The National Science Foundation (NSF) is encouraging the research community to apply to two new programs designed to expand the infrastructure and data resources needed for artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled discovery.
The NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program seeks to establish as many as 10 state and multistate regional hubs. The hubs will expand access to computing, data, and other AI resources; strengthen regional partnerships among research institutions, industry, philanthropy, and state and local governments; and develop the technical workforce needed to support AI-enabled research and education. Only one award will be made in each state or region.
Deadline: November 4, 2026 | Amount: Varies
The NSF Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery program aims to help research communities increase the value of existing scientific datasets. The program seeks to (1) apply AI-based capabilities to feature extraction and metadata generation, and the integration of multiple datasets; (2) develop robust data pipelines necessary for automated analysis of existing datasets and similar use-cases by AI tools and systems; and (3) augment and/or harmonize existing datasets to better enable use by AI data pipelines and automated analysis.
Deadline: November 4, 2026 | Amount: Up to $12M
For more information about these funding opportunities, visit the State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs and Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery NSF websites.