Limited Submission Announcement: NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs Internal NOI Due: Aug. 24, 2026

The NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program aims to expand access to the compute required for AI-enabled scientific discovery and to transform the research, education, and training opportunities offered by institutions of higher education. AI Infrastructure Hubs will connect researchers to new compute infrastructure that leverages contributions from state governments, research institutions, industry, and philanthropy, accelerating AI-enabled discovery across science and engineering and developing a skilled technical workforce for AI use in the scientific enterprise.

Each AI Infrastructure Hub will be organized as a flexible state or regional consortium of state and local governments, research institutions, philanthropies, and the private sector. Consortia will be responsible for all funding for new or expanded computing, data, and AI resources, whether on-premises or cloud-based. NSF will fund each Hub’s consortium coordination, AI infrastructure workforce development, and faculty training and coursework development in leveraging AI for science.

Institutional Process:  To adhere to the strict institutional participation limit and develop a high-impact proposal, the Office of Research and Innovation is soliciting notices of interest from individuals or teams who can contribute to or lead an NC State proposal for this opportunity. Our team will follow up with respondents to coordinate next steps.

Institutional Limit: 
An institution may participate in at most one proposal.
An individual may serve as PI, co-PI, or Senior/Key Personnel on at most one proposal per deadline.

Key Sponsor Dates:
Informational Webinars: Aug. 26 and Sept. 2, 2026 | Register
Full Proposal Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026

Questions? Contact [email protected]