Grants, standards & toolkits.

DESE hub with the MA Guidance for AI in K-12 and quick-reference guides, a planning and implementation companion for districts, generative AI pedagogy scenarios, a free online AI Literacy for Educators course with certificate, and a multi-year roadmap (SY 2025-26 implementation support, SY 2026-27 policy considerations).

Dated January 31, 2025, this policy sets minimum requirements for the development and use of generative AI by Commonwealth agencies and offices to support ethical, transparent and accountable use and mitigate risks such as fraud, bias and disinformation.

Signed February 15, 2024, EO 629 established an AI Strategic Task Force co-led by the Secretaries of Economic Development and Technology Services and Security to recommend strategies for AI adoption, startup investment, workforce impacts and responsible AI use frameworks.

Announced by Governor Healey on December 19, 2024 following the AI Strategic Task Force's recommendations, the MassTech-run AI Hub coordinates state AI investments including innovation grants, a startup accelerator, a Data Commons Collaborative and a $31M AI computing resource in Holyoke.

A flagship AI Hub grant program funding projects that develop, fine-tune or adapt domain-specific AI models for priority sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, financial services, robotics, advanced manufacturing, climate tech and education; Round 1 awardees were named in 2025 and Round 2 in 2026.

Announced September 26, 2025 with the STEM Advisory Council, MassTech and Project Lead The Way, the first-year pilot of a semester-long Principles of AI course reaches about 1,600 students in grade 8 and up across 30 school districts, with no prior computer science required.