Congressional appropriators tossed aside the Trump administration’s requested cuts at NOAA, NIST, NSF and NASA in fiscal year 2026 funding bills released Monday.

The legislation from Sens. Fetterman and Budd would codify existing National Science Foundation proposals and align with provisions in the Trump admin’s AI Action Plan.

A bipartisan bill would launch AI hubs across the country, and authorize NSF to award AI studies scholarships and create fellowships for AI professional development.

The uncertain future of AI2ES, a collaboration of multiple research institutions, comes as the White House launches a public-private partnership to increase AI education.

The solicitation marks a step toward the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource transitioning out of its pilot phase.

The National Science Foundation and the chip maker are together contributing roughly $150 million to back the science-driven open model project.

Aronson is no longer at the agency, an NSF spokesperson told FedScoop. Thu Williams is currently the acting chief AI officer.

Rubin’s completion converged with technological advancements that are poised to spread the data it produces far and wide to researchers.

The science research agency is looking for comments on a potential refresh of the breakthrough technology directorate’s focus areas.

As the result of a federal court ruling, NSF told division staff it was suspending “several activities” it carried out last week, an internal communication obtained by…