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NAIRR Pilot (National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot) is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with 13 federal agencies and 28 industry partners. The NAIRR Pilot was created to democratize access to AI compute, datasets, and pre-trained models. It aggregates resources from contributors including Microsoft and NVIDIA.
It is currently transitioning from the pilot phase to a permanent operations center.
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NAIRR Pilot (National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot) is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with 13 federal agencies and 28 industry partners. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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