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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Main Street Acquisition Support Grant
🇺🇸NJEDA · United States
Funds New Jersey business property acquisition for storefront owners rebuilding operations after major transitions.
Massachusetts R&D Tax Credit (M.G.L. c. 63 §38M)
🇺🇸MA DOR · United States
Funds Massachusetts innovation teams with tax credits for qualifying project spending and growth.
Micro-Entity / Small-Entity Fee Reduction
🇺🇸USPTO · United States
Administers reduced patent filing fees for qualifying inventors through micro-entity and small-entity status options.
Microsoft for Startups
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Gives startups up to $150,000 in Azure credits plus AI tools and technical support.
Minnesota R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸MN DOR · United States
Funds Minnesota companies through innovation tax credits that reward innovation investment and talent expansion.
Missouri R&D Tax Credit (REINSTATED)
🇺🇸MO DED · United States
Supports Missouri small and growing companies with innovation tax credits for innovation.
Missouri Veterans and Job Opportunity Grant
🇺🇸MO DED · United States
Supports Missouri employers hiring veterans and targeted jobseekers with workforce development grants.
Nebraska R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸NE DOR · United States
Supports Nebraska firms with innovation tax relief for commercialization and local growth.
NM High Wage Jobs Tax Credit
🇺🇸NM TRD · United States
Supports New Mexico employers creating higher-paid jobs through a refundable wage-based tax credit for qualifying hires.
NSF I-Corps Teams
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Trains teams built around NSF-connected researchers to test the commercial potential of their lab technology through structured customer-discovery coursework, as a first step toward a startup, further research, or licensing.
Ohio R&D Investment Tax Credit (CAT)
🇺🇸ODT · United States
Offers Ohio businesses a tax credit against state tax liability for in-state innovation spending beyond prior average levels.
Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund
🇺🇸NY Ventures · United States
Invests in early-stage New York technology startups with private matching capital from New York Ventures.
PRIME — Grant for Microenterprise Development Organizations
🇺🇸SBA · United States
Supports microenterprise development organizations with resources for training, assistance, and capital pathways for disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
Raymond Ideas Challenge
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Offers a Texas A&M student idea challenge to launch early-stage startup concepts and prototypes.
Research and Development Credit
🇺🇸Kansas Department of Revenue · United States
Funds Kansas taxpayers increasing qualified in-state R&D expenditure through a transferable corporate income tax credit.
Rice One Small Step Grant
🇺🇸Rice OoI / Rice 360 / BME · United States
Funds Rice laboratory teams running final technology experiments before a startup or licence through grants of up to USD 100,000.
Rothberg Catalyzer Prize
🇺🇸Tsai CITY · United States
Pays $25,000 to a Yale student team building a working hardware-and-software prototype.
SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds Program
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Reimburses North Carolina small businesses for part of the cost of preparing and submitting a federal Phase I SBIR or STTR proposal.
SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds Program
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Matches state funds for North Carolina small businesses that already won a federal Phase I SBIR or STTR award, bridging the gap before Phase II.
SFF S-Process Grant Round
🇺🇸SFF · United States
Funds organisations working on humanity's long-term survival and flourishing.
Spark Grants
🇺🇸Swartz Center · United States
Funds student startup ideas at Carnegie Mellon with early product validation grants.
SSBCI Technical Assistance Program
🇺🇸Connecticut Innovations · United States
Provides free legal, accounting, and finance advisory support to disadvantaged Connecticut firms through federal SSBCI resources.
Stanford Large Propel Grant
🇺🇸Stanford · United States
Funds Stanford faculty teams preparing collaborative proposals for large external opportunities.
Stanford Small Propel Grant
🇺🇸Stanford · United States
Supports Stanford faculty teams building pre-competitive evidence for major external grant submission success.