Federal AI Contracts

Cooperative agreement · W911NF2520040

Army AI cooperative agreement to University of Southern California (W911NF2520040)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) awarded a cooperative agreement with University of Southern California on 28 Jan 2025 for: Gfy25 ict 6.1 mission basic research proposal. USC institute for creative technologies (ict) performs cutting-edge basic and applied research in artificial intelligence, computer graphics, virtual and augmented… $7.77M obligated.

DefenseResearch funding

Verified

Obligated
$7.77M 1
Signed
28 Jan 2025 1
Runs to
4 Mar 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 33 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.79% of the agency's $984M.
  • University of Southern California holds 3 awards here, $14.6M obligated in total.
  • Period of performance: 25 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.
W911NF25200401
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2025-01-281
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.
Department of Defense1
Sub-agencyAwarding sub-tier agency (for example Department of the Army inside the Department of Defense). Empty when it equals the agency.
Department of the Army1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
University of Southern 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.
$7,773,5701
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2025-01-311
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-03-041
Assistance listingAssistance Listing (CFDA) program number and title for grants and cooperative agreements.
12.431: Basic Scientific Research1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
GFY25 ICT 6.1 MISSION BASIC RESEARCH PROPOSAL. USC INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) PERFORMS CUTTING-EDGE BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY, NARRATIVE SCIENCE AND THE LEARNING SCIENCES TO CREATE COMPELLING AND ENGAGING SIMULATION AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS.1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W911NF2520040 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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