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The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot provides U.S. researchers and educators with access to computing (including NVIDIA H100/A100 GPU clusters and DOE leadership systems), pre-trained models, AI-ready datasets, and platforms to advance responsible AI research and education.
Backed by NSF, DOE, and a coalition of 14 federal agencies and 25+ private partners, it has connected hundreds of research teams to compute. Allocations are awarded via a rolling monthly review of short (about three-page) proposals; sizes range from modest research allocations to as much as ~$3. 5 million in cloud resources for grand-challenge projects.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S.-based researchers and educators at accredited institutions, non-profits, federal agencies, FFRDCs, and federally funded startups/small businesses; institutional email required. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows in-kind allocations of compute (GPU clusters), pre-trained models, datasets, and platforms; allocation sizes vary widely, from small research allocations up to roughly $3,500,000 in cloud resources per grand-challenge project. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NAIRR Pilot Resource Allocations for AI Research and Education (Compute, Models, and Data) is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with 14 federal agencies and 25+ private and non-profit partners (National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The FY2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education, with emphasis on multidisciplinary research where more than one traditional discipline interacts. The Army, Navy, and Air Force basic research offices are seeking applications across 22 topic areas including artificial intelligence and autonomy, information sensing and processing, and systems manipulation. MURI grants typically provide $1.25 million to $1.5 million per year for three years with option to extend two additional years. Approximately $170 million in total funding is available annually across all topics. The program is administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
The NSF Convergence Accelerator is a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds multidisciplinary teams working to solve national-scale societal challenges through convergence research and innovation. Launched in 2019 under NSF's Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, the program operates in two phases: Phase 1 awards are up to $750,000, with successful teams advancing to larger Phase 2 awards. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education and nonprofit or for-profit organizations. Track I and Track K focus on specific high-priority topics announced each funding cycle. The next deadline is June 15, 2026. Proposals must comply with updated NSF research security policies effective July 2025.
The AI3 Action Institute is a federal effort to build dedicated AI capacity within Native communities rather than fund a single applied AI project. The awardee establishes and operates an AI resource hub for Native communities, providing technology information, facilitating information sharing and technology deployment across tribal and Native-serving organizations, and conducting stakeholder engagement and coalition building across industry, government and academic sectors. Notably, allowable costs cover short-to-medium-term staff costs including the Institute's director as well as facility setup - a recognition that the binding constraint in this space is institutional infrastructure and staffing, not project ideas. The financial structure is the detail that most shapes strategy: with a $2,500,000 floor, a $3,500,000 ceiling and $3,500,000 in total expected program funding across a three-year period, this is effectively a single-award competition, so applicants should assume they are competing for the entire program rather than for a slot in a cohort. Eligibility is restricted to Native-serving entities - federally recognized Indian tribes, incorporated non-federally or state-recognized tribes, consortia of Indian tribes, Native community-based organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, Alaska Native villages and entities, Native Hawaiian serving agencies, Native Pacific Islander serving agencies, and tribal colleges and universities. That eligibility list is broader than many ACF opportunities, extending to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander serving agencies as well as tribal entities. Applicants should expect the strongest proposals to combine an existing convening role in Native technology or education with a realistic plan for standing up durable staff capacity within the grant period, since a hub that dissolves when funding ends would not serve the program's purpose. The deadline is August 27, 2026, and applications are submitted through Grants.gov under opportunity number 362270.
NSF's NAIRR Operations Center solicitation (NSF 25-546) will make a single award of up to $35 million over five years to the organization that will run the National AI Research Resource — the shared computing, data, and model infrastructure that has already connected over 400 U.S. research teams. This is a rare winner-take-all federal competition where the prize is not funding for your own research but the mandate to operate national infrastructure. Here is what the NAIRR is, why its transition from pilot to permanent program matters, and what kind of organization can credibly win it.
Read articleNSF has moved to stand up the NAIRR Operations Center — a single award of up to $35 million over five years to run the National AI Research Resource. Backed by 14 federal agencies and 28 private partners, NAIRR has already connected 400+ research teams to compute and data most labs could never buy on their own. Here is what the transition from pilot to permanent program means, and how researchers actually get an allocation.
Read articleNSF 26-501 (CAMEL) commits $9 million to build AI-ready K-12 mathematics datasets across 6–7 awards of up to $1.5 million each. The money is co-supported by the Walton Family Foundation — and the solicitation bars WFF staff and partners from participating in any capacity, prohibits voluntary cost sharing, and requires reports be shared with the foundation after NSF review. Here's how the public-private structure works, and what Phase II means for teams already in.
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