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The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program offers scientists and engineers from a wide variety of disciplines unique opportunities to conduct research in a range of topics relevant to the Intelligence Community. The research is conducted by postdocs, while in partnership with a research advisor and collaborating with an advisor from the Intelligence Community.
Postdoc Eligibility Details:
U.S. citizenship required
Ph.D. in a relevant field must be completed before beginning the appointment and within five years of the appointment start date.
Proposal must be associated with an accredited U.S. university, college or U.S. government laboratory.
UNeMed has kicked off their Back-of-the-Napkin contest. Eligible entries will be limited to medical devices and innovations related to artificial intelligence programs or systems, software tools and applications, and research tools and judged by UNeMed’s internal Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC). Submissions will be evaluated for their novelty, market potential and possible intellectual property protection.
Selected entries will be awarded additional development and financial support, which may include prototyping, feasibility testing, other developmental guidance and support as deemed most appropriate by STAC.
RRF funds research that seeks to identify interventions, policies and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers. Preference is given to projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network. Of particular interest are:
Interventional trials; translational studies; and health services and policy research
Projects that build on the investigator’s past studies
Proposals that include robust dissemination plans, if appropriate, to assure that findings reach audiences positioned to act on them
Focus Areas Aligned to CIST
Data-driven evaluation of interventions/programs for older adults (applied analytics; outcomes, equity, implementation)
Health informatics/consumer health informatics tools supporting aging, caregiving workflows, or access to services
Human-centered computing for older adults/caregivers (usability, accessibility, adoption, reducing burden)
Privacy/security and safe data sharing for multi-partner aging services ecosystems (when relevant)
Award Summary
Typical award range cited by institutional sponsor pages: ~$44,000–$260,000 over two years (amount varies by scope/budget).
Indirect costs: Up to 10% of requested direct expenses may be allocated to indirect costs.
Federal Funding Opportunities (Time Sensitive)
USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Deadlines
A9201: LOI Feb 26, 2026; Application Mar 26, 2026
A9231: LOI Feb 26, 2026: Application: Apr 23, 2026
NIFA’s SAS program supports large-scale, fully integrated projects that combine research, education, and extension to strengthen U.S. food and agricultural systems, with explicit attention to producer benefit, long-term impact, and systems/transdisciplinary approaches.
#AI&ACS #HCC #CYBRSEC #BIO&HEALTH-INFO
Track A9201: Strengthening Agricultural Systems (SAS):
Focus Areas Aligned to CIST
AI/ML for optimization
Cyber-physical systems/IoT sensing for smart/precision ag monitoring
Secure data-sharing, privacy, and cybersecurity for connected ag infrastructure and farm/food data ecosystems
Deadlines: Abstract (recommended) March 2, 2026; Proposal April 10, 2026
DARPA is seeking innovative basic or applied research to create high-assurance “AI systems of systems” by developing a theory-driven architectural foundation for hierarchical composition of Machine Learning (ML) and Automated Reasoning/Knowledge Representation & Reasoning (AR/KR&R) subsystems. Emphasis is on verifiability and strong explainability grounded in automated logical proofs and reusable logic “building blocks,” with solutions that remain computationally scalable (and not just incremental improvements).
Two Technical Areas:
TA1 (primary): Develop new high-assurance ML/AR approaches—tightly coupling AR + ML, with theory/algorithms, open-source implementations, scalability, and rapid adaptation to new data (including human-editable knowledge updates).
TA2: Build a software composition/integration library (APIs, interfaces, common data formats, end-to-end explanatioed TA1 tools; TA2 emphasizes integration expertise and interoperability across diverse performer software stacks.
Focus Areas Aligned to CIST
Trustworthy AI
Knowledge representation & automated reasoning
Explainable/interpretable AI
Neuro-symbolic AI
Scalable AI systems engineering
Award Summary
Mechanism: DARPA Other Transaction (OT) – Prototype
Total funding: up to $2.0M across both phases
Period: up to 24 months (Phase 1 base 15 months + Phase 2 option 9 months)
Rolling or Recurring Federal Funding Opportunities
Proposal Target Dates (no hard deadline): February 05, 2026, First Thursday in February, annually; Second Thursday in September, annually
Future CoRe is the main umbrella for CISE “core” research. It covers algorithms, systems, networks, AI, HCI, data/ML, cyber-physical systems, and foundations of emerging technologies—essentially the full IS&T research spectrum.
Proposal Target Dates (no hard deadline): Jan 26, 2026, Last Monday in January, annually; Last Monday in September, annually
Flagship program for cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, and “trust in cyberspace,” spanning computing, AI, social/behavioral, mathematics, and education. Ideal for work in security, usable privacy, trustworthy AI, and socio-technical security.
Proposal Deadlines: May 4, 2026, First Monday in May, annually
Foundational methods for biomedical/healthcare digital twins and synthetic data/synthetic humans, emphasizing interdisciplinary mathematical and engineering foundations.
Proposal Deadline: Fourth Wednesday in July, annually
Early-career faculty submit CAREER proposals to a disciplinary program (e.g., a Future CoRe subprogram like SHF or HCC, or SaTC 2.0).
CAREER proposals are evaluated within those core programs but under the CAREER expectations (integrated research and education plan, career development trajectory).
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