Microsoft AI Economy Institute (AIEI) Program

Microsoft Research's global academic research program providing Azure AI compute credits and access to cutting-edge foundation models for research advancing AI safety, human-AI interaction, and scientific discovery. The program operates through periodic Calls for Proposals, workshops, and conferences. Focus areas include AI safety and responsibility (robustness, transparency, evaluation methods), human-AI interaction (trust, creativity, productivity, reducing digital divides), and scientific discovery (knowledge discovery, hypothesis generation, multimodal data generation). The program is evolving into the Agentic AI Research and Innovation (AARI) initiative focusing on intelligent agent systems.

The Workforce Innovation Network (NGA WIN) is a National Governors Association program that provides up to 100,000 dollars in grant funding to state grantees to build capacity for near-term innovation and longer-term workforce strategy in a post-COVID-19 economy. The program operates as a non-partisan learning and action collaborative for state leaders committed to building a resilient workforce. NGA WIN focuses on expanding access to essential support services, rapidly connecting jobseekers to employment, advancing digital access and skill development, and enhancing job quality. The initiative is supported by the Cognizant Foundation, Intel, Microsoft, Walmart, and Western Governors University.