The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI
- Award ceiling
- $500,000 – $16,000,000
- Closes
- Dec 17, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Awards $500,000 – $16,000,000 per recipient for unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "additional information on eligibility", closing Dec 17, 2026.
Open to any applicantScience, Technology, Research & Development
In one sentence
The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI awards $500,000 – $16,000,000 per recipient, open to unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "additional information on eligibility", closing Dec 17, 2026.
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- $293,760,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $16,000,000
- Award floor
- $500,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Dec 17, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Mar 17, 2026
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- Yes
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks · scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$293,760,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$16,000,000Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Open to any applicant
Source field: entity typesindustry
Source field: industries
use
artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks, scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
Not confirmed
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Dec 17, 202655 daysDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
2 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworksscientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- Yes
Who has received this funding?
7471 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
7471 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL ATOMICS | Not stated | $1,250,640,884 | 2004 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $836,082,435 | 2009 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $396,718,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $241,000,000 | 2018 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY | Not stated | $237,065,653 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $211,031,477 | 2018 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $126,425,786 | 2010 |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $120,067,617 | 2006 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $78,303,346 | 1997 |
| CPWR: THE CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND TRAINING | Not stated | $76,691,103 | 2006 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | Not stated | $74,043,528 | 2004 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $67,480,548 | 2015 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $67,087,146 | 2009 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $66,285,317 | 1997 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $62,983,959 | 2009 |
| THE KRELL INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $62,699,328 | 1997 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $60,103,331 | 2009 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $58,356,565 | 2023 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $56,365,328 | 1993 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $55,608,248 | 1991 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $52,649,000 | 1994 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $49,629,000 | 2000 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $47,191,846 | 2002 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $45,794,074 | 2020 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $45,400,000 | 1986 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $43,104,000 | 2014 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $41,636,000 | 2012 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $41,092,001 | 2004 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $38,821,000 | 2012 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $36,632,000 | 2014 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $36,557,847 | 2007 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $35,857,309 | 2009 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $35,302,200 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ | Not stated | $35,109,903 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $34,300,000 | 2002 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $33,350,911 | 1993 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS | Not stated | $32,863,046 | 1995 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $31,628,000 | 2013 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $29,305,000 | 2012 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $28,651,000 | 2014 |
| GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | Not stated | $27,551,000 | 2014 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | Not stated | $27,252,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $25,969,069 | 2009 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $25,011,000 | 2014 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $24,786,000 | 2012 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $24,580,000 | 2012 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $24,292,000 | 2014 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $23,946,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $23,801,000 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $23,619,686 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $23,408,000 | 2012 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $23,350,000 | 2018 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $23,250,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $23,162,467 | 1997 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $22,996,343 | 2007 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $22,950,000 | 1991 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $22,943,000 | 2014 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $22,700,831 | 2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $22,153,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $22,103,355 | 2018 |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $21,750,000 | 2018 |
| THE KRELL INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $21,744,164 | 2024 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $21,679,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $21,614,259 | 2018 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $21,565,000 | 2013 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $21,295,000 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $21,225,000 | 2020 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $21,222,480 | 2014 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $21,218,479 | 2018 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $21,163,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $21,006,000 | 2018 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $20,530,976 | 2014 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $20,494,000 | 2014 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $20,129,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $20,000,000 | 2025 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $19,958,638 | 2012 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $19,747,963 | 2007 |
| THE KRELL INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $19,551,075 | 2023 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $19,485,000 | 2017 |
| YALE UNIV | Not stated | $19,150,000 | 2010 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $18,577,698 | 2018 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $18,360,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $18,186,500 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $18,057,446 | 2007 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $17,944,936 | 1994 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,874,808 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $17,500,000 | 2013 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,459,739 | 2012 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $17,449,697 | 1986 |
| YALE UNIV | Not stated | $17,370,000 | 2017 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,050,000 | 2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $16,870,000 | 2018 |
| THE KRELL INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $16,798,703 | 2022 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $16,758,341 | 2012 |
| THE KRELL INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $16,733,616 | 2025 |
| DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $16,639,189 | 2022 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $16,488,272 | 2021 |
| DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $16,067,714 | 2017 |
| CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $15,944,000 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $15,817,637 | 2022 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
135 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Science, Technology, Research & Development, 135 of 331 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$417,500
- Median$1,200,000
- 75th percentile$5,471,747
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
7471 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
7471 federal awards on file under assistance listing 81.049, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $1,250,640,884GENERAL ATOMICSCA · FY2004
- $836,082,435MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYMI · FY2009
- $396,718,000MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYMI · FY2023
- $241,000,000UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMWI · FY2018
- $237,065,653SOUTH DAKOTA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITYSD · FY2019
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $500,000 – $16,000,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $293,760,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Dec 17, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility".
- What can the funding be used for?
- artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks, scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- Yes. This programme requires matching funds.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 7471 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by Office of Science. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-23
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-02
Assistance listing81.049
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.