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NSF 24-131

September 17, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

The U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) encourages the submission of proposals that advance biological research using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) or AI/ML methods using biological data and systems.

To tackle grand challenge problems across the biological sciences, researchers increasingly are turning to the development and adoption of AI/ML methods. AI/ML includes any computational tool that mimics intelligence and the ability to learn from data to derive inferences. These methods are powerful tools for analyzing, synthesizing, and integrating large and complex datasets, developing predictive models, and designing and deploying bio-inspired innovations. Unique aspects of information processing in biological systems and the complexity of biological data can also inform and inspire new developments in AI/ML. In addition, AI-enabled research requires a trained workforce

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Biological Sciences

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Directorate for STEM Education

Directorate for Engineering

Directorate for Geosciences

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

January 14, 2025

Second Tuesday in January, Annually Thereafter

Phase I Proposals

September 02, 2025

First Tuesday in September, Annually Thereafter

Phase I and Phase II Proposals

Important Information And Revision Notes

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is regularly revised and it is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure

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NSF 24-130

September 16, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the US National Science Foundation (NSF) encourages submission of interdisciplinary proposals that capitalize on opportunities for bringing fundamental plasma science and engineering investigations to bear on two focus areas of societal and technological need:

removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment; and novel and more efficient methods for fabrication of microelectronics.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of synthetic chemicals that have been used for decades in consumer products and manufacturing processes. Because of the strength of the carbon-fluorine bonds, PFAS do not degrade easily and are persistent in water and soil. These “forever chemicals” are now widely distributed in the environment. Growing evidence shows that environmental PFAS bioaccumulate in fish, wildlife,

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