Project Grant 2334268

The National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Texas State University under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to expand AI curriculum and infrastructure on the university's campus. The project aims to significantly expand access to AI education, infrastructure, and research opportunities across non-AI disciplines like criminal justice, psychology, firefighting, and agriculture. This four-year initiative will enhance instructional and curricular capacity by developing innovative AI teaching and learning models, improve the efficiency of AI research by providing high-performance computing training, invest in foundational and use-inspired AI research, and launch workforce development initiatives for underserved populations. The project will establish an inclusive AI ecosystem and promote interdisciplinary collaboration to drive groundbreaking use-inspired AI research and strengthen and diversify U.S. AI research and education pathways.