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
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$749,5542022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$749,5372022
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINANot stated$749,5202019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$749,4612019
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$749,4022022
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$749,3802020
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$749,3782018
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$749,2612020
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$749,2192021
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$749,1902022
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$749,0342022
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYNot stated$749,0232020
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$748,7972019
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$748,7362018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$748,6532019
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$748,4632016
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$748,3642020
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$748,0722022
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$748,0482021
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$748,0422023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$748,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$748,0002016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$747,9482021
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGENot stated$747,7362019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$747,4512018
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$747,3872022
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$747,3382016
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$747,0792014
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$746,8522020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$746,8162021
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$746,3282020
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$746,0202024
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$746,0192020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$745,8142017
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$745,6512016
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$745,6312018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$745,4452022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$745,1002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$745,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$744,9712018
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$744,9352018
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$744,6562018
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$744,4822018
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$743,9142021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$743,3382020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$743,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$742,7762025
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$742,4742025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$741,7502021
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNot stated$741,7382014
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGNot stated$741,5572020
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$741,5262013
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$741,4152017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$741,0002022
TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYNot stated$741,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$740,2512019
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$740,0902017
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$740,0542018
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$740,0002025
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$740,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTNot stated$740,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$739,8522022
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$739,5102018
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$739,3742020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$739,2402023
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$738,5932019
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$738,4042022
GENERAL ATOMICSNot stated$738,3522014
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$738,2852020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$738,0002025
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITYNot stated$737,6942018
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$737,4292021
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPINot stated$736,4512018
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$735,4252023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$735,0002020
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPINot stated$734,9412020
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$734,5012015
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$734,1402024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$733,3132019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$732,2962020
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$732,0072024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$731,6582024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$731,6292018
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$731,5962015
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$730,5022014
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$729,3492020
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$729,2942018
COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYNot stated$728,7152023
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$728,5862017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$728,2112022
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$727,4592017
HOWARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$725,6912023
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$725,4432022
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$725,1812022
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDNot stated$725,1482023
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$725,0002013
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$725,0002022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$724,8782025
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$724,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINANot stated$724,0002019

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.