Allowed with disclosure. The funder lets applicants use AI and requires or asks them to say where they used it.
What applicants may do
- The page does not ban AI in developing an application. It treats AI use as something to disclose. [1]
What the funder asks of applicants
- Applicants will be asked to state in the submitted application the extent to which, if any, generative AI was used and how it was used to develop the application. [1]
If an applicant breaks the rule
- Use of AI tools will neither advantage nor disadvantage an application. [1]
Rules for reviewers
- Generative AI will not be used by reviewers of grant applications for merit review. [1]
- After merit review, the Library of NC may use generative AI to summarize application information to share with stakeholders and partners. [1]
- Confidential or protected information will not be uploaded to AI systems. [1]
Where this comes from
The funder's own words, from its own pages.
NC Compass Grant: An AI & Workforce Development Grant Opportunity (opens in a new tab)
Submitters will be asked to indicate in the submitted application the extent to which, if any, generative AI technology was used and how it was used to develop their application.
Use of AI tools will neither advantage nor disadvantage an application.
Generative AI will not be used by reviewers of grant applications for merit review.
Generative AI may be used after merit review to summarize application information to share with stakeholders and partners.
Confidential or protected information will not be uploaded to AI systems.
This is a reading of what the funder has published, and it is not legal advice. A solicitation can set its own rule, so read the funding announcement before a PI applies.