GNSSP26MS0075

MISSISSIPPI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (MAIN) --- THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (MDEQ), WILL BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE RESTORE ACT SPILL IMPACT COMPONENT FUNDS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (MAIN) PROJECT. UNDER A SUBAWARD WITH MDEQ, MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MGCCC) WILL IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN THE GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE MGCCC, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE WORKFORCE TRAINING TO STUDENTS IN EMERGING AI TECHNOLOGIES. MAIN IS A GROUNDBREAKING STATEWIDE COALITION OF MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ESTABLISHED TO POSITION THE STATE'S EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT THE FOREFRONT OF AI AWARENESS, TRAINING, AND IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. MAIN IS THE FIRST STATEWIDE COALITION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE NATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO AI. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW MGCCC TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY FUNDING INDUSTRY TRAINING, STAFF, AND ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE LICENSES, OPERATIONAL COSTS, IT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES.

Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality

GOAL 1) RESTORE AND CONSERVE THE HEALTH DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE OF KEY COASTAL ESTUARINE AND MARINE HABITATS GOAL 2) RESTORE AND PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE GULF COAST REGIONS FRESH ESTUARINE AND MARINE WATERS GOAL 3) RESTORE AND PROTECT HEALTHY DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES GOAL 4) BUILD UPON AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITIES WITH CAPACITY TO ADAPT TO SHORT AND LONG TERM CHANGES AND GOAL 5) ENHANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF THE GULF ECONOMY.

87.052 - Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC)

Harrison, Mississippi United States

County-Wide

NOT APPLICABLE