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Federal support can fund machines, data systems, workflow services or operator teams. It does not automatically give every instructor an account or reserved GPUs. These 32 selected families overlap; this is not a machine census.
Start with ACCESS for the proposed CPU + GPU classroom allocation. For research, match the work to batch pools, interactive services, data fabrics and mission-specific routes. OSPool’s opportunistic jobs differ from a live notebook service; PATh Facility credit eligibility differs from OSPool access.
IDSS/MESA: an operator/service grant is not a generic teaching entitlement. Confirm the actual service, present support, eligible users and underlying provider policy. MESA funding alone does not establish PATh credit eligibility.
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32 resources
ACCESS
Broad CPU/GPU research and instruction; resource discovery and support.
Access: ACCESS project request; exchange credits for provider resources
Limits and sources
Provider quotas, scheduling, allocation term and software vary. Counts overlap with participating resource providers.
Funding: NSF-funded coordination + separately funded resource providers
OSG Open Science Pool (OSPool)
Independent text/image analyses, parameter sweeps, model evaluation and many short CPU/GPU jobs.
Access: Documented guest education notebook or facilitated full event accounts
Limits and sources
Guest four-hour timeout/files may be lost; full accounts usually end shortly after event. Interruptible fair share; complete/checkpoint jobs within 20 hours. No sensitive/proprietary data or classroom GPU reservation.
Funding: NSF PATh/IRIS-HEP + institutional/DOE in-kind contributions
OSG · consortium, funding and services · OSPool · opportunistic high-throughput capacity · OSPool · documented education access · OSPool · data and access-point rules
PATh Facility
Dedicated throughput research jobs when the affiliated NSF program and credits are confirmed.
Access: Consult PATh; NSF-funded project startup/credit process
Limits and sources
IDSS is not explicitly listed in the published affiliated-program policy. MESA funding alone does not establish eligibility or course authorization; confirm with PATh/NSF. Separate from OSPool education access.
Funding: NSF PATh
PATh Facility · dedicated throughput credits · PATh · affiliated-program eligibility · PATh · research-credit request
NRP / Nautilus
Hosted teaching notebooks, GPUs, open-weight model APIs and containerized services.
Access: Institutional onboarding; hosted JupyterHub, API or project namespace
Limits and sources
Hosted hub starts with 5 GB homes; larger storage, class/GPU quota and hub-specific exceptions need approval. Ordinary-pod six-hour rules do not establish every hub limit. Not archival storage; idle volumes may be purged.
Funding: NSF-supported platform + participating institutions
National Research Platform / Nautilus · shared services · NRP · hosted open-weight model APIs · NRP · classroom products · NRP · hosted hub storage and login · NRP · workload and data lifecycle
Jetstream2
Notebooks, RStudio, desktops, web/database teaching servers and vGPU environments.
Access: ACCESS allocation, course images and student/project access
Limits and sources
Always-on VM accounting, separate GPU exchange, concurrent quota and extra storage need approval. Independent backups required. Expiry/overdraw disables access and can destroy unresolved resources after thirty days.
Funding: NSF research-cloud infrastructure
Jetstream2 · teaching cloud through ACCESS · Jetstream2 · NSF research-cloud system · Jetstream2 · concurrent resource quotas · Jetstream2 · storage and backup responsibility · Jetstream2 · expiry and overdraw lifecycle
NAIRR / NAIRR Classroom
AI coursework, GPUs, model/data/tools and selected managed environments.
Access: Appropriate researcher or Classroom request
Limits and sources
US-based class eligibility and approved resources; instructor/TA support expected. Research and Classroom requests differ; partner offerings are not all federally purchased.
Funding: NSF-led federal partnership + public/private contributions
CloudBank / CloudBank Classroom
Managed Python/R/C++ browser environments with login and student storage.
Access: General ACCESS Explore Classroom route; separate NAIRR Classroom route for AI coursework
Limits and sources
Managed CPU per-student limits/capacity need confirmation. Current registry says fall 2026 GPU pilot is at capacity; requests considered in 2027, not guaranteed. Renewal terms need reconciliation with education-period policy.
Funding: NSF support + awarded cloud budgets
CloudBank Classroom · managed teaching environment · CloudBank Classroom · general ACCESS teaching route · CloudBank Classroom · current GPU capacity record · CloudBank Classroom · support-document scope conflict
Chameleon / CHI@Edge
Systems/MLOps, edge/IoT, bare-metal experiments, specialized GPU/FPGA hardware.
Access: Eligible PI project; allocation and resource lease
Limits and sources
Experiment purpose, SU budget and short hardware leases. No unrestricted production hosting; student membership normally follows PI approval.
Funding: NSF-funded experimental infrastructure
CloudLab
Distributed systems, reproducible root-access labs and networked application experiments.
