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Heinrich, Portman: Artificial Intelligence Bills To Boost AI-Ready National Security Personnel, Increase Transparency
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, are announcing two bipartisan pieces of legislation to strengthen the U.S. government’s artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, support long-term investments in AI ethics and safety research, as well as increase governmental AI transparency.
Senators Heinrich and Portman will be introducing the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Transparency (AICT) Act. The AICT Act would implement recommendations of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s (NSCAI) final report.
05/12/2021 10:59 AM EDT
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
United States Department of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):DRL Supporting Peaceful Elections in Ethiopia
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345
Type of Solicitation: Open Competition
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on 1, July, 2021
Funding Floor: $1,000,000
Funding Ceiling: $1,000,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 1
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement
Period of Performance: 12-18 months
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 3 Months
A. Project Description
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that enhance electoral security and mitigate violence in future referenda and electoral cycles in Ethiopia.