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The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot

The NAIRR Pilot aims to connect U.S. researchers and educators to computational, data, and training resources needed to advance AI research and research that employs AI. Federal agencies are collaborating with government-supported and non-governmental partners to implement the Pilot as a preparatory step toward an eventual full NAIRR implementation.
  • Spur innovation
  • Increase diversity of talent
  • Improve capacity
  • Advance trustworthy AI
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What's Happening

NAIRR Pilot Office Hours

September 24, 2024, 12 PM PT/3 PM ET (repeats every other Tuesday)

Beginning Tuesday, August 27, NAIRR Pilot will offer bi-weekly SCIPE-led Office Hours over Zoom. We are happy to assist with questions related to active awards and the NAIRR Pilot call. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Office Hours will be hosted by SCIPE Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIPs). Register here.

Dear Colleague Letter: NAIRR Pilot Expansion: Researcher Training, Community Outreach, and Classroom Education

July 18, 2024

This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announces the interest of NSF in receiving proposals that expand the NAIRR Pilot community under two different focus areas. Learn more at NSF.gov

News Events and Training

Current Opportunities

Classroom and Educator Resources

Request access to educational platforms (such as computational notebooks).

Apply

Researcher Resources

Request access to advanced computing, cloud computing, models, software, platforms, and collaborations.

Apply

Data, Models, and More

Additional government and government-funded resources that do not require an application.

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Leadership, Partners, and Contributors

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) leads the NAIRR Pilot effort in collaboration with federal agency partners. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are leading development of a NAIRR Secure element of the pilot.

The following federal agency partners are presently participating and contributing resources to the NAIRR Pilot:

  • U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  • Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Department of Defense (DOD)
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
  • National Aeronautics and Administration (NASA)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Current non-governmental partners:

  • AI2: Allen Institute for AI
  • AMD
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Anthropic
  • Cerebras
  • Databricks
  • Datavant
  • EleutherAI
  • Google
  • Groq
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
  • Hugging Face
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • Meta
  • Microsoft
  • MLCommons
  • NVIDIA
  • Omidyar Networks
  • OpenAI
  • OpenMined
  • Palantir
  • Regenstrief Institute
  • SambaNova Systems
  • Vocareum
  • Weights & Biases