AI Infrastructure Hubs Program Service

Washington, DCDistrict of Columbia, USADue Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Client: Washington, DC
RFP Number: AI-1189
Posted: —
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Budget: Looking for Proposals
NAICS: —
Set-aside: —
Contact: —

Description

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The buyer seeks AI infrastructure hubs program services. The program aims to expand access to compute, data, and software for AI-enabled scientific discovery and workforce development. Services will enable autonomous laboratories and AI-enabled research experiences, supporting degree and certificate programs with stackable credits. The buyer requires a skilled technical workforce trained to use advanced computing and data resources to accelerate research. The buyer is looking for proposals and has stated that the organization must be onshore (USA Organization Only). Performance of the work will be offsite.

Key solicitation details

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The U.S. National Science Foundation is soliciting proposals for State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs to expand compute access for scientific discovery and workforce development. The program establishes state or regional consortia that leverage non-NSF funds for AI infrastructure while NSF funds workforce development, consortium coordination, and faculty training. Accredited U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit non-academic organizati…

Issued by: U.S. National Science Foundation
Full Proposal Deadline: November 04, 2026 by 5 p.m. submitting organization's local time
Full Proposal Deadline: November 03, 2027 by 5 p.m. submitting organization's local time
Full Proposal Deadline: First Wednesday in November, Annually Thereafter by 5 p.m. submitting organization's local time
How to submit: Electronic via Research.gov or Grants.gov
Submission details: Submitted as a single collaborative proposal requesting a single award with subawards administered by the lead organization.
Contract term: 5 years
Estimated value: $40,000,000 to $100,000,000 total program funding; typical proposals request $4,000,000 to $12,000,000 total budget
Place of performance: Offsite (United States)
Funding: CFDA 47.070, 47.076, 47.084; Executive Order 14332; 2 CFR 200.332

How proposals are evaluated

Intellectual Merit
Broader Impacts
Consortium governance structure and plan for reaching institution types
AI infrastructure workforce development plans
Regional engagement and partnerships plans
Faculty and educator training and instructional materials development plan
Adequacy in scale and design of computing, data, and AI infrastructure resources

Scope of work

Consortium coordination and governance
Development of an AI infrastructure workforce
Support for systems administrators, engineers, and AI for science facilitators
Faculty and educator training programs
Instructional material and course refactoring or development
Partnerships with regional industry, philanthropy, and state or local governments

Minimum qualifications

U.S. accredited two- and four-year institutions of higher education or non-profit non-academic U.S. organizations
USA Organization Only (Onshore)
Maximum of one proposal per organization
Maximum of one proposal per PI or co-PI

Documents to include with the bid

Roles and Responsibilities document listing PIs, co-PIs, and Key Personnel
List of all participating institutions
High-level description of proposed compute resources (1-2 pages)
Letters of commitment or vendor quotes for compute funding
Letter of support from senior administrator or state leadership (optional/encouraged)
Letters of collaboration for key partners or non-PI personnel (if applicable)

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