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The NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program (NSF 26-513) funds state or multi-state regional consortia that combine university, industry, philanthropic, and government partners to widen access to AI computing infrastructure for scientific research.
The program's central premise is that the bottleneck in AI-enabled science is no longer algorithms but access - many institutions, particularly community colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions, and smaller universities, cannot reach the compute, data, and expertise that frontier AI research requires.
The distinguishing and easily missed feature of this solicitation is what NSF will and will not pay for: NSF funds the coordination layer - consortium governance, workforce development for AI infrastructure professionals such as research software engineers and system administrators, and faculty training - but it does not fund the purchase of computing hardware, data resources, or software licenses.
Consortia must demonstrate that they have independently secured those resources from state governments, industry partners, or philanthropy. This makes the program a poor fit for a single institution seeking a GPU cluster and a strong fit for a coalition that already has infrastructure commitments and needs the connective tissue to make them usable across institution types.
Awards run $4,000,000 to $12,000,000 over five years, with roughly 10 awards per cycle. Deadlines are 4 November 2026 and 3 November 2027, recurring on the first Wednesday in November annually.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Proposals may be submitted by accredited U.S. institutions of higher education, including two- and four-year colleges and community colleges, and by U.S.-based nonprofit non-academic organizations such as museums, observatories, research laboratories, and professional societies. There is a limit of one proposal per organization, and an individual may serve as PI or co-PI on only one proposal per deadline. Proposals must demonstrate a state or multi-state regional consortium structure with committed partners, and must show that computing, data, and software resources have been secured from sources other than this NSF award. Deadlines are 4 November 2026 and 3 November 2027. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows awards range from a minimum of $4,000,000 to a maximum of $12,000,000 over a five-year project period. NSF expects to make approximately 10 awards per competition cycle. Note that NSF funds consortium coordination, workforce development, and faculty training - it does not fund the acquisition of computing hardware, data, or software, which consortia must secure independently from state, industry, or philanthropic partners. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs NSF 26-513 for Expanding Access to Compute for Scientific Discovery are due November 4, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs NSF 26-513 for Expanding Access to Compute for Scientific Discovery is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering with the Directorate for STEM Education and the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. 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).
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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.
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