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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
2026-10-23

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
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$4,059,1732019
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$4,048,9832010
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$4,044,0002015
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$4,040,0002015
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,036,1482019
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$4,024,6762025
TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,019,1522009
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$4,017,0672008
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,014,0002003
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$4,000,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$3,998,1912022
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGNot stated$3,990,9992023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$3,973,5762013
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$3,972,2452016
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$3,956,4372020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$3,952,9902007
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$3,943,5152020
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$3,938,5052024
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,922,7692009
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,922,0002019
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,921,6762009
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$3,910,8202004
GENERAL ATOMICSNot stated$3,910,4692018
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,910,0002011
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$3,906,5172010
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,905,9982023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$3,903,5222010
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,900,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$3,900,0002003
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$3,895,0192007
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$3,889,5002018
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,883,0382018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,880,7002007
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$3,863,3652008
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$3,860,3331999
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$3,856,3912009
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,850,0002022
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,835,7312006
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,830,0002016
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,808,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASONot stated$3,805,1752024
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,805,1742009
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,798,6972021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,792,3042022
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$3,789,1222003
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$3,780,0002017
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,758,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,755,3792017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$3,750,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$3,749,9592021
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,730,5162013
GENERAL ATOMICSNot stated$3,726,6482018
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$3,723,9452021
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$3,703,0001994
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$3,700,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$3,700,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$3,700,0002021
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,693,0941999
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$3,686,0582003
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,686,0001996
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,670,0392009
NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,661,4632023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$3,661,2642019
MAAT ENERGY CONot stated$3,650,0002019
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$3,636,3022017
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$3,629,9342017
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$3,628,7052016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$3,620,9182017
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,616,0002016
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,605,3942022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$3,593,4572009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$3,591,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$3,587,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$3,585,0002018
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,581,000Not stated
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$3,579,4032019
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$3,574,6762007
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$3,567,0002007
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$3,565,0652019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,557,0002013
VISTA CLARA INC.Not stated$3,556,4132021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$3,551,7402023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,549,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,541,5462019
OHIO UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,540,6272006
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$3,540,5212007
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$3,540,0002019
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,539,9942018
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,535,0002010
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,528,7812000
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,519,8612009
LEHIGH UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,518,7992013
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,518,1792009
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,514,9282003
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$3,511,9992001
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,504,3732019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,500,0002024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,500,0002019
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,499,9232015
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,497,5922018

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.