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title: "Amazon Adds $1 Billion Programme for US Data Centre Communities"
url: https://get9to5jobs.com/news/amazon-built-together-data-centre-communities-2026/
type: news
company: "Amazon"
date: 2026-10-03
tags: ""
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# Amazon Adds $1 Billion Programme for US Data Centre Communities

Amazon has launched Built Together, a programme committing more than $1 billion over five years to US communities where it operates data centres. The company announced the initiative on 2 October 2026.

Amazon says the funding will support education, job training, energy affordability, water preservation and priorities selected by local communities. It also introduced a set of principles covering transparency, local engagement and the way it builds and operates data centres. The initiative comes as investment in cloud and artificial-intelligence infrastructure expands rapidly and communities scrutinise its local effects.

The programme is a community investment commitment and does not itself announce specific vacancies. [Source: Amazon’s Built Together programme](https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/builttogether); [independent reporting from Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/91b65ba1729540c1c0d92e35deef35d8).