NSF Launches $100M Program for Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs
mkratsios47 · x · 2026-08-05
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the launch of a $100 million 'State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs' program.
This initiative aims to accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery and innovation by expanding access to compute, data, and other AI resources for researchers, students, and educators through regional partnerships. The program fulfills core recommendations from the White House OSTP's Science: A New Golden Age report, seeking to solidify the nation's R&D infrastructure and build a highly skilled technical workforce for the AI era.
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