Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Ecosystems through the National Science Foundation Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) Program — National Science Foundation funding opportunity
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Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Ecosystems through the National Science Foundation Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) Program

Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE)...

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Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Feb 20, 2026
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  • About: Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that…
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Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.

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Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.

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Source IDdcl-advancing-artificial-intelligence-ai-agent-ecosystems
PostedFeb 20, 2026

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