; (2) $70,400,000 for fiscal year 2022; (3) $77,440,000 for fiscal year 2023; (4) $85,180,000 for fiscal year 2024; and (5) $93,700,000 for fiscal year 2025. IV National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Activities 401. Artificial intelligence research and education (a) In general As part of the Initiative, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall fund research and education activities in artificial intelligence systems and related fields, including competitive awards or grants to institutions of higher education or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia thereof). (b) Uses of funds In carrying out the activities under subsection (a), the Director of the National Science Foundation shall— (1) support research, including interdisciplinary research on artificial intelligence systems and related areas; (2) support collaborations among researchers across disciplines, including between social scientists and computer and data scientists, to advance research critical to the development and deployment of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems, including support for interdisciplinary research relating advances in artificial intelligence to changes in the future workplace, in a social and economic context; (3) use the existing programs of the National Science Foundation, in collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate to— (A) improve the teaching and learning of artificial intelligence systems at all levels of education; and (B) increase participation in artificial intelligence related fields, including by individuals identified in sections 33 and 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunity Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1885a , 1885b)