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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.
340+
Research projects supported
40
States + DC represented
36
NAIRR Classroom awards
21
Infrastructure & data demo projects
3
Community workshops (more scheduled)

Current Opportunities

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Educational Tools

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

Requires Application

Computing Power

Access high-performance computing platforms tailored for AI research.

Freely Accessible

Data, Models, and More

Browse curated datasets, pre-trained models, and additional tools for training and testing your AI systems.

What's Happening

NAIRR Pilot Inaugural Annual Meeting Resources Now Available

The NAIRR Pilot’s first Annual Meeting was held February 19–21, 2025 and now the community can access the curated meeting presentation slides, video recordings, and other highlights from the event.

Meeting materials

Requesting Resources via NAIRR Pilot

This webinar presents an overview of the process for requesting no-charge access to technology resources via the National AI Research Resources Pilot program.

Webinar details

Navigate the NAIRR Pilot Allocation Request

A comprehensive guide to securing no-cost AI resources for research and education. This webinar covers eligibility requirements, proposal development, review criteria, resource justification, and more.

Watch the video

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. Food and Drug Administration
  • 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