NSF AI Education Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Fong
Introduced
Summary
AI education and workforce development is expanded by giving the National Science Foundation new authorities to fund student scholarships, educator training, regional Centers of AI Excellence, K–12 research, and a pilot for educator collaboration. This bill would focus NSF support on building regional training pipelines and stronger school‑industry links.
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- Students and colleges: The NSF would be authorized to award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and fellowships for AI study, covering tuition, fees, stipends, and professional development for up to five years. Awards may prioritize community colleges and programs tied to teaching, manufacturing, and agriculture, and must target U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents.
- K–12 educators and schools: The bill would fund one‑year professional development fellowships for teachers and school professionals, competitive grants to develop AI curricula and tools for pre‑K through grade 12, and a pilot “Artificial Intelligence Collaborative” to create regional educator cohorts for mentoring and hands‑on research.
- Regions and workforce centers: NSF, coordinated with the Department of Commerce Regional Technology Hubs, would be able to designate up to eight Centers of AI Excellence that link community colleges, area career and technical education schools, employers, and local industry to scale AI education and career pathways.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
AI scholarships for students and educators
If enacted, this bill would fund new AI scholarships for college students. Awards could pay tuition, fees, and a stipend for up to five years, with money sent to your school. One-year fellowships would also support students, faculty, K–12 school professionals, and industry professionals for training with colleges and industry partners, with funds paid to the administering institution. To qualify, you would need to be a U.S. citizen, national, or green card holder, show a commitment to an AI career, and accept program terms. NSF could prioritize AI teaching, advanced manufacturing, and agriculture, would reach out to rural and underserved schools, and must report to Congress within seven years.
Grants to improve K-12 AI teaching
If enacted, NSF would offer competitive grants to colleges, nonprofits, or partnerships to study how to teach AI in pre‑K through 12th grade. Grants could prepare new teachers to use AI, build and test classroom materials, create scalable training, and develop tools for learning. Projects would measure what works for student learning. Applicants would describe regional partners, ethics concerns with AI use, and how they designed the work.
Up to eight community college AI centers
If enacted, NSF would be able to name up to eight community colleges or career and technical schools as regional AI Centers, if Congress funds it. Centers would share best practices, train educators, map local AI job paths, and help students get apprenticeships and internships. Applicants would need to show regional focus, capacity, workforce demand, and an evaluation plan. NSF would evaluate the Centers and publish a report to Congress within 180 days after the evaluation.
Nationwide AI education outreach campaign
If enacted, NSF would run a nationwide campaign to tell industry and students about AI learning and training funded by NSF. The outreach would target elementary, middle, and high schools, career and technical schools, colleges, and professional education to boost participation.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fong
CA • R
Cosponsors
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Gillen
NY • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Obernolte
CA • R
Sponsored 12/17/2025
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Kim
CA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Tran
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Haridopolos
FL • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Kennedy (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 1/13/2026
McCormick
GA • R
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Begich
AK • R
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Lee (NV)
NV • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Vasquez
NM • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Liccardo
CA • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Min
CA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
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