Nebraska Child Care Workforce Stipend and Loan Repayment Grants are administered by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services through the Child Care and Development Fund to strengthen the state's child care workforce and expand access to quality care. The program includes multiple grant tracks: the Restoration Enhancement Program (REP) helps licensed providers improve facilities and equipment; the Technology Access Program (TAP) funds technology upgrades for child care programs; the Child Care Stabilization Grant supports operational sustainability; and Business and Child Care Partnership Grants assist new and expanding licensed child care programs. Eligible applicants are Nebraska-licensed and provisionally licensed child care providers currently in good standing.

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.