# The National Science Foundation Puts $100 Million Into Regional AI Compute Hubs

Up to ten consortia will pool compute, data and staff for researchers outside the frontier labs, with NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and Dell signed on as private partners.

- Published: 2026-08-05T05:32:18.568Z
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- Sources: [NVIDIA Blog](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nsf-state-regional-ai-hub-program/), [U.S. National Science Foundation](https://www.nsf.gov/news/new-nsf-state-regional-ai-infrastructure-hubs-will-power-ai), [HPCwire](https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/nsf-unveils-100m-ai-infrastructure-hubs-to-expand-compute-for-science/)

The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) opened its State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program on 4 August, committing $100 million to fund up to ten regional consortia. Each hub is meant to pool compu…

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