Fast-tracking AI Ready states and regions.
AI Ready America is a not-for-profit partnership funded by the Enterprise Technology Association (ETA), bringing AI literacy and workforce upskilling to every state.
AIReadyAmerica.org is live.
The national home for the AI Ready movement is open. Explore the model, browse the state hubs and find a starting point, free.
The states that move first will win the AI economy.
The advantage will not go to the places with the most pilots. It goes to the places that build three things at once.
A workforce that can actually use AI
Role-based, practical training that meets people at their current skill level.
Businesses that adopt with confidence
Hands-on accelerator programs that help companies move from interest to deployment.
An ecosystem that compounds
Partners, events and a shared portal that sustain momentum after launch.
Four parts that work as one system.
A coordinated system that takes a region from awareness to adoption, with each piece reinforcing the others.
AI Navigator and Portal
A guided front door and statewide hub that connects people, partners and resources.
AI Accelerator
Hands-on programs across eight tracks, from small business to government and research.
National AI AcceleratorAI Advisory
Strategic guidance that aligns partners, funding and milestones.
AI Week
An anchor regional convening that builds visibility and participation.
Find an AI WeekProven in the states already moving.
AI Ready started at Cincy AI Week in 2024 and launched statewide in Ohio in 2025. Now the model is building county by county in Georgia.
One model, built to flex at any scale.
The same coordinated system works for a single municipality or a multi-region economy.
Municipalities
Upskill the local workforce, modernize public services and show openness to innovation.
Counties
Coordinate readiness across municipalities and local employers.
States
The full statewide model, as proven in Ohio.
Regions
Multi-county or cross-border economic regions run AI Ready as a shared platform.
Mapped to the NSF coordination hub model.
NSF TechAccess: AI-Ready America (NSF 26-508) funds a coordination hub in every state. The AI Ready model maps to each hub function.
Built for the people who move a region forward.
Economic development organizations
Turnkey, fundable AI readiness programs for their communities.
State and regional government
A measurable path to readiness across workforce, business and public services.
Universities and enterprise partners
Anchoring curriculum, talent and adoption in their region.
Make your state or region the next one to be AI Ready.
Learners and leaders can start now, or talk to our team about an AI Ready program for your region.