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The Massachusetts AI Hub announced a $31 million state grant in May 2025 to build the Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources (AICR) cluster at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke, providing high-performance GPU infrastructure for AI workloads to universities, startups, businesses, and researchers across Massachusetts. Hardware procurement was underway as of late 2025, with Cambridge Computer selected as the builder in December 2025.

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The AICR cluster, built in partnership with Cambridge Computer, Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, and VAST Data, will comprise hundreds of NVIDIA B200 and RTX GPUs fine-tuned for AI workloads. It represents the first phase of a planned $120 million public-private investment, with MGHPCC's six member universities—Boston University, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, UMass, and Yale—matching the state's initial investment. The resource is intended to democratize access to high-performance computing for institutions that could not otherwise afford large-scale infrastructure, and to serve as the backbone of the MA AI Hub.

Products affected

Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources (AICR)Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC)

Sources & Evidence

Company Disclosure

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Selection of Cambridge Computer to Build Landmark Artificial Intelligence Resource

Massachusetts AI Hub·Dec 2025

https://aihub.masstech.org/news/healey-driscoll-administration-celebrates-selection-cambridge-computer-build-landmark

Company Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources | Massachusetts AI Hub

Massachusetts AI Hub·Dec 2025

https://aihub.masstech.org/artificial-intelligence-compute-resources

Company Disclosure

Governor Healey Advances State's AI Leadership with Major Investments in Massachusetts AI Hub

Mass.gov·May 2025

https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-advances-states-ai-leadership-with-major-investments-in-massachusetts-ai-hub

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Trace Foundation. (2026). Massachusetts AI Hub: The Massachusetts AI Hub announced a $31 million state grant in May 2025 to build the Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources (AICR) cluster at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke, providing high-performance GPU infrastructure for AI workloads to universities, startups, businesses, and researchers across Massachusetts. Hardware procurement was underway as of late 2025, with Cambridge Computer selected as the builder in December 2025 (data as of 2026-07-20) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/ac1541b3-0899-4f35-89ad-eafa8f07ea33. Accessed September 4, 2026.

Stable link: https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/ac1541b3-0899-4f35-89ad-eafa8f07ea33
Data as of: July 20, 2026
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