FederalOpenFixed dateOffice of Science

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
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$485,5792025
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$485,2632017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$485,1562020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$484,9992024
YALE UNIVNot stated$484,4962016
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$483,321Not stated
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$483,1432024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER, THENot stated$483,0612025
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$482,3342021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$482,3242017
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$481,9692015
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$480,8042015
HAMPTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$480,7382019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$480,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLENot stated$480,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$480,0002023
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$480,0002023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$479,7792020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$479,6132018
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$479,1992020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$478,8682024
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$478,8552019
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$478,8422022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$478,5832021
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$478,5322024
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$478,4832023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$478,0462015
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$477,7492022
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNot stated$477,1532018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$477,0002021
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$475,8672022
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$475,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$475,0002025
TECH-X CORPORATIONNot stated$474,0462023
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$473,9542025
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$473,8682022
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$473,7972019
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$473,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$473,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$472,5972023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$472,2382020
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$472,1172018
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$472,0002024
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$470,8972022
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$470,7692020
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$470,5002023
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMNot stated$470,2502022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$470,2212025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$470,0002021
LEHIGH UNIVERSITYNot stated$470,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$470,0002024
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$469,4862018
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$469,4832025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$468,6702019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$468,6502016
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$465,0002019
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$464,0002025
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$462,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$461,8802017
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$460,4612019
THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUNDNot stated$460,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$460,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$460,0002024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$459,6352018
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$459,6182021
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$459,0922024
ATMOSPHERIC & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INCNot stated$458,0782023
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$457,9632023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$457,9532024
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$457,8832016
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$457,8402017
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$456,6962020
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$456,5522023
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$455,6122025
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$455,0582023
BAYLOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$454,0412020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$453,2662020
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS FOUNDATIONNot stated$453,0002016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCEDNot stated$452,8242017
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$452,0212020
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$452,0002021
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$451,9822021
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$451,1012022
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,9872024
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,7232024
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002024
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$450,0002023
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$450,0002022
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002020
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$450,0002024
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$450,0002025
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002025
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002024
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$450,0002025
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$450,0002025
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGENot stated$450,0002023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002020

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.