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.
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NRL Broad Agency Announcement
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports naval research collaborations with universities, firms, and consortia for practical outcomes.
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds the recording, analysis and archiving of languages at risk of falling out of use. NSF and the humanities endowment pay for it jointly.
NSF Regional Innovation Engines — Competition 3
🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States
Funds regional innovation ecosystems in the United States to build practical manufacturing and technology pathways.
NY Excelsior Jobs R&D Tax Credit Component
🇺🇸ESD · United States
Offers New York businesses tax credits for innovation spending through the Excelsior incentive framework.
Ohio Third Frontier TVSF Phase 2 Start-Up Fund
🇺🇸Ohio Dept of Development · United States
Funds Ohio startups commercializing licensed institution technologies through Ohio Third Frontier project grants.
One NC SBIR/STTR Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses to prepare and strengthen innovation applications for federal programs.
One NC SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Funds North Carolina businesses by adding state resources after they secure federal innovation awards.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses preparing and submitting Phase I SBIR or STTR proposals to federal agencies.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses that have received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award with matching grants to bridge the gap to Phase II.
Polyphonic AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge — #2
🇺🇸J&J Innovation · United States
Funds surgical artificial intelligence projects in decision support, data governance, and operating efficiency.
POWER UP Grant Program
🇺🇸ESD · United States
Offers research teams and institutions for POWER UP Grant in semiconductors, energy systems, and artificial intelligence.
Pre-Seed Investment
🇺🇸Connecticut Innovations · United States
Supports early Connecticut technology firms through matched pre-seed investment that requires private co-investment.
Princeton Faculty New Venture Assistance Fund
🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States
Funds Princeton faculty and staff preparing research-based startups through venture-formation grants.
Probability
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds research on the theory and applications of probability — stochastic processes, particle systems, Markov processes and more.
REDC CFA Round 15
🇺🇸ESD · United States
Invests research teams and institutions for REDC CFA in manufacturing, energy systems, and artificial intelligence.
Regional Innovation Fund
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Supports Virginia entrepreneur organisations strengthening startup ecosystems through ecosystem development grants.
Runway Startup Postdoc Program
🇺🇸Cornell Tech + CALS · United States
Funds recent PhDs starting digital technology companies through Cornell Tech Runway postdoctoral startup support.
Science of Trustworthy AI RFP
🇺🇸Schmidt Sciences · United States
Supports trustworthy artificial intelligence research that improves safety, transparency, and reliability in practical systems.
SCRA Academic Startup Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds South Carolina university spinouts through SCRA academic startup support translating lab work into ventures.
SCRA Acceleration Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds established early-stage South Carolina firms through SCRA acceleration support before further private capital growth.
SCRA Federal Matching Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds South Carolina companies converting federal research awards toward development follow-through with match support.
SCRA Startup Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds early-stage South Carolina technology startups through SCRA grant support for commercialization growth.
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds NSF's flagship cybersecurity research — up to $1.2 million a project from a $60 million pool, across four directorates.
Seed Investor Tax Credit Program
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Provides Iowa seed investors with tax credits for early-stage startup equity, supporting higher credits for rural placements.