“The Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) will serve as industry’s primary point of contact within the U.S. government”In its own words: nist.gov
CAISSI (formerly CAISI) buys outside AI-safety evaluation work through federal contracting vehicles rather than grants. One example is a Basic Ordering Agreement with Signature Science (press release dated 21 Oct 2025, $3M task-order ceiling) covering chem/bio benchmarks and pre-deployment testing of frontier models.
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Checked 28 Oct 2026
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How to apply
- Applications
- Closed
No open CAISSI (formerly CAISI) solicitation found; watch SAM.gov for NIST notices (a model-hosting RFQ was expected in 2026) - Who can apply
- For-profits, Organisations
- Where
- Federal contracts generally need SAM.gov registration; awards so far went to US firms.