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TechAccess: AI-Ready America (NSF 26-508) is a national coordination program designed to make every U.S. state and territory capable of absorbing and deploying artificial intelligence, rather than to fund AI research itself. That distinction matters enormously for positioning: this is deployment, coordination, and workforce infrastructure money, not a basic research grant.
NSF anticipates making 56 State/Territory Coordination Hub awards - one per state, DC, and each U.S. territory - at roughly $1,000,000 per year for three years, with a possible fourth year, against a total program envelope of $168,000,000 to $224,000,000.
A Hub acts as the convening entity for its state: it builds an accessible inventory of AI training programs and resources, develops a statewide AI readiness strategic plan with real performance metrics, provides hands-on deployment assistance to businesses and government entities, coordinates education and workforce training across K-16 and career and technical systems, facilitates sector-specific collaboration in the state's priority industries, and establishes a deployment corps of credentialed AI practitioners.
Two further components sit alongside the Hubs - a National Coordination Lead providing strategic oversight across the network, and Catalyst Award Competitions that fund innovative pilots. The program is run in collaboration with the Department of Labor, USDA NIFA, and the Small Business Administration, which signals that proposals connecting AI readiness to labor markets, agriculture, and small business adoption will land well.
Because only one Hub is expected per state or territory, the practical competition is intra-state: prospective applicants should be building a statewide coalition rather than a single-institution proposal. Letters of Intent are required and precede full proposals by one month.
Round 1 closed in July 2026; Round 2 has a Letter of Intent deadline of 15 December 2026 and a full proposal deadline of 15 January 2027, with Round 3 following at 1 June 2027 and 1 July 2027.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Proposers must fall within the organization categories identified in NSF's Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide; unaffiliated individuals are not eligible. Each organization may submit only one proposal. NSF anticipates one State/Territory Coordination Hub award per state, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territory, so applicants should expect to assemble a statewide coalition spanning higher education, K-12 and career and technical education, workforce development boards, industry, and state government rather than submitting as a single institution. A Letter of Intent is required. Remaining deadlines are Round 2 (LOI 15 December 2026, full proposal 15 January 2027) and Round 3 (LOI 1 June 2027, full proposal 1 July 2027). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows each State/Territory Coordination Hub is funded at approximately $1,000,000 annually for three years, for a total of roughly $3,000,000 per award, with the possibility of one additional year (approximately $4,000,000 total) where a compelling transition need is demonstrated. NSF anticipates 56 Hub awards - one per state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories - with total program funding of $168,000,000 to $224,000,000. Separate National Coordination Lead and Catalyst Award Competition components are also funded under the solicitation. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for NSF TechAccess: AI-Ready America State and Territory Coordination Hubs for AI Workforce Readiness and Deployment are due January 15, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
NSF TechAccess: AI-Ready America State and Territory Coordination Hubs for AI Workforce Readiness and Deployment is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and U.S. Small Business Administration. 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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