Current Opportunities
Deep Partnerships
Request access to deeper collaborations directly with select partner resources.
Start-Up Projects resources
Request access to AI resources for start-up projects.
Research Resources
Access high-performance computing platforms tailored for AI research.
Educational Resources
Request access to educational platforms (such as computational notebooks).
Data, Models, and More
Browse curated datasets, pre-trained models, and additional tools for training and testing your AI systems.
Become a Volunteer Reviewer
The NAIRR Pilot relies on engaged volunteers to power the proposals review. Please apply if you're interested in contributing to this critical process.
Request a NAIRR Pilot Speaker
Are you organizing a conference, workshop, webinar, or campus event and want to include a presentation about the NAIRR Pilot? We welcome invitations to speak about the program and how it supports AI research and education across the United States.
Featured Projects
Synthesizing Science: Slashing Molecular-Simulation Times Through the NAIRR Pilot 
Designing the Future of Energy: AI-Aided Discovery of High-Entropy Alloys 
Scaling Solutions for a Thirsty World: How NAIRR Is Training the Next Generation of Water Scientists 
Beyond the Lab: How the NAIRR Pilot is Helping Robots Navigate the Real World 
Powering the Nuclear Renaissance with AI Co-Pilots: How Texas A&M University is Leading the Way for Nuclear Energy with Generative AI 
Building Transparent, Open-Source "Thinking" Models for the Global Scientific Community 
Mapping the Cosmos: How AI is Charting the Hidden Logic of Astronomical Discovery 
How Serverless Computing is Scaling the Next Generation of AI 
Breaking the Data Logjam: Unlocking Rare Disease Research with Privacy-Preserving AI 
Scaling Science Education: Using NAIRR Pilot Resources for AI Data Visualization 
Using AI for Faster Discovery of New Molecules 
AI Ideation Lab Offers Model for Supporting New NAIRR Pilot Users
What's Happening
Featured in Science: How NAIRR Resources are Helping Researchers Tackle the Copyright Challenge
April 28, 2026
When large language models memorize their training data — reproducing copyrighted text or personal information verbatim — it's a serious problem for AI developers and society alike. A team from the University of Southern California and the Max Planck Institute built an open-source tool called Hubble to study how and why this happens, and the NAIRR Pilot made it possible.
NAIRR Pilot Portal and Sandboxes Office Hours
Apr 23, 2026
We are pleased to announce a new series of office hours for the NAIRR Pilot Portal and its sandboxes, offering an opportunity to learn more, ask questions, and get hands-on guidance. Sessions will be held on April 30, May 7, May 14, and May 28, each from 3–4 pm ET. These office hours are open to researchers, educators, and students interested in exploring available resources and use cases. We encourage you to join any session that fits your schedule and engage directly with David Benham, SGX3 team.
Zoom LinkJoin the NAIRR Slack Workspace
March 31, 2026
Community members are invited to join the NAIRR Slack Workspace for access to ongoing timely announcements and to join discussions with other community members. Sign up today!
New Templates Available for Classroom Reporting
March 31, 2026
To streamline reporting for classroom allocations, new templates are now available. Progress and final reports help ensure strong engagement with resource providers, provide us important feedback, and allow the NAIRR Pilot team to highlight your project successes.
Sandbox Projects are live
Jan 20, 2026
NAIRR Pilot Sandbox projects are for anyone interested in exploring AI related allocation. These Sandboxes are isolated environment used for experimentation and development, separate from the main production environment.
NSF announces funding to establish the National AI Research Resource Operations Center
September 3, 2025
The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a new solicitation to establish a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center (NAIRR-OC). This marks a critical, initial step in transitioning the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) from a successful pilot to laying the foundations for a sustainable, coordinated national program that will advance U.S. research capabilities and global leadership in AI.
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
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- NASA
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Department of War
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Current non-governmental partners:
- AI2: Allen Institute for AI
- AMD
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Anthropic
- Cerebras
- Databricks
- Datavant
- EleutherAI
- Groq
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Hugging Face
- IBM
- Intel
- Meta
- Microsoft
- MLCommons
- NVIDIA
- Omidyar Network
- OpenAI
- OpenMined
- Palantir
- Regenstrief Institute
- SambaNova Systems
- Vocareum
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