NIH Common Fund's new Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program: Research Opportunity Announcement & Team Building Activities
NIH Bridge2AI
Greetings,
We are excited to bring you the latest news about the NIH Common Fund’s Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program, which is designed to help propel biomedical research forward by setting the stage for widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) that tackles complex biomedical challenges beyond human intuition. The Bridge2AI program plans to support several interdisciplinary Data Generation Projects (OTA-21-008) and one complementary cross-cutting Integration, Dissemination and Evaluation (BRIDGE) Center (NOT-RM-21-021) to generate flagship data sets and best practices for the collection and preparation of AI/ML-ready data to address biomedical and behavioral research grand challenges. You can read more about the vision for this new program in a recent NLM Director's blog.
The Bridge2AI program plans to support the formation of teams richly diverse in perspectives, backgrounds, and academic and technical disciplines. The current Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) for Data Generation Projects for the Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Program (OT2) (OTA-21-008) requires a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP)—a summary of strategies to advance the scientific and technical merit of the proposed project(s) through inclusivity. Visit the Bridge2AI Program Resources page and Program FAQs for additional information on building diverse teams and for PEDP guidance.
To facilitate team building across communities and ensure responsiveness of proposals, NIH strongly encourages potential proposers to participate in the Grand Challenge Team Building Activities taking place in June 2021, please save the date for these upcoming events:
Bridge2AI Program Town Hall
June
9, 2021
2:00-3:30pm
ET
Bridge2AI Data Generation Project Module Microlabs
June
14, 16, and 18, 2021
2:00-4:00pm
ET each day
Bridge2AI Grand Challenge Team Building Expo
June
23, 2021
11:00am-5:00pm
ET
Further information about how to register and participate in these events, as well as an online networking platform, will be coming soon. Please check the Bridge2AI Scientific Meetings page for updates.
Please refer to the research opportunity announcement (OTA-21-008) for additional information on application submission and review. A Letter of Intent (LOI) is required, LOIs must be emailed to brid...@od.nih.gov by 11:59 PM ET on or before July 20, 2021.
We encourage you to sign up for the Bridge2AI listserv signup and share it with your contacts and networks so they will receive updates on future funding announcements and the latest news from the Bridge2AI program. You can also keep up to date with the latest information by visiting the Bridge2AI website.
NIH Bridge2AI Team
Email: Brid...@od.nih.gov
Website: https://commonfund.nih.gov/bridge2ai