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National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with 13 federal agencies and 28 industry partners. The NAIRR Pilot aims to democratize access to AI compute, datasets, and pre-trained models. Access is open to researchers, educators, and students at U.
S. -based academic institutions, nonprofits, federal agencies, tribal agencies, and even startups with federal grants.
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Driving Science Innovation with Advancing US Innovation in Artificial Intelligence The NAIRR Pilot aims to connect U.S. researchers and educators to computational, data, and training resources needed to advance AI research and research that employs AI.
Research projects supported View Resource Allocations States + DC & Puerto Rico represented View Resource Allocations Infrastructure & data demo projects View Demonstration Projects Community workshops (more scheduled) Learn more about NAIRR Pilot Request access to deeper collaborations directly with select partner resources. Start-Up Projects resources Request access to AI resources for start-up projects.
Access high-performance computing platforms tailored for AI research. Request access to educational platforms (such as computational notebooks). Browse curated datasets, pre-trained models, and additional tools for training and testing your AI systems.
Become a Volunteer Reviewer The NAIRR Pilot relies on engaged volunteers to power the proposals review. Please apply if you're interested in contributing to this critical process. Request a NAIRR Pilot Speaker Are you organizing a conference, workshop, webinar, or campus event and want to include a presentation about the NAIRR Pilot?
We welcome invitations to speak about the program and how it supports AI research and education across the United States.
NAIRR Pilot Resources Accelerate UNT Research Team’s Breakthrough in AI-Driven Protein Function Prediction Defending the Data That Defends Us: How Machine Learning and AI Are Tracking the Hidden Impact of Public Research Infrastructure Mapping Every Drop: Creating a Digital Twin of America’s Water Cycle Cultivating the Future: How Humanoid Robotics are Transforming the American Farm AI Tool Promises Faster, More Accurate Cervical Cancer Treatment Planning Breaking the GPU Bottleneck: How Distributed Computing is Expanding AI Training Unlocking the Language of the Sun: Surya and the New Era of Space Weather Forecasting Leveling the Playing Field of Geoscience Data with the Mindat Intelligent Platform Synthesizing Science: Slashing Molecular-Simulation Times Through the NAIRR Pilot Designing the Future of Energy: AI-Aided Discovery of High-Entropy Alloys Scaling Solutions for a Thirsty World: How NAIRR Is Training the Next Generation of Water Scientists Beyond the Lab: How the NAIRR Pilot is Helping Robots Navigate the Real World 2026 NAIRR Annual Meeting Proceedings and Report 2026 NAIRR Annual Meeting Proceedings and Report now available: NAIRR Conference Final Report Read the Full Story in Science NAIRR Pilot Portal and Sandboxes Office Hours We are pleased to announce a new series of office hours for the NAIRR Pilot Portal and its sandboxes, offering an opportunity to learn more, ask questions, and get hands-on guidance.
Sessions will be held on April 30, May 7, May 14, and May 28, each from 3–4 pm ET. These office hours are open to researchers, educators, and students interested in exploring available resources and use cases. We encourage you to join any session that fits your schedule and engage directly with David Benham, SGX3 team.
Join the NAIRR Slack Workspace New Templates Available for Classroom Reporting To streamline reporting for classroom allocations, new templates are now available. Progress and final reports help ensure strong engagement with resource providers, provide us important feedback, and allow the NAIRR Pilot team to highlight your project successes.
Sandbox Projects are live NAIRR Pilot Sandbox projects are for anyone interested in exploring AI related allocation. These Sandboxes are isolated environment used for experimentation and development, separate from the main production environment. Leadership, Partners, and Contributors The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) leads the NAIRR Pilot effort in collaboration with federal agency partners.
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are leading development of a NAIRR Secure element of the pilot .
The following federal agency partners are presently participating and contributing resources to U.S. National Science Foundation Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institutes of Health National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs U.S. Food and Drug Administration U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Current non-governmental partners: AI2: Allen Institute for AI Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Non-governmental partners
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National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) 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.
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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that funds small businesses with innovative research and technology ideas in advanced manufacturing and robotics.
NSF 26-508 will deploy up to $224 million across 56 State/Territory AI Coordination Hubs over three to four years. Each hub gets $1M annually to build an AI Learning Resource Navigator, a state AI readiness plan, deployment support, capacity-building, and priority-sector coordination. The Letter of Intent is due June 16 and the full proposal July 16. Here is what the program is really buying, who is best positioned to win Round 1, and why the no-cost-share rule reshapes the partner landscape.
Read articleOn June 1, DARPA and NSF announced AI Forge — a jointly governed forum that will fund university-led research on three thrusts: AI interpretability, AI control, and adversarial robustness. The RFI on sam.gov closes June 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET. Project Ventures awards run roughly $750K to $3M with one-year durations and multiple awards expected annually. Administration runs through a nonprofit, intellectual property will be shared via open-source licensing, and CAISI at NIST is the third partner. Here is what the 15 priority research challenges look like and how U.S. universities should respond.
Read articleNSF's rebuilt SBIR/STTR program (NSF 26-510) pairs a $305,000 Phase I with a brand-new Strategic Breakthrough award worth up to $30 million for the strongest Phase II companies. The next Project Pitch deadline is July 27, 2026. Here is how the non-dilutive funding ladder now works, why the Project Pitch gate decides everything, and how a founder should sequence the next twelve months.
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