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National Science Foundation makes Texas Southern University one of five regional nodes in an HBCU network for AI and quantum science

Research and scienceU.S. National Science FoundationHarrisWrite to the decider

The National Science Foundation made a cooperative agreement with Texas Southern University in Houston under its Accelerating Research Translation program. It is Texas Southern's part of the HBCU AI - Quantum Innovation Network, which runs through five regional nodes with Clark Atlanta University as the lead institution. Texas Southern leads one of the five. The abstract says the network will build education, workforce preparation and research ties with industry, government, small businesses and community groups. It names regional meetings and workshops, shared training resources and pathways for students and faculty. The award record gives the start of the work as October 1st, 2026.

How to take part

The award record is public at the National Science Foundation and names the principal investigator at Texas Southern University and the program officer at NSF.

Where to do it

Where

1 county. In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands.

Timeline

  1. decided

    Award date on the NSF award record

  2. effective

    Start date on the NSF award record

  3. Today

How this decision moved

One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.

  1. 2026-10-02

    Admitted on the foundation's own award record. Texas Southern now leads a regional node of a national HBCU network on AI and quantum science.

  2. 2026-10-05

    Texas Southern University still holds its place as one of the regional nodes in the NSF network.

  3. 2026-10-08

    Texas Southern University is still one of the regional nodes in the NSF network.

The evidence

Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.

Collaborative Research: The HBCU AI - Quantum Innovation Network (HAQIN)
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
This project will establish a national network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and partner organizations focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum science.
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
the project will operate through five regional nodes led by Clark Atlanta University, Central State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Texas Southern University.
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
ART-Accelerating Rsrch Trnsltn
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
"date":"09/17/2026"
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
"startDate":"10/01/2026"
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
"awardeeCity":"HOUSTON"
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov
Project activities will include identifying institutional strengths and needs, supporting regional meetings and workshops, developing shared training resources, and creating practical pathways for students, faculty, and regional partners to engage in fast-growing technology fields.
NSF Award 2619041, National Science Foundation award record Primary source, official · api.nsf.gov

Questions about this decision

Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.

What is this decision?

The National Science Foundation made a cooperative agreement with Texas Southern University in Houston under its Accelerating Research Translation program. It is Texas Southern's part of the HBCU AI - Quantum Innovation Network, which runs through five regional nodes with Clark Atlanta University as the lead institution. Texas Southern leads one of the five. The abstract says the network will build education, workforce preparation and research ties with industry, government, small businesses and community groups. It names regional meetings and workshops, shared training resources and pathways for students and faculty. The award record gives the start of the work as October 1st, 2026.

Who decides it?

U.S. National Science Foundation decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.

Can the public take part?

The award record is public at the National Science Foundation and names the principal investigator at Texas Southern University and the program officer at NSF. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.

Where in Texas does it apply?

It covers Harris County.

Has it been decided?

It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.

What happens next?

No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was effective on October 1st.

When did it start?

The earliest date on its record is September 17th, 2026.

What kind of decision is it?

It is filed under research and science.

What sources back it?

One source backs it. It is primary.

Is it on the ERCOT grid?

Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.

When was it last checked?

Every fact on it was last verified against its source on October 8th, 2026.

Cite this

Texas AI Docket, National Science Foundation makes Texas Southern University one of five regional nodes in an HBCU network for AI and quantum science. Tracked since September 17th, 2026. Last verified October 8th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0197/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0197.

Beat

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Last checked 2026-10-08