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
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$543,8502023
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$543,2342025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$542,6502017
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$541,3672020
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$541,1822019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$541,0062022
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$540,0002021
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$540,0002016
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$540,0002023
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$540,0002024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$540,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$540,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$540,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTONNot stated$540,0002023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$539,9732019
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$539,9362015
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$539,8432019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$539,3372016
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$539,2722024
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$539,2392017
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$539,1962025
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$539,0002018
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$538,8062025
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$537,2652018
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTENot stated$537,0412024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$536,9602021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$536,5882018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$536,3642019
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$535,7462025
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$535,5702025
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$535,4982024
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$535,4132024
HAMPTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$535,2462007
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$535,1192024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$534,9612019
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$534,1562023
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$533,7672021
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$533,6852020
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$533,2782021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$533,0002017
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$532,2372021
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$531,9912019
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$531,5412019
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$531,2672018
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$530,5012024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$530,0002025
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$529,1912022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$529,0742020
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$528,0282019
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$527,2682018
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$525,7162020
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$525,3012016
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$525,0002024
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$525,0002023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$525,0002023
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$525,0002024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$525,0002018
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$525,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$525,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$525,0002024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$525,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$524,9992021
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$524,8912018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$524,8292019
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$524,7202020
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$523,5152025
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$522,4672021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$522,3412025
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$520,4722021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$520,0002017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$520,0002023
SIENA UNIVERSITYNot stated$520,0002019
ST. OLAF COLLEGENot stated$519,9792023
MONTANA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$519,8632020
PLUG POWER INC.Not stated$519,7132019
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$517,6972021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINANot stated$517,6782024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$517,5902020
COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INCNot stated$517,4432020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$517,3832021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$516,4182023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$516,2322023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$515,6842019
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$515,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$515,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$514,6432025
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$514,5892021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$514,1832016
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$513,7452020
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$512,6382020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$512,0202024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$511,7352023
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$510,0002024
PRISM COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES INCNot stated$510,0002023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$510,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$509,9962023
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$509,6322023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$509,2232021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$508,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$507,4222020

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.