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 505-528 of 882 grants
ED/IES SBIR Direct to Phase II
🇺🇸IES · United States
Funds United States education innovators translating university or nonprofit innovations into scalable products.
ED/IES SBIR Phase IA — Novel Ed Tech
🇺🇸IES · United States
Funds United States education innovators to build first prototypes of new research-based learning technologies.
ED/IES SBIR Phase IB — Component on Existing Product
🇺🇸IES · United States
Supports United States education teams adding marketable features to existing evidence-based ed-tech products.
End user-driven application of Generative Artificial Intelligence models in healthcare (GenAI4EU)
🇺🇸European Commission · European Union
Funds EUR 15-20 million multinational consortia building trustworthy generative-AI virtual assistants that support healthcare professionals.
FDA BAA Regulatory Science
🇺🇸FDA · United States
Funds regulatory science work that strengthens product evaluation and post-market health monitoring.
Genesis Mission — DE-FOA-0003612
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Supports national artificial intelligence and science challenge response through sustained development grants.
Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI
🇺🇸DOE ASCR · United States
Supports teams developing artificial intelligence for scientific discovery and energy applications through a two-step federal process.
GlobalX Challenge 26.1: AI-Native Air Interface for Tactical Communication Networks
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Funds a fast, India-focused challenge to build an AI-native wireless interface for tactical Navy and Marine networks.
Hill Prizes
🇺🇸LH Philanthropies · United States
Awards Texas researchers and innovators $500,000 in non-dilutive funding for their work.
IARPA ARCADE
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States contractors building AI workflows for circuit design and technical document understanding.
IARPA COSMIC
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States investigators developing geospatial AI that blends remote sensing with public geolocation feeds.
IGEM HERC Track
🇺🇸Idaho Commerce · United States
Supports deep-tech commercialization for university-linked companies in Idaho through state reimbursable grants and early-stage commercialization pathways.
Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program
🇺🇸Innovate Alabama · United States
Funds Alabama small businesses with active federal SBIR or STTR awards.
Intelligent Generator of Research (IGoR)
🇺🇸ARPA-H · United States
Funds teams building an AI-orchestrated ecosystem to speed up biomedical research.
J2 ISP Autonomous Solutions Assessment Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports intelligence-led autonomous surveying capabilities that reduce deployed footprint for facilities.
Kickstart Grant Program
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming startups pursuing high-growth markets through paused non-dilutive Kickstart grants.
Leveraging artificial intelligence for pandemic preparedness and response
🇺🇸European Commission · European Union
Funds EUR 6-8 million projects building trustworthy AI tools that help detect, forecast and respond to epidemics and pandemics.
MassChallenge FinTech Challenge Program
🇺🇸MassChallenge · United States
Supports fintech startups with proven products through MassChallenge's program for modern financial services, payments, and regtech pilots.
MEP Center State Competition
🇺🇸NIST MEP · United States
Supports a designated state through a dedicated MEP Center to provide manufacturing technical assistance to small and medium firms.
MIT delta v Accelerator Cohort
🇺🇸MIT · United States
Supports MIT-affiliated startup teams with equity-free funding and intensive accelerator mentoring through summer.
NASA SBIR Ignite Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and startups new to NASA in early-stage, high-risk technology development through awards of up to $150,000.
NASA SBIR Phase I (BAA, Appendix A & B)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds exploratory feasibility research for small businesses in aeronautics, space technology, and exploration development.
NASA STTR Phase I (BAA, Appendix B)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds United States small-business and nonprofit research partnerships for early NASA-focused aerospace feasibility work.
NCI Small Grants Program — R03
🇺🇸NCI · United States
Supports cancer pilot research with broad domestic and international eligibility.