New York Providing Local Access to Essential Sustenance (NY PLATES) capital grant program is sponsored by New York State (administered by Dormitory Authority of the State of New York in partnership with the New York State Department of Health's Division of Nutrition). This capital grant program supports food banks, emergency food programs, and municipalities providing food relief services in New York.

NY PLATES capital grant program is sponsored by New York State (administered by Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)). The NY PLATES capital grant program provides funding to food banks and emergency food assistance organizations in New York State to build modern facilities, purchase equipment (like refrigeration units and food transport vehicles), and improve infrastructure to better serve fami…

The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.