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 193-216 of 881 grants
Montana SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸MT Commerce · United States
Funds matching support for Montana small businesses advancing federal innovation projects into additional commercialization stages.
Montana STEP Export Grant
🇺🇸MT Commerce · United States
Funds Montana small businesses exporting deep-tech products internationally through reimbursement of trade shows, compliance testing, IP filings, e-commerce, and market research costs.
NASA SBIR/STTR Phase III — Sole-Source
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Offers direct follow-on commercialization agreements for United States space firms after successful early-space awards.
Navy SBIR/STTR — Seed (ONR-administered)
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports small-business naval technology projects through multiple annual DoD research milestones.
NCI Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)
🇺🇸NCI · United States
Supports bioengineering teams tackling cancer by connecting life and physical science groups.
NEMC PROPEL Round 4
🇺🇸NEMC · United States
Funds microelectronics prototype development in the northeastern United States through staged support.
NIDDK Digital Health Technology for Type 2 Diabetes
🇺🇸NIDDK · United States
Funds NIDDK research on digital health interventions for type two diabetes care and behavior change.
NIH Common Fund Venture Program — Open Funding (Seed)
🇺🇸NIH Common Fund · United States
Supports high-potential short- to medium-range initiatives that can seed major breakthroughs.
NIST BAA — Cooperative Agreements
🇺🇸NIST · United States
Offers external-research support through NIST-linked opportunities in measurement science and standards.
NIST SBIR
🇺🇸NIST · United States
Supports United States. small businesses advancing measurement science and standards through NIST recurring opportunities.
NOAA SBIR — Program (Seed)
🇺🇸NOAA OAR · United States
Supports United States. small businesses developing ocean and atmospheric technologies through NOAA routes.
NOAA SBIR Phase II (Phase I Awardees)
🇺🇸NOAA TPO · United States
Supports NOAA related small-business teams in developing follow-on environmental projects after initial approval.
NSF GRFP — Fellowship
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds graduate students in United States STEM fields to pursue research fellowships during PhD studies.
PCI Ventures (UPstart / UPadvisors / Venture WarmUP)
🇺🇸PCI · United States
Supports PCI Ventures by connecting University of Pennsylvania inventors with company formation and commercialization pathways.
PEO-SW Distributed Micro Sensors Collaboration Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports low-cost disposable micro sensor development for force safety in seismic, toxic, and signal environments.
Proof of Concept Program
🇺🇸SD GOED · United States
Funds proof-of-concept and technical feasibility work for South Dakota innovators ready to scale ideas.
Quadrant-i Startup Launch
🇺🇸Georgia Tech · United States
Supports Georgia Tech researchers turning lab inventions into startups with commercialization funding, in-person participation, and investor-facing demo access.
Quality Jobs Tax Credit
🇺🇸ACA · United States
Funds job creation for advanced industries in Arkansas and manufacturing.
R&D Tax Credit — Income Tax Credit (Section 41) — TY2025 / Filed
🇺🇸IRS · United States
Supports established United States companies with income tax credits tied to qualified innovation spending.
R&D Tax Credit — QSB Payroll Offset (Section 41) — TY2025 / Filed
🇺🇸IRS · United States
Supports United States small businesses through payroll tax offsets when they fund qualifying innovation activity.
Research and Development Tax Credit
🇺🇸LED · United States
Runs a tax credit program in Louisiana for companies investing in qualifying innovation.
RI R&D Expense Tax Credit
🇺🇸RI Division of Taxation · United States
Supports Rhode Island companies with tax credit access for eligible innovation spending through state filing mechanisms.
Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) — $25K Pre-Seed Grant
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Funds preseed grant for rural Maryland tech businesses after mentorship for research through the Rural Business Innovation Initiative PreSeed Grant.
Rural Data Centers — Sales/Use Tax Exemption
🇺🇸WA DOR · United States
Offers sales and use tax exemption for qualifying rural Washington data centers in construction and equipment purchases.