AI funding, tracked weekly

Latest sweep 2026-10-14
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Sources CSRankings faculty pages 181-funder watchlist weekly trawl prior-sightings ledger grants.gov award ceilings and floors NSF solicitation pages new since 2026-10-07, or closing before 2026-12-13

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Funder and program Terms Per project Difficulty Next date
Federal Parent R21 PA-25-304 and R03 PA-25-302
An exploratory project of up to two years, no preliminary data expected. not stated hard 2026-10-16
Federal SPECTRA ARPA-H-SOL-26-163
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. TA4 TA1 TA2 2026-10-18 also 2026-12-02
Federal ECR R21 PAR-25-120 (ineligible, prior federal PI)
An exploratory project of up to two years, no preliminary data expected. not stated hard 2026-10-19
Federal PRIMED-AI RFA-RM-27-013 and RFA-RM-27-012
An NIH request for applications, one topic and a fixed pot. not stated hard 2026-10-19
Nonprofit PTC-EM-AI
A nonprofit grant. not stated competitive est. LOI full 2026-10-20 also 2026-12-15
Nonprofit PTC Phase 1/2 and PTC-CTP
A nonprofit grant. not stated competitive est. LOI 2026-10-20
Industry Communities Leading on AI open call
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-10-21
Foundation Pipeline Grants, Core LOI, MOS Grants (unverified)
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 10-28 12-01 2026-10-21
Federal Intrinsic Market Resilience DARPA-PS-26-138
A DARPA programme call, narrow in scope and run to its own schedule. not stated hard est. abstract 2026-10-22
Industry Middle Powers and Transformative AI RFP
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-10-23
Federal AREA R15 PAR-25-134
Research at a campus that is not research-intensive, with undergraduates involved. not stated hard 2026-10-26
University this week L2 Pilot Studies TS01
A small starter award, usually to produce preliminary data. Up to $50,000 competitive est. LOI 2026-10-26
Foundation RFP 5409 and others
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-10-26
Federal Strategic Plan 2028 to 2032 RFI
A request for comment, not a funding call. not stated hard 2026-10-26
State Downstate Semiconductor Chip Design Center RFA (partner only)
A New York State programme. not stated competitive est. concept 2026-10-26
Federal ESSSP NOAA-OAR-CPO-2026-33326
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2026-10-26
Foundation 2026 Call for Proposals
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. LOI 2026-10-27
Federal APM DARPA-PS-26-141
A DARPA programme call, narrow in scope and run to its own schedule. not stated hard est. abstract full 2026-10-27 also 2026-12-18
Federal STRI26 B3 NNH26ZTR001N-26STRI-B3 and NIAC Phase I 27NIAC-A1
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2026-10-28 also 2026-11-03
Federal 1CDP Innovation Challenge (ineligible)
An open competition judged on results, not on a proposal. not stated hard est. 2026-10-28
Federal UNIQUE ARPA-H-SOL-26-162
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. Solution Summary 2026-10-29
Foundation Collaborations in MPS
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. LOI 2026-10-29
Federal Emerging Health Innovators ARPA-H-SOL-26-150
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. Solution Summary 2026-10-30
Federal FY2027 Young Investigator Program N0001426SF004
A single-PI award for someone within a few years of the PhD. not stated hard est. 2026-10-30
Industry Graduate Fellowship 2027 to 2028
Supports a named individual rather than a project. not stated hard est. 2026-10-30
Nonprofit this week L2 BFDN Bridge Funding
A small starter award, usually to produce preliminary data. not stated competitive est. LOI 2026-10-30
State this week L2 CAT RFP 2026 (limited)
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. Up to $903,954 per year very hard est. 2026-10-30
Federal X-Labs future topics RFI
A request for comment, not a funding call. not stated hard est. 2026-10-30
Nonprofit AI for Science and Safety Nodes RFP
A center-scale award for a large multi-investigator team. not stated competitive est. 2026-10-31
Public (non-US) Safeguarded AI and Scaling Trust rolling batch
A call from a public funder outside the US. not stated competitive est. 2026-10-31
Foundation this week L3 Corrigibility Research Fund Round 2
A private foundation grant. $5K to $35K moderate est. 2026-10-31
RESTORE COE GR-RCE-25-001 (Gulf states only)
not stated competitive est. 2026-10-31
Industry this week L3 Interpretability Challenge NeurIPS 2026
An open competition judged on results, not on a proposal. $12,500 prize competitive est. 2026-11-01
Nonprofit STFP fellowship
A center-scale award for a large multi-investigator team. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-01
Foundation Research grants LOI
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-02
Industry this week L1 AI for Science API credits
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. Up to $20,000 in credits competitive est. monthly review 2026-11-02
Federal SBIR II, HSI, 1890, Citrus, Tribal, NLGCA NOFOs (low fit)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. to 12-03 2026-11-02
University Digital Justice Grants (unverified)
An internal university programme. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-03
University Emerging Faculty Leaders, Scholar Awards (unverified)
An internal university programme. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-03 also 2026-12-01
Industry Amazon Research Awards Fall 2026 (9 calls)
An unrestricted gift to one PI, decided in a single global round. not stated hard est. 2026-11-04
Federal AