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Cal State San Bernardino has received a $1.03 million federal grant that will help develop the use of artificial intelligence in the Inland Empire.
The funding, arranged in part by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, will help pay for the on-campus Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Research and Retraining Center, according to a statement on the university’s website.
“This will strengthen AI technology in our workforce and provide all of you students with opportunities for retraining and training and growth in the VR and AI technology space,” Aguilar said in the statement. “By strengthening these capabilities and offering these new skills, we’re improving the region’s supply chain, our workforce, and ensuring that we have pathways for success.”
Aguilar, who spoke during a Feb. 6 on-campus ceremony, and Sen. Adam Schiff obtained the grant after the passage of the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026, which President Trump signed last month.
That bill included $7.4 million in federal community project grants for seven projects, including the AI facility at Cal State San Bernardino, according to the statement.
Cost of the project, and when it will be ready, have not been disclosed.
