ODSS Issues Four Administrative Supplements

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Data Science Strategy recently announced four Notices of Special Interest for supplemental funding:

• Apply by May 14: Administrative Supplements for Workforce Development at the Interface of Information Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), and Biomedical Sciences (NOT-OD-21-079)  
  • The purpose is to support the development and implementation of curricular or training activities at the interface of information science, AI/ML, and biomedical sciences to develop the competencies and skills needed to make biomedical data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) and AI/ML-ready. 
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• Apply by May 15: Administrative Supplements to Support Enhancement of Software Tools for Open Science (NOT-OD-21-091)
  • These supplements will invest in research software tools with recognized value in a scientific community to enhance their impact by leveraging best practices in software development and advances in cloud computing.
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  • [UPDATED 5/11/21] NIH will accept proposals submitted by Monday, May 17, at 5 p.m.
• Apply by May 20: Support for existing data repositories to align with FAIR and TRUST principles and evaluate usage, utility, and impact (NOT-OD-21-089) 
  • The intent is to provide an opportunity for existing repositories of all sizes, and at different stages of establishment, to increase “FAIR”-ness and “TRUST”-worthiness to improve their usage, utility, and impact throughout the data resource lifecycle.
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• Apply by May 26: Administrative Supplements to Support Collaborations to Improve the AI/ML-Readiness of NIH-Supported Data (NOT-OD-21-094)
  • This opportunity is intended to support collaborations that bring together expertise in biomedicine, data management, and AI/ML to improve the AI/ML-readiness of data generated from NIH-funded research and shared through repositories, knowledgebases or other data sharing resources.
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