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Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources | Massachusetts AI Hub Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources Advancing AI Research and Innovation This groundbreaking project is aimed at enhancing AI research and deployment capabilities across the Commonwealth. With a $31 million grant, the MA AI Hub is developing the Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources (AICR) at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC).
MGHPCC is a non-profit, energy-efficient data center located in Holyoke that provides a more sustainable source of compute. It is operated by a consortium that includes Boston University, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, the University of Massachusetts and Yale University. In May 2025, the MA AI Hub announced a substantial state investment to create the AICR cluster at MGHPCC.
This initiative will make high-performance GPU and compute infrastructure more accessible to universities, startups, businesses and communities across Massachusetts and beyond. The AICR cluster represents the first phase of a planned $120 million public-private investment aimed at advancing AI research, innovation and inclusive economic growth statewide.
Cloud-Based AI Compute Resources AICR will meet the growing demand for high-performance computing for AI development, supporting universities, partners and emerging companies. This project aligns with the recommendations from the Governor’s AI Task Force, emphasizing increased access to computing resources for AI, positioning Massachusetts as a leader in AI-driven innovation across key sectors.
At least 40% of compute time will be dedicated to startups, entrepreneurs and partner institutions including non-member colleges and nonprofits statewide. The initiative involves a formal partnership between Massachusetts and six member universities of the MGHPCC (Boston University, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts and Yale).
The partnership framework is supported by key stakeholders, including the Executive Office of Economic Development, Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and MassTech. The project aims to deliver near-term technology capacity, sustainable infrastructure, enhanced research collaboration, equity focus and support for business development through shared compute resources.
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Applied AI Models Innovation Challenge is sponsored by Massachusetts AI Hub (Massachusetts Technology Collaborative). This challenge provides capital grants for translational funding to support AI model development projects that address critical societal and industry challenges across key sectors of the Massachusetts innovation economy, including health care, life sciences, financial services, robotics, advanced manufacturing, climate tech, and education.
The Massachusetts Applied AI Models Innovation Challenge 2.0, administered by the Massachusetts AI Hub at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, is a flagship grant program funding the development of domain-specific AI models capable of catalyzing scientific discoveries, accelerating commercialization of AI applications, or generating substantial public benefits. Priority industry sectors include healthcare and life sciences, financial services, robotics, advanced manufacturing, climate tech, and education. The Challenge 2.0 builds on the inaugural 2025 round and seeks projects that develop, fine-tune, or adapt AI models to unlock breakthroughs with significant downstream applications within the next three years. Awards support model development, dataset curation, validation, benchmarking, and commercialization planning.
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that funds small businesses with innovative research and technology ideas in advanced manufacturing and robotics.
Cummings Foundation's 2026 grant round opens July 15 and closes September 17. The $30M will be split across 150 Massachusetts nonprofits as 3-year and 10-year multi-year grants — a structure designed around operating support, not project capital, and selected largely by community volunteers rather than program officers.
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