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SUMMARY:NSF TechAccess: AI-Ready America Q&A Webinar
CONTACT:AI-Ready America ai-ready@nsf.gov
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. National Science Foundation invites you to attend a Q&
 A webinar to answer questions about the new funding opportunity for TechAc
 cess: AI-Ready America (NSF AI-Ready America) on Thursday, April 23, 1-2 p
 .m. EDT. The NSF AI-Ready America program aims to expand access to artifi
 cial intelligence knowledge, tools, training and capacity-building to enab
 le all Americans to thrive in an AI-driven economy. In this follow-up webi
 nar, the AI-Ready America program team will address frequently asked quest
 ions received so far about the program and its goals, eligibility and the 
 application process. The primary focus of this webinar will be on the soli
 citation released on March 25, 2026, which supports State/Territory Coordi
 nation Hubs — coordinated networks in each U.S. state, territory and the
  District of Columbia that will connect partners across education, workfor
 ce development, industry and government; strengthen planning and deploymen
 t; and rapidly scale proven approaches. During this webinar, speakers fro
 m the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agricu
 lture (USDA NIFA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Small B
 usiness Administration (SBA) will introduce their involvement and collabor
 ation on the program. To learn more, visit the NSF AI-Ready America webpa
 ge and review the funding opportunity. If you have any questions, please s
 ubmit them in advance when you register for the webinar at ai-ready@nsf.go
 v. The AI-Ready America State/Territory Coordination Hubs opportunity is 
 released by the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnership
 s, in coordination with the NSF directorates for Computer and Information 
 Science and Engineering and STEM Education and USDA NIFA, DOL, and SBA par
 tners.For additional assistance with accessibility and reasonable accommod
 ations, contact rarequest@nsf.gov or call 703-292-8020 to request support.
  Please contact NSF at least 14 days before your meeting or event date for
  sessions lasting one day or less and 30 days in advance for sessions last
 ing two or more consecutive days to allow sufficient time to coordinate ar
 rangements.Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expresse
 d by guest speaker(s) are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily r
 eflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
LOCATION:Register for Zoom webinar.
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-techaccess-ai-ready-america-qa-webinar/2
 026-04-23
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