AI grants in the United States
Explore AI grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for machine learning, foundation models, AI infrastructure and applied AI from US innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United States, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at AI in the United States come first.
Showing 217-240 of 882 grants
NIMH R01/R21/R03
🇺🇸NIMH · United States
Funds investigator-led mental health science in the United States through established and exploratory research projects.
NIMH SBIR/STTR
🇺🇸NIMH · United States
Supports United States. small businesses building mental health technologies through recurring NIH pathways.
NIST BAA — Cooperative Agreements
🇺🇸NIST · United States
Offers external-research support through NIST-linked opportunities in measurement science and standards.
NIST SBIR
🇺🇸NIST · United States
Supports United States. small businesses advancing measurement science and standards through NIST recurring opportunities.
NOAA SBIR — Program (Seed)
🇺🇸NOAA OAR · United States
Supports United States. small businesses developing ocean and atmospheric technologies through NOAA routes.
NOAA SBIR Phase II (Phase I Awardees)
🇺🇸NOAA TPO · United States
Supports NOAA related small-business teams in developing follow-on environmental projects after initial approval.
NSF EPSCoR — Active Tracks (Seed)
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds United States states through EPSCoR tracks to strengthen institutional research readiness and innovation systems.
NSF GRFP — Fellowship
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds graduate students in United States STEM fields to pursue research fellowships during PhD studies.
NSF NRT — Research Traineeship (Seed)
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Supports graduate training programs in United States universities for interdisciplinary research and STEM innovation.
NSF REU — Sites and Supplements (Seed)
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds undergraduate research cohort and supplement opportunities for students at United States universities.
PCI Ventures (UPstart / UPadvisors / Venture WarmUP)
🇺🇸PCI · United States
Supports PCI Ventures by connecting University of Pennsylvania inventors with company formation and commercialization pathways.
PEO-SW Distributed Micro Sensors Collaboration Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports low-cost disposable micro sensor development for force safety in seismic, toxic, and signal environments.
PRIDCO FEDE Innovative PyMEs
🇺🇸PRIDCO · United States
Supports science and technology initiatives from Puerto Rico small and medium businesses through PRIDCO-managed financing.
Proof of Concept Program
🇺🇸SD GOED · United States
Funds proof-of-concept and technical feasibility work for South Dakota innovators ready to scale ideas.
Proposal Planning Grants
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Supports Texas A&M interdisciplinary teams developing large-scale proposals for external sponsors.
Quadrant-i Startup Launch
🇺🇸Georgia Tech · United States
Supports Georgia Tech researchers turning lab inventions into startups with commercialization funding, in-person participation, and investor-facing demo access.
Quality Jobs Tax Credit
🇺🇸ACA · United States
Funds job creation for advanced industries in Arkansas and manufacturing.
RI R&D Expense Tax Credit
🇺🇸RI Division of Taxation · United States
Supports Rhode Island companies with tax credit access for eligible innovation spending through state filing mechanisms.
Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) — $25K Pre-Seed Grant
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Funds preseed grant for rural Maryland tech businesses after mentorship for research through the Rural Business Innovation Initiative PreSeed Grant.
Rural Data Centers — Sales/Use Tax Exemption
🇺🇸WA DOR · United States
Offers sales and use tax exemption for qualifying rural Washington data centers in construction and equipment purchases.
SC Job Tax Credit (New Jobs)
🇺🇸SC DOR · United States
Supports South Carolina employers by reducing cost pressure for each new full-time role they create.
SC R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸SC DOR · United States
Provides South Carolina companies with support for research expenses through state innovation tax treatment.
Seed Capital Investment Program (SCIP)
🇺🇸AEDC · United States
Invests in Arkansas technology companies with flexible financing structures through debt, equity, or royalty arrangements.
Sloan Digital Technology
🇺🇸Sloan Foundation · United States
Funds exploration of emerging technologies, collaborative science, and shared research platforms for digital innovation.