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The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI

Award ceiling
$500,000 – $16,000,000
Closes
Dec 17, 2026
Last verified
2026-10-26

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.

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)
$293,760,000
Total 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
$293,760,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$16,000,000

Who can apply?

level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Open to any applicant
Source field: entity types
industry
use
artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks, scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause 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, 202652 daysDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

2 categorys
The 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 field
Effort, 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 awards
Awards 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.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$349,1942025
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$349,1562020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$349,0002023
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$348,9382024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$348,4062012
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$348,1872019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$347,9822018
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$347,5842019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$347,0002023
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$346,6822025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$345,6782021
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$345,0262025
HRS FUSION LLCNot stated$345,0002019
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$344,9992021
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$343,9572020
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$343,6712018
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$343,6092023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$343,4482019
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$343,0182024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$342,3992020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTONNot stated$341,5712023
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$341,1132020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$341,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$340,0002022
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$339,9382018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$338,8512022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$338,7702023
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$338,4742020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$336,6382021
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNINGNot stated$336,1522022
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$335,8642023
Recipient name withheldNot stated$335,2502022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$334,4412020
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$334,4122023
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$334,3742023
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$333,9452020
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$333,3332025
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$332,4132025
SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICSNot stated$332,2942022
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$332,2072020
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$332,0002017
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$330,2192021
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$330,0002025
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$330,0002021
RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLCNot stated$330,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINANot stated$330,0002023
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$329,9782023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$329,5412018
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$329,2132021
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$328,9502019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$328,4942024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$327,6912025
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANANot stated$326,3932021
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$325,0002021
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$325,0002023
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$323,8112020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$322,1832020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$321,7642018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLCNot stated$321,5792023
LANE COLLEGENot stated$320,8702023
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$319,8852025
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$318,7372020
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$317,1292019
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$316,7712024
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$315,2032023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCEDNot stated$315,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$315,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$314,4842018
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$314,3942018
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$314,1802021
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$314,0002024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$313,2462020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$312,8762022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$312,0002017
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$311,6172025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$310,9052020
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$310,0702018
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTONNot stated$310,0002020
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$309,0002023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$308,7622021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$307,2082023
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONNot stated$306,3882025
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$304,3142019
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$303,5182019
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$301,7882021
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$301,2232021
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$300,8832019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$300,5172020
BARD COLLEGENot stated$300,0062025
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$300,0002021
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$300,0002023
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 502Not stated$300,0002023
FISK UNIVERSITYNot stated$300,0002023
GENERAL ATOMICSNot stated$300,0002024
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$300,0002023
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$300,0002023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$300,0002025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$300,0002018
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$300,0002023
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$300,0002024

Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.

What comparable notices state

135 records
Stated 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 awards
Awards 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.

Every award under this programme

Common questions

7 questions
Every 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
Retrieved2026-10-26
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.