Access: Approved project with planned class reservations
Limits and sources
Use only while actively experimenting; node data disappears at termination. Reserve for deadline bursts and export work.
Funding: NSF-funded testbed
CloudLab · classes and reservation boundaries · CloudLab · NSF-supported research facility
FABRIC
Distributed AI, edge workloads, streaming/data movement and instrument-to-compute experiments.
Access: Project and experimental resource slices
Limits and sources
Experiment should need the network/testbed capabilities; not a stand-alone generic GPU account or production campus server.
Funding: NSF grants for research infrastructure
NSF NCAR Derecho / analysis resources
Earth-system, environmental and geospatial data/AI instruction with consulting.
Access: Classroom/workshop or qualifying research allocation
Limits and sources
Earth-system mission fit; setup lead time, accounts, dates and reservations required. Separate grant not required for eligible classes.
Funding: NSF NCAR
DOE NERSC / ALCF / OLCF
Large mission-aligned scientific simulation, data analysis and AI research.
Access: ALCC, INCITE or facility-specific merit request
Limits and sources
ALCC does not require DOE sponsorship, but merit/mission/scaling requirements apply. Not the default for everyday college labs.
Funding: DOE Office of Science / ASCR
NASA High-End Computing
NASA-aligned Earth/space/engineering computing.
Access: NASA-sponsored project / mission request process
Limits and sources
Sponsorship and mission/award review required; not a general open classroom resource.
Funding: NASA mission infrastructure
NIH AnVIL / Terra ecosystem
Genomic data-science notebooks, workflows and reproducible biomedical training.
Access: Project/data authorization plus cloud billing or awarded credits
Limits and sources
Free platform browsing does not mean free compute/storage/egress. NIH AnVIL differs from Purdue ACCESS Anvil; old credit calls are not current offers.
Funding: NIH NHGRI platform funding; cloud usage billed separately
NIH NHGRI AnVIL · domain cloud-analysis platform · AnVIL · execution and storage costs
CyVerse Discovery Environment / VICE
Python/R apps, data management and a practical UArizona course/pilot route.
Access: Basic account; confirm institutional Pro or collaboration access
Limits and sources
Basic 200 units/year, 5 GB, one job and no sharing/public links. Published UArizona free Pro is state-funded, not universal; GPU and class access need consultation.
Funding: Historical core NSF support; new project funding + subscriptions + Arizona TRIF
CyVerse · federal funding transition and UArizona state support
Open Storage Network
Large actively used teaching/research datasets and portable object storage.
Access: Separate storage request through ACCESS; provider capacity
Limits and sources
Documented request range 10–50 TB; not CPU time, backup or archival permanence. Actual size/site capacity needs verification.
Funding: NSF seed support + participating storage operators
Open Storage Network · federal seed support · OSN · ACCESS storage allocation route · OSN · active-data scope
OSDF / Pelican
Deliver data to distributed jobs, notebooks and scientific applications.
Access: Connect existing store or allocated OSN/CC* storage through OSG
Limits and sources
Not another storage or compute award. Backing store/access policy required; not for highly regulated/PII/HIPAA data; preservation is separate.
Funding: OSG/PATh federal-supported services + data origins/caches
OSDF / Pelican · distribute data to computation · OSG · consortium, funding and services
MESA
Metadata, semantic discovery, reproducible data/agent workflows, Jupyter/R/desktop app layer.
Access: Published MESA portal/docs; underlying services govern compute
Limits and sources
Portal reads the existing CyVerse account/teams/quota; it does not add a second allowance. Selected apps, Save & Exit, per-user Pro/TRIF entitlement, classroom/GPU capacity and support remain to be tested.
Funding: NSF IDSS; project site cites award 2632685
MESA · published data/AI tools and portal · NSF · six named 2026 IDSS awards · NSF IDSS · program and integration remit · MESA portal · existing CyVerse account and quota · MESA · application/resource selection · MESA · save and session lifecycle
National Data Platform (NDP)
Discoverable compute-ready instructional data, reusable AI activities and capstone content.
Access: Public catalog/education activity; consult NDP for class workspace
Limits and sources
Some homepage features are forthcoming. Confirm available workspaces, quota, onboarding and underlying compute rather than equating an IDSS grant with a user allocation.
Funding: NSF IDSS
NDP · data discovery and education ecosystem · NSF · six named 2026 IDSS awards
Fabric for AI-Driven Science (FabAID)
Storage federation, cache/delivery, transformation, discovery and data-intensive workflows.
Access: Project service endpoints/consultation
Limits and sources
Data-service integration complements compute allocations; no universal GPU entitlement, class quota or archival guarantee established.
Funding: NSF IDSS
FabAID · data services fabric · NSF · six named 2026 IDSS awards
Interactive Discovery Laboratory (iDLab)
Browser applications, interactive workspaces and cross-site data/workflow access.
Access: Project consultation; existing site account/allocations as required
Limits and sources
Participating sites retain policies/control. Gateway access is not an extra copy of the sites’ capacity or long-term archives; course readiness must be confirmed.
Funding: NSF IDSS
iDLab · interactive cross-site environment · NSF · six named 2026 IDSS awards
BRIDGE National Center / Apache Texera
Visual/no-code workflows, reproducible social-science/data analyses and shared community models.
Access: Project collaboration or own supported platform deployment
Limits and sources
May require your own host/cloud/resources and operators. No verified no-cost public compute subscription or guaranteed class capacity.
Funding: NSF IDSS
BRIDGE · reusable data science workflows · NSF · six named 2026 IDSS awards
National Science Data Fabric (NSDF)
Standardized scientific data discovery/access, reproducibility and data/AI workforce development.
Access: Project contact; NSF announcement verifies expansion scope
Limits and sources
Funding/intent verified from NSF announcement; current user-specific access terms, compute quota and production readiness not established in this review.
Funding: NSF IDSS
Open OnDemand + JupyterHub / BinderHub
Notebooks, RStudio, VS Code, remote desktops and visual/science gateways.
Access: Use provider-installed portal or deploy on approved compute
Limits and sources
Software is not hardware/time allocation. Only Open OnDemand’s funding is evidenced here; no claim that every JupyterHub installation is federally funded. Operators and backing resources remain necessary.
Funding: Open OnDemand federal-supported development; site funds operation
Open OnDemand · browser access to allocated computing · Open OnDemand · federal-supported software development · Jetstream2 · teaching cloud through ACCESS · National Research Platform / Nautilus · shared services
Pegasus / HTCondor / ACCESS Pegasus
Portable multi-step pipelines, task sweeps, data staging and transparent execution.
Access: Hosted ACCESS Pegasus with active allocation; OSG/PATh tools
Limits and sources
Uses existing allocations/pools; does not create another pool. Software portability is not data preservation or a substitute for operations.
Funding: NSF ACCESS/PATh-supported software and services
ACCESS Pegasus / HTCondor · workflow product layer · OSG · consortium, funding and services · PATh Facility · dedicated throughput credits
CILogon / Globus
Campus login, role-based access, data transfer and cross-site workflow connections.
Access: Institution/provider identity configuration and endpoint support
Limits and sources
Basic services may be free while advanced support/sharing costs. Neither supplies a compute/storage allocation; CILogon says operations shifted to subscriptions in 2019.
Funding: Historical federal development/integration; current operations include subscriptions
CILogon · basic identity versus sustained paid operations · Globus · research transfer and subscription boundary
Science gateways / SGX3
Usable domain applications and teaching interfaces beyond raw HPC command lines.
Access: Gateway consultation/community resources; project-specific gateway accounts
Limits and sources
Limited funded planning/UX/training differs from paid development/hosting/operations. A gateway catalog is not a universal free app-hosting plan.
Funding: NSF-funded SGX3; substantial operations can be client-funded
IDSS program
National data-service development, transition to operations and planning.
Access: Institutional proposal / funded project collaboration
Limits and sources
Six named 2026 projects have different services/stages; the grant does not award every instructor CPU/GPU hours.
Funding: NSF
NSF IDSS · program and integration remit · NSF · six named 2026 IDSS awards
Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*)
Campus compute, networking, data storage/digital archives and integration.
Access: Institutional funding process; actual local award/service rules
Limits and sources
Current page has no upcoming due dates and awaits new guidelines. Not an open national classroom account; sharing, operation and stewardship have to be funded.
Funding: NSF
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
Appropriate shared instrumentation and computing-linked research training.
Access: Institutional limited-submission/award process
Limits and sources
Current solicitation, instrument eligibility and campus proposal limits matter. A funding route is not a ready device/GPU account; this map does not assert an open submission window.
Funding: NSF
State / Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs
Faculty course development, facilitators, shared AI-service coordination and regional scale.
Access: Institution/state/regional consortium; actual award and resource terms
Limits and sources
NSF does not acquire/fund the compute infrastructure under this solicitation. Partners must sustain it; no awarded Arizona hub is verified here.
Funding: NSF pays coordination/workforce/education; partners pay infrastructure
AI Infrastructure Hubs · NSF funds people, partners fund compute
SCIPE / CyberTraining / ACCESS facilitation
Support ownership, instructor onboarding, reusable course materials and train-the-trainer capacity.
Access: Existing facilitator/training services or institutional grant pathway
Limits and sources
Grant programs do not promise staff for every instructor. Current call status and actual support agreements must be checked; college effort is still required.
Funding: NSF professional/training programs + service support
SCIPE · professional support workforce · CyberTraining · teaching and workforce development · ACCESS · national resource and support federation