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title: "Appalachian Cohort #1 | Elevated Innovation Partners"
description: A live, multi-university initiative led by Elevated Innovation Partners to launch private AI compute and next-generation infrastructure on campus across the Appalachian region.
image: https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/hubfs/Generated%20Blog%20Post%20Images/A%20vibrant%20university%20campus%20with%20modern%20infrastruc.png
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##### Appalachian Cohort #1 - AI Infrastructure for University-Led Growth

# A live, multi-University initiative launching private AI compute on campus.

Cohort #1 is a live, multi-university initiative launching private, sovereign AI compute on campus across the Appalachian region. Elevated Innovation Partners acts as the program agent and coordinator—aligning universities with vetted infrastructure and compute partners to deploy a first on-campus AI facility and scale over time with strong governance, cybersecurity, and revenue participation.

[Get started](https://campus.elevatedbydesign.io/)[Learn more](https://campus.elevatedbydesign.io/)

## Cohort #1 Updates

Follow program milestones, university spotlights, and rollout notes as we build Cohort #1 across the Appalachian region.