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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
2026-10-24

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, 202654 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
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,079,9952021
POOLE VENTURA INCNot stated$1,079,5402019
RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.Not stated$1,077,8962018
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONNot stated$1,077,3972024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,077,3672019
BAYLOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,076,5852020
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,075,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGNot stated$1,075,0002018
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,073,9592024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,073,0002024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,072,6772020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,070,5992016
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,070,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,070,0002025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,069,3722020
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$1,068,8632023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,066,2252021
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$1,066,0002023
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,065,5912022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$1,064,8752016
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,064,2782022
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,064,0992018
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$1,062,4472019
SCINTILEX, LLCNot stated$1,062,3362019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,062,1292025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,060,0002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,060,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,059,6752018
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,057,2672021
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$1,056,6992016
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,056,6552021
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,055,9262022
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$1,054,0882016
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,053,8362017
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,053,8042019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$1,053,4242023
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,051,3082018
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,050,0002019
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,050,0002024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,050,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THENot stated$1,050,0002024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,050,0002024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,050,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,050,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$1,050,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,050,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,050,0002022
YALE UNIVNot stated$1,050,0002024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,049,9982023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$1,049,9882017
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,049,9862021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$1,049,4242024
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$1,049,2692017
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,049,1592024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,048,9542023
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,048,2122023
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,047,8972022
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,046,3922020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,045,5982022
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,045,4092022
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,045,0042024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,044,9942019
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,044,7062020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,043,9902017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCEDNot stated$1,043,0422014
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$1,042,0002020
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,040,7412020
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,040,0002025
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,039,2992022
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$1,039,2952021
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,038,9332018
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,037,7402006
RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.Not stated$1,037,4682018
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,035,7512020
NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,035,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$1,033,9542003
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,032,6582021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,030,3042011
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCEDNot stated$1,030,0002022
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$1,029,7592024
ZYVEX LABS, LLCNot stated$1,029,0002023
CALABAZAS CREEK RESEARCH, INC.Not stated$1,028,1092019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,027,9922024
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,027,9642021
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$1,027,0482023
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,026,3472018
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,025,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,025,0002023
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,024,3532018
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$1,024,2752020
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,020,2242003
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,019,4842020
ADVANCED RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC.Not stated$1,017,2462021
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYNot stated$1,016,5372012
U.S. ELECTRON, INC.Not stated$1,016,0772019
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPNot stated$1,014,9942018
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$1,014,8662022
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$1,013,6342005
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$1,010,0002018
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,010,0002021

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
Retrieved2026-10-24
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.