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 265-288 of 881 grants
AFRL/AFOSR Center of Excellence
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports early-stage Air Force fundamental research at universities, nonprofits, and industry partners.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports small business technology opportunities through focused Air Force innovation calls.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 2
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports a second focused set of Air Force small-business technology opportunities in emerging domains.
AFWERX Specific Topic STTR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports research institution partnerships in Air Force technical areas through targeted collaboration pathways.
AFWERX TACFI
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Provides matching investment to small businesses bridging from Phase II toward Phase III commercialization.
AI/Q Fund
🇺🇸Connecticut Innovations · United States
Invests in Connecticut startups at the intersection of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and deep technology.
AIM-AHEAD PAIR Phase 1 — Institutional AI Readiness Grant
🇺🇸AIM-AHEAD · United States
Funds institutional readiness in under-resourced hospitals, tribal colleges, and community centers to launch AI health research.
AIM-AHEAD Research Fellowship Program
🇺🇸AIM-AHEAD · United States
Offers research fellowships in the United States advancing artificial intelligence applications in behavioral health, cardiometabolic disease, and cancer.
AlphaLab Accelerator
🇺🇸Innovation Works · United States
Funds Pittsburgh startups through accelerator tranches that combine milestone-based investment and modest equity participation.
Anthropic Fellows Program
🇺🇸Anthropic · United States
Offers additional fellowship opportunities for AI researchers through collaborative cohorts.
APFIT-1 — Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports small business and non-traditional contractors with procurement bridge funding for pre-production solutions.
ARO DEPSCoR (Annual Cycle)
🇺🇸ARO · United States
Supports institutions in underserved regions with research funding for non-traditional defense science.
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds two years of analytical validation then three of clinical validation for a cancer biomarker assay that already works on human samples.
Astera Residency — B (next
🇺🇸Astera · United States
Supports scientists and technical founders in AI and neuroscience through Astera residency opportunities for high-impact public-benefit work.
Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator (Main Cohort)
🇺🇸SkyDeck · United States
Invests equity in selected high-potential startups through Berkeley SkyDeck's main accelerator, providing ownership-based startup capital.
Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13 Incubator
🇺🇸SkyDeck · United States
Offers early-stage incubation with desk space, workshops, and mentorship for startups before entering a full accelerator program.
BIRD Cyber
🇺🇸BIRD Foundation · United States
Funds BIRD Cyber joint cyber projects between Turkish and American partners developing infrastructure resilience solutions.
Build Our Future Grant
🇺🇸MD Commerce · United States
Funds Maryland innovation infrastructure across aerospace, cybersecurity, quantum, and robotics programs.
Business Incentives for Growth (BIG) Program
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Supports Iowa business expansion with performance-based tax credits, sales tax refunds, and optional local property tax relief.
Cancer Grand Challenges
🇺🇸NCI · United States
Supports large interdisciplinary global teams tackling transformative unsolved problems in cancer biology.
Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds fundamental research to make chemical and biochemical processes more efficient, sustainable and resilient — from catalysis to separations.
CHIPS R&D BAA — White Paper
🇺🇸CHIPS for America · United States
Funds microelectronics teams in the United States through CHIPS BAA with practical support for near market technology development.
Cisco LaunchPad
🇺🇸Cisco · United States
Offers deep-tech startups a 6-month Cisco accelerator with a performance-based grant.
CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund
🇺🇸CoMotion · United States
Supports University of Washington researchers advancing disclosed university discoveries to practical proof-of-concept through internal grants.