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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
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$3,100,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$3,094,5592022
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,092,9892021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$3,090,1382022
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,087,0001988
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,086,5002008
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$3,072,9312008
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,069,0002018
SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INCNot stated$3,068,2462021
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$3,067,0002019
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$3,063,1312011
X-SCALESOLUTIONS LLCNot stated$3,056,5002022
INFLEQTION QUANTUM, LLCNot stated$3,049,7282021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$3,042,5042019
DREXEL UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,037,0022006
HELIOS-NRG LLCNot stated$3,030,5452020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,030,0002018
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,029,9992018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$3,024,2592019
VBASE OIL COMPANYNot stated$3,019,2752018
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,012,2032019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$3,010,2552002
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,008,7082008
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$3,001,0002013
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,000,0002022
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,000,0002021
LAMAR UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,000,0002022
SUSTEON INCNot stated$3,000,0002020
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$3,000,0002022
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$3,000,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$3,000,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$3,000,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$3,000,0002025
CREATIVE POWER SOLUTIONS (USA), INC.Not stated$2,999,5932020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$2,999,5562025
TERA-PRINT LLCNot stated$2,998,8452021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$2,998,3441996
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,993,9992012
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$2,989,2722011
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,987,6702011
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,980,0002003
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$2,978,1292018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$2,975,0002019
DREXEL UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,972,0002017
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$2,967,2582020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$2,967,0002004
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$2,963,0282021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$2,958,7492012
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$2,958,7462022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$2,956,9072009
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,951,2752024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$2,949,0852018
METROLASER, INCORPORATEDNot stated$2,945,7782020
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$2,945,4202017
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$2,945,0002015
MINUS 100, L.L.CNot stated$2,943,3032018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$2,942,4872015
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$2,938,5172010
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,938,0001992
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$2,931,0002009
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,930,7402009
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$2,930,0952019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$2,930,0002018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$2,926,5292022
QUANTITATIVE BIOSCIENCES, INC.Not stated$2,924,9142019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$2,924,8802005
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$2,921,9102019
QUANTITATIVE BIOSCIENCES, INC.Not stated$2,921,1502018
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$2,920,0002007
SEMPLASTICS EHC LLCNot stated$2,918,4952018
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,915,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$2,913,6062017
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,905,0002005
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$2,904,9692009
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$2,904,0002015
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,903,3912007
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$2,903,0001996
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$2,901,6792018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$2,900,0002022
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$2,899,8922000
CONTINUUM DYNAMICS INCNot stated$2,898,8442020
DIRECT ELECTRON, L.P.Not stated$2,898,6852018
LEHIGH UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,894,5272010
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$2,877,3982010
COREFORM INC.Not stated$2,866,0612017
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$2,864,0001985
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$2,860,1222013
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$2,856,0472013
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,854,7522018
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,853,7382016
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$2,851,3002009
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$2,845,0002007
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$2,844,2622017
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.Not stated$2,838,3752017
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTNot stated$2,834,9492021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,833,8002022
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,832,9312001
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,829,0072016
FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLCNot stated$2,828,8042017
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP.Not stated$2,825,0002018

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.