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NVIDIA has joined forces with the U.S. National Science Foundation’s State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program to expand access to AI research and education across the United States. Through this initiative, institutions will share AI computing resources, accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, and prepare students to participate in the AI economy.
NVIDIA has joined the U.S. National Science Foundation's State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program. The program aims to expand access to advanced computing, data, software, and expertise needed for AI-enabled research and education across the United States. The hubs will support state and multistate groups of colleges and universities working together to strengthen America's AI ecosystem. The program will provide resources, expertise, and infrastructure to institutions to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation. NVIDIA aims to support efforts to build a workforce that can use advanced computing, data resources, and AI tools in real scientific and industry settings.
NVIDIA has announced its participation in the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program, a pioneering initiative aimed at expanding access to advanced computing, data, software, and expertise needed for AI-enabled research and education across the United States.
Consistent with the aims of the Genesis Mission, this program will support state and multistate groups of colleges and universities working together to strengthen America’s AI ecosystem. In partnership with private industry, philanthropic organizations, and state and local governments, the program will expand the AI infrastructure, software, educational resources, and technical support needed by faculty, students, and researchers across the country.
These regional hubs will help institutions share AI computing resources, accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, and prepare students to participate in the AI economy. By pooling expertise, focusing on specific local priorities, achieving economies of scale, and creating pathways for institutions that might otherwise remain outside the frontier of AI-enabled research and education, state or regional consortia can unlock the full potential of AI infrastructure.
The hubs will resemble the public-private partnership between NVIDIA, NVIDIA cofounder Chris Malachowsky, and the University of Florida (UF) in 2020 to turn UF into the country’s first true AI university. This initiative provided AI compute access to all Florida public universities and has since served as a national model. Since launching its university-wide initiative, UF has grown to more than 300 AI-focused faculty members and embedded AI education and research across all 16 colleges.
NVIDIA has also expanded academic compute access in other ways, including as a leading contributor to the NSF-led National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot program on which today’s announcement is built. Through NAIRR, NVIDIA partnered with university research teams across the country to turn computing resources into usable scientific capacity, giving researchers the infrastructure, tools, and expertise needed to move from idea to experiment to discovery.
In addition to expanding access to AI infrastructure, the State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program will also support efforts to build a workforce that can use advanced computing, data resources, and AI tools in real scientific and industry settings. This requires pairing infrastructure with clear learning pathways, including degree programs, short-form certificates, and stackable credentials that help learners move from foundational AI literacy into applied skills.
NVIDIA can support this work by providing training resources, educator enablement, applied learning content, technical guidance, partner platforms, and access to tools that help institutions move from awareness to hands-on capability. As NVIDIA’s education and training offerings evolve, the goal remains the same: help institutions build repeatable, openly available programs that prepare learners to use AI systems, accelerated computing, and data workflows responsibly and effectively.
For policymakers and leaders, the hubs offer an opportunity to connect regional research and educational infrastructure with regional priorities and broader workforce and economic-development strategies. Institutions can cultivate talent for local needs, support research connected to regional industries, and build stronger relationships among universities, community colleges, employers, and government. These connections will help translate AI leadership into scientific progress, new businesses, and high-quality jobs.
No single organization can build this capacity alone. Sustained collaboration among government, higher education, philanthropic organizations, and private industry is essential to ensure that advanced AI resources are broadly available and effectively used. Private-sector contributions can complement public investment with technology, implementation expertise, and workforce development programs. Public institutions, in turn, can help direct those capabilities toward scientific, educational, and economic priorities that advance regional needs and national interest.
In conclusion, NVIDIA’s participation in the State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program marks an important milestone in expanding access to AI research and education across the United States. By pooling resources, expertise, and infrastructure, institutions will be empowered to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, prepare students for the AI economy, and cultivate talent for local needs.
Related Information:
https://www.digitaleventhorizon.com/articles/NVIDIA-Expands-Access-to-AI-Research-and-Education-Across-the-US-Through-State-and-Regional-AI-Hubs-Program-deh.shtml
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nsf-state-regional-ai-hub-program/
Published: Mon Aug 10 18:14:13 2026 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
