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
2026-10-23

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, 202655 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 MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,524,4812021
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,524,1452001
LEHIGH UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,523,6582015
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,522,0432018
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,520,4512025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$1,519,3592021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$1,516,1412018
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETYNot stated$1,515,0002014
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,513,9532017
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$1,513,7872017
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,513,0002021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,512,9892003
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,512,9042020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$1,510,7602008
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,510,0002017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,509,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$1,509,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$1,508,8992019
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,508,0002013
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,506,4942024
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,505,6582018
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,501,5702015
ARZEDA CORPNot stated$1,500,0002021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,500,0002019
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYNot stated$1,500,0002023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,500,0002022
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,500,0002019
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,500,0002021
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,500,0002019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,500,0002022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,500,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTERNot stated$1,500,0002024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,500,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$1,500,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,500,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$1,500,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,500,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$1,500,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,500,0002023
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,9992018
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,9992024
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,9992021
GENERAL ATOMICSNot stated$1,499,9972020
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,499,9972022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,499,9562018
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$1,499,9512019
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,499,9432024
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,9082018
GENERAL ATOMICSNot stated$1,499,8742023
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,7782021
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,5312019
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,498,1072021
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$1,498,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$1,497,9912018
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$1,497,3862024
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$1,497,3142021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,496,8222024
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANYNot stated$1,496,5202023
YALE UNIVNot stated$1,494,3472018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,492,8332024
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,490,8632018
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,489,6682018
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$1,487,5542022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,486,0442017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,485,0792021
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,484,5512017
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$1,484,0002023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,480,2682022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,480,0252018
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,480,0002024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,479,4662004
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,475,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,475,0002024
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$1,474,9922023
AEROSOL DYNAMICS INCNot stated$1,470,8952024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,470,0002013
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,470,0002021
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,469,9992019
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,469,0002021
MITEGEN, LLCNot stated$1,467,8972019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,466,9722017
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,465,0002019
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,464,7542018
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,464,7172017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,464,0002021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,462,7592013
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,461,8452013
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,460,0001996
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,459,7032017
TECH-X CORPORATIONNot stated$1,459,6702009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,454,8852023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,453,0022003
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$1,452,0892019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,449,7392022
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,449,4312018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$1,448,8632019
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGENot stated$1,447,6132018
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$1,445,4432019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,441,4402025
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,440,0012013

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
Retrieved2026-10-23
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.