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 121-144 of 881 grants
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Challenge Grant — Investment
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Invests in Pennsylvania technology companies through regional partners, using convertible capital structures for growth prototyping.
Bexar County Innovation Fund
🇺🇸Bexar Innovation Fund · United States
Funds Bexar County innovation through startup recruitment, expansion, and training.
BFTP CNP Early Stage Investment
🇺🇸Ben Franklin Tech Partners · United States
Funds early-stage Pennsylvania technology startups with equity-like investment support to strengthen real-world implementation.
BFTP NEP Innovation Partnership (PIPE)
🇺🇸Ben Franklin Tech Partners · United States
Funds Northeast Pennsylvania early-stage tech firms through innovation and assistance grants.
BFTP SEP Investment
🇺🇸Ben Franklin Tech Partners · United States
Supports healthcare and technology companies in Southeastern Pennsylvania with recoverable capital for building and scaling.
BSSC Grant-in-Aid
🇺🇸KEDFA · United States
Funds projects that build technical skills in Kentucky through grant-in-aid support for workforce and educational innovation.
CoMotion Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Program (PEP)
🇺🇸CoMotion · United States
Provides one-year support for University of Washington postdocs to test and commercialize disclosed university technologies.
Complement-ARIE — Open Funding (Seed)
🇺🇸NIH Common Fund · United States
Supports development of human-based new approach methodologies replacing animal models in relevant research.
Continuation of Solicitation for the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
🇺🇸DOE SC · United States
Supports unsolicited basic research proposals across all Office of Science thematic areas in the United States.
CPRIT PDR — Texas New Technologies Company
🇺🇸CPRIT · United States
Funds Texas oncology startups in emerging technologies, including digital and life science manufacturing pathways.
DARPA DSO Disruptioneering
🇺🇸DARPA · United States
Supports rapid United States exploratory defense research through fast-distributed projects and compact delivery agreements.
DARPA ERIS (Expedited Research Implementation Series)
🇺🇸DARPA · United States
Backs research teams and institutions for DARPA ERIS in defense innovation, biotechnology, and medical technology.
DDEC Innovative PyMEs
🇺🇸PRIDCO · United States
Offers up to $200,000 to Puerto Rico-based SMEs and startups investing in science- and technology-based innovation.
Delaware Technical Innovation Program (DTIP)
🇺🇸DSB · United States
Administers research teams and institutions for Delaware Technical Innovation in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and hardware.
DHS LRBAA 24-01 — Research
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports organizations pursuing homeland security innovation in AI, detection, screening, and resilience through DHS open submissions.
DHS SBIR Phase II (invite-only)
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports small businesses in the United States advancing proven homeland security prototypes in a second-stage federal programme.
DHS SVIP
🇺🇸DHS · United States
Invests research teams and institutions for DHS SVIP OTA initiatives in cybersecurity, defense innovation, and artificial intelligence.
DHS SVIP — Topic
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports security innovation through topic-led projects that advance practical deployment of public safety technologies.
Digital Interactive Media and Software (DIMS) Tax Credit
🇺🇸LED · United States
Provides Louisiana digital media and software producers with payroll and production tax credits for qualifying activity.
DIU CSO — Prototype Contract
🇺🇸DIU · United States
Provides research teams and institutions for DIU CSO Prototype Contract in artificial intelligence, defense innovation, and cybersecurity.
DoD SBIR/STTR
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports small business and non-traditional teams across defense components in a shared topic flow.
DOE SBIR/STTR ASCR Topics
🇺🇸DOE ASCR · United States
Offers innovation teams support in advanced computing and hardware-oriented technologies.
DTRA C-WMD Basic Research BAA
🇺🇸DTRA · United States
Supports fundamental and early-stage scientific research that protects against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risks.
Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF)
🇺🇸Utah STC · United States
Administers Economic Development Tax Increment Financing for Utah companies creating sustained high-wage jobs in targeted industries.