Bridge2AI Network for AI Health Science

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is planning to issue a notice of funding opportunity to support the continuation of the Bridge2AI program. The program aims to create a network of multidisciplinary researchers to advance the science of AI science, focusing on trustworthy, reproducible, and explainable AI-enabled biomedical and behavioral research. The initiative will support 3-5 Centers, which will work on evaluating AI models and products, convening expert panels, supporting pilot research activities, and providing multidisciplinary training. • The program will focus on creating a framework for trustworthy AI science and developing metrics for evaluating AI models and methods. • The Centers will work on producing best practices for AI methods and trustworthy AI model building principles. • The initiative will support the development of guiding principles for agentic autonomous labs of the future and multidisciplinary training to strengthen the American biomedical and behavioral research AI workforce. • The estimated funding for the program is $7,000,000, with an award ceiling of $7,000,000 and an award floor of $1,000,000.