Limited Competition for Establishing Pilot/Opportunity program for AI Models to Accelerate Diabetes Research (U24- Clinical Trials not allowed)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking a single source for establishing a pilot program to leverage emerging opportunities from recent data science and AI advances in diabetes research. The program aims to recruit multidisciplinary teams, including both diabetes and data science experts, to develop AI foundation models for diabetes, validate the models with top research questions in diabetes heterogeneity, disseminate the models, and develop use cases that demonstrate the models' potential in accelerating the tempo of research. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • Developing AI foundation models for diabetes • Validating the models with top research questions in diabetes heterogeneity • Disseminating the models and engaging the community for further development, validation, and application • Developing use cases that demonstrate the models' potential in accelerating the tempo of research • Integrating new AI experts into the diabetes research workforce • Creating AI models that the average diabetes researcher can use • Informative use cases demonstrating the models' potential