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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Track 1: AI Tools to Support Caregivers
🇺🇸Administration for Community L · United States
Pays up to $100,000 per Phase 1 winner, plus a possible $50,000 bonus, to teams designing AI tools that directly help caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities.
Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program
🇺🇸CISA · United States
Funds eligible Tribal governments implementing cyber planning, assessment, protection and workforce projects through DHS grants.
U.S. DOT SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸US DOT · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses testing the feasibility of transportation R&D innovations for DOT mission needs.
U.S. DOT SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸US DOT · United States
Funds prior DOT Phase I awardees to continue transportation R&D and commercialization work through Phase II.
Validation Center for Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (PRIMED-AI)
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds the centre that independently validates NIH's AI clinical decision tools built on medical imaging — one award of up to $2 million.
Verizon Community Disaster Resilience Innovation Accelerator
🇺🇸MassChallenge · United States
Supports teams solving disaster resilience with advances in analytics, communications, autonomy, power, sensing, and prediction technologies.
Vitality Fund
🇺🇸DMPED · United States
Offers research teams and institutions for Vitality Fund in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and built environment.
VVP Launch Grant — Cycle 6
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Funds early-stage Virginia startups through non-dilutive support before financing growth.
xTechScalable AI 2
🇺🇸Army · United States
Offers up to $603,000 in cash prizes and SBIR contracts for scalable military AI solutions.
Meta Llama Startup Program
🇺🇸Meta · United States
Supports founder teams building models and AI products with compute, credits, and technical enablement through the startup program.
IARPA DECIPHER
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States teams building multilingual language tools for difficult intelligence vocabulary and specialised terminology.
IARPA LocUS — ETA OTA
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States researchers mapping video origin from combined visual and audio clues when metadata is absent.
IARPA MOVES
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States researchers using movement from video to support neurological assessment in intelligence profiles.
Meta × Hugging Face × Scaleway AI Startup Program
🇺🇸HF · United States
Offers a residency accelerator for European open-source AI startups with compute, mentorship, and platform access.
Meta for Startups
🇺🇸Meta · United States
Offers early-stage startups advertising credits, developer tools, mentorship, and community support through Meta platforms.
NSIN Propel
🇺🇸NSIN · United States
Supports startups advancing national security technology through a focused two-stage accelerator.
NSIN Vector Cohort
🇺🇸NSIN · United States
Supports early national security ventures through a cohort-based acceleration and dual-use marketplace.
Research Development Fund
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Funds Texas A&M strategic equipment and infrastructure investments that strengthen core research capabilities.
NSIN Programs Portfolio
🇺🇸NSIN · United States
Connects startups, universities, and innovators to national security talent and problem-solving networks.
Stanford-StartX Fund (DEFUNCT)
🇺🇸StartX Fund · United States
Invests minority equity in Stanford-affiliated startup follow-on rounds alongside independent professional investors.
The Audacious Project
🇺🇸Audacious Project · United States
Offers The Audacious Project invitation-only multi-issue funding for social-impact ideas with broad partner backing.
Microsoft Research Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.
Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge
🇦🇺Databricks Inc. · United States
Runs an annual Databricks customer competition for B2B pilots with opportunities for equity and cloud credits.
Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Offers early-career faculty in the Americas recurring support through computing fellowships in applied research.