HBCUs, tribal colleges, and anchor institutions hold the land, the workforce pipelines, and the community trust that the AI economy urgently needs. The question is whether they capture that value on their own terms, or someone else captures it for them.
The Compute Equity Project is an intelligence and advocacy platform. We track AI infrastructure legislation across all 50 states. We monitor which institutions are being approached and on what terms. We publish what we find. And we build the network of people who need to know it before they sign anything.
Key Facts
- $725 billion in Big Tech AI capital expenditure in 2026
- 101 HBCUs across the United States
- 438 gigawatts in the Texas ERCOT large-load interconnection queue
- Zero up-front cost to institutions for infrastructure readiness assessments
What We Do
Track
We monitor AI infrastructure legislation, regulatory decisions, and operator activity across all 50 states in real time.
Inform
We translate complex deal terms, policy language, and utility frameworks into plain language that institutional leadership can act on.
Connect
We build the community of HBCU administrators, engineers, policy advocates, and community leaders navigating this moment together.