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The National AI Research Resource Pilot provides free access to computational resources, datasets, pre-trained AI models, platforms, tools, and educational resources to democratize AI research. Led by NSF in partnership with 13 federal agencies and 28 industry partners (including Microsoft contributing $20 million in Azure credits and NVIDIA providing GPU resources).
Rolling applications accepted monthly with a Start-Up track offering 2-week turnaround for getting started. Projects span AI methods for scientific discovery, AI interpretability, AI-enabled automation, applying AI to sensitive data, integrating simulations with AI, creating open-source AI tools, and training the next generation AI workforce.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: US-based researchers and educators from US-based institutions including academic institutions, non-profits, federal agencies, federally funded R&D centers, state/local/tribal agencies, startups and small businesses with federal grants. Graduate students eligible with faculty advisor support letter. Institutional email required. All project results must be open and publishable. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows free compute allocations for 12-month projects. Resources include GPU clusters (NVIDIA H100 and A100), cloud environments, AI-ready datasets, and pre-trained models across approximately 3.77 exaFLOPS of total compute capacity from federal partners including DOE national laboratories. No direct cash award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NAIRR Pilot Resource Allocations for AI Research and Education accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
NAIRR Pilot Resource Allocations for AI Research and Education is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) with 13 Federal Agency 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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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.
Vinnova, Sweden's national innovation agency, funds projects developing applied AI solutions for Swedish industry through its Advanced Digitalization Programme. Each project can apply for between 2 and 10 million SEK (approximately $190,000 to $950,000 USD) covering up to 50% of eligible project costs. The total call budget is 60 million SEK. Projects run for 12-24 months and focus on two key areas: Intelligent Edge (AI for real-time application in the sensor chain) and AI-based decision support. All projects must address industrial needs and integrate gender equality and climate change perspectives. Scientific publications must be open access. A parallel call also funds AI and cybersecurity projects at 1-10 million SEK per project with a 50 million SEK total budget.
NSF 26-516 folds Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Earth Sciences and Ocean Sciences into a single GEO Core solicitation: $110 million, 200 to 350 awards, proposals accepted anytime. Geosciences piloted no-deadline review nine years ago and knows what it does to submission volume. Here is the per-award math, the ship-time and permitting traps, and the two-year data-archive clock that now governs every award.
Read articleNSF 26-520 consolidates 14 mathematical sciences programs into $200 million and 400 to 600 awards with no per-PI cap and no deadline. Folded into it are Research Training Groups and Focused Research Groups — department-scale, cohort-building competitions that ran on a fixed annual date. Here is why removing that date is a different kind of change for training grants than for single-investigator grants, and what math departments should do before the fall.
Read articleNSF 26-522 consolidates AAG, ATI and MSIP into a single astronomical sciences solicitation with $100 million and about 140 awards. Accomplishment-based renewals will be returned without review, voluntary cost sharing is prohibited, and routine instrument upgrades are explicitly deprioritized. The new Innovations track — one to three awards a year — is where facility operations and community observing time now live.
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