern University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $8.49M obligated

  12. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Cornell University (2433348)

    National Science Foundation · Cornell University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $8M obligated

  13. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Computer Science Teachers Association (2607763)

    National Science Foundation · Computer Science Teachers Association, LLC · Cooperative agreement ·

    $7.06M obligated

  14. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of California, San Diego (2616251)

    National Science Foundation · University of California, San Diego · Cooperative agreement ·

    $7M obligated

  15. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Laude Institute (2623333)

    National Science Foundation · Laude Institute · Cooperative agreement ·

    $6.9M obligated

  16. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of Texas at Austin (2421782)

    National Science Foundation · University of Texas at Austin · Cooperative agreement ·

    $6.22M obligated

  17. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Northwestern University (2421845)

    National Science Foundation · Northwestern University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $6M obligated

  18. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of Illinois (2505932)

    National Science Foundation · University of Illinois · Cooperative agreement ·

    $6M obligated

  19. NSF AI grant to University of Puerto Rico (2435987)

    National Science Foundation · University of Puerto Rico · Grant ·

    $5.26M obligated

  20. NSF AI cooperative agreement to University of California, Davis (2536256)

    National Science Foundation · University of California, Davis · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5.09M obligated

  21. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Michigan State University (2345086)

    National Science Foundation · Michigan State University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5M obligated

  22. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Saint Louis University (2345159)

    National Science Foundation · Saint Louis University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5M obligated

  23. NSF AI grant to University of Southern California (2513101)

    National Science Foundation · University of Southern California · Grant ·

    $5M obligated

  24. NSF AI cooperative agreement to The Johns Hopkins University (2607526)

    National Science Foundation · The Johns Hopkins University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5M obligated

  25. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (2607580)

    National Science Foundation · Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5M obligated

  26. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Georgia Tech Research (2607581)

    National Science Foundation · Georgia Tech Research Corp. · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5M obligated

  27. NSF AI cooperative agreement to The University of Chicago (2607613)

    National Science Foundation · The University of Chicago · Cooperative agreement ·

    $5M obligated