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Funding for Pax Silica Artificial Intelligence Assistance Project to secure global AI supply chains

This opportunity from the Department of State's Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific seeks proposals for the Pax Silica Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistance Project. - Government Buyer: - Department of State, Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific - Project Objective: - Strengthen global AI supply chain security - Develop a trusted supply chain credentialing and provenance platform - Establish a "Silicon Highway"—a digital-physical corridor to accelerate logistics and compliance among partner countries - Key Features: - Use of cryptographic cargo verification - AI-driven risk assessment for expedited processing - Pre-approved, expedited logistics operations - Funding Details: - Cooperative agreement funding - No cost sharing or matching required - Department retains rights to intangible property created - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice - Products/Services: - No specific products, part numbers, or quantities listed - Main service is the establishment of the Silicon Highway platform - Unique Requirements: - Emphasis on digital trust, cryptographic verification, and AI-enabled risk assessment for international supply chains - Focus on global collaboration and compliance acceleration - No attachments or additional documents are available at this time.

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) launches the Pax Silica Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistance Project to strengthen global AI supply chain security by creating a trusted supply chain credentialing and provenance platform. The project aims to establish a Silicon Highway, a digital-physical corridor that accelerates logistics and compliance operations among partner countries using cryptographic cargo verification, AI-expedited risk assessment, and pre-approved expedited processing early in the supply chain. The Department retains rights to intangible property created under this project. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement with no cost sharing or matching requirement.

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