Snow College Receives AI Grant for Rural Utah Education

EPHRAIM, Utah, Oct. 5, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Snow College has been awarded a $3 million federal grant to establish a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) initiative aimed at preparing students, educators, and employers for an AI-enabled workforce.

The grant will allow Snow College to provide enterprise-level AI access to students, faculty, and staff, helping them explore the responsible and effective use of AI. It will also integrate AI literacy throughout the college experience, develop new AI credentials, and expand AI education through its statewide rural concurrent enrollment network. Additionally, the initiative will train K-12 educators and create new internship and apprenticeship opportunities with Utah employers.

The initiative will not only benefit Snow College students but also extend its reach to hundreds of rural high school students and educators each year, ensuring that they are prepared for the future of AI. The grant builds on work already underway at Snow College, where AI literacy and skills-based workforce preparation have been identified as institutional priorities. The initiative also leverages Snow's unique reach throughout rural Utah, including its role as the state's designated provider of interactive concurrent enrollment for rural school districts.

The initiative will bring AI education to rural high school students and educators, expanding AI skills and work-based learning opportunities for Snow College students. It will also bring AI education to hundreds of rural high school students and educators each year, ensuring that they are prepared for the future of AI.

For nearly 140 years, Snow College has created opportunities for students and strengthened rural communities. This grant gives Snow College an extraordinary opportunity to continue that work in a new way, providing students from small towns with big opportunities. The grant will enable Snow College to establish the new Snow College Center for Rural AI Adoption and Integration, a comprehensive initiative aimed at preparing students, educators, and employers for an AI-enabled workforce.

The initiative will provide enterprise-level AI access to students, faculty, and staff, helping them explore the responsible and effective use of AI. It will also integrate AI literacy throughout the Snow College experience, develop new AI credentials, and expand AI education through its statewide rural concurrent enrollment network. Additionally, the initiative will train K-12 educators and create new internship and apprenticeship opportunities with Utah employers.

The initiative will bring AI education to hundreds of rural high school students and educators each year, ensuring that they are prepared for the future of AI. The grant builds on work already underway at Snow College, where AI literacy and skills-based workforce preparation have been identified as institutional priorities. The initiative also leverages Snow's unique reach throughout rural Utah, including its role as the state's designated provider of interactive concurrent enrollment for rural school districts.