AI grants
Explore grants for AI companies. This directory includes funding for machine learning research, foundation models, compute and data infrastructure, trustworthy AI and applied AI in industry, health and public services, from national research agencies, innovation programs and corporate funds, alongside grants open to any sector.
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DARPA DSO Office-wide BAA
🇺🇸DARPA · United States
Funds United States defense science ideas with high-security relevance across devices, systems, and cross-domain innovation.
DOE SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Funds U.S. for-profit small businesses establishing technical feasibility of innovative technologies across DOE priority areas including advanced manufacturing, critical materials, and quantum information science.
DOE SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses advancing energy and science technologies from proven feasibility into prototype development through DOE's Phase II SBIR award.
DTSU DMP (Mass Production Demonstration)
🇯🇵NEDO · Japan
Supports Japanese startups demonstrating mass production readiness and scalable commercialization models.
DTSU PCA (Prototype and Market Validation)
🇯🇵NEDO · Japan
Funds Japanese startups validating prototypes and testing market fit for deep-tech products and services.
DTSU STS (Early R&D Phase)
🇯🇵NEDO · Japan
Funds Japanese startups through early research development for core technology creation in emerging industries.
ED/IES SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸ED · United States
Funds for-profit small businesses developing and evaluating new education technology prototypes.
ED/IES SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸ED · United States
Funds for-profit small businesses completing full-scale development and evaluation of education technology products.
Innovation Project with Implementation Partner
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Supports Swiss innovation by co-funding projects between research institutions and implementation partners.
NASA SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing and demonstrating technology innovations that advance NASA missions, following a successful Phase I feasibility award.
NASA STTR Phase II
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners developing and demonstrating technology innovations through NASA's STTR Phase II award.
NTDP Nextera Deep Tech Grant
🇸🇦MCIT · Saudi Arabia
Funds Saudi tech startups and SMEs doing R&D in deep and emerging technologies through NTDP's Nextera grant program.
Open Call for Innovation
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.
Proof of Commercial Relevance Loan
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Funds Iowa technology companies validating products and markets through low-interest loans up to $50,000.
Smart & Start Italia
🇮🇹MIMIT · Italy
Funds innovative Italian startups with early financing to develop new products in AI, biotech, and digital fields.
SpaceWERX STRATFI (Strategic Funding Increase)
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses scaling strategic space technologies through SBIR/STTR matching contracts with government and private co-investment.
Swedish Industry Digital Transformation
🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden
Funds Swedish digital transformation projects modernizing manufacturing operations with AI and data-enabled methods.
ZIM R&D Cooperation Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Administers collaborative grants for German firms and research partners to run joint innovation projects.
Acceleration Program — Accelerator/Incubator Operators)
🇨🇦Scale AI · Canada
Supports Canadian accelerator and incubator operators building growth programmes for AI ventures.
Accelerator RISING
🇩🇪hessian.AI · Germany
Gives German AI startups a four-month scale-up sprint with 10,000€ per team and a trip to Slush Helsinki.
Access EuroHPC supercomputers for AI development (AI Factories)
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Apply for EuroHPC compute time to train and develop large AI models.
Access EuroHPC supercomputers for research computing
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Apply for time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers. No cash — compute.
Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management
NIH · United States
Funds the enhancement of a cancer informatics tool that has cleared prototyping, shows real promise, and has not yet been widely adopted.
Advanced Digital Solutions (ADS)
🇸🇬IMDA · Singapore
Reimburses Singapore SMEs up to 70% of costs for AI, IoT, cloud or cybersecurity upgrades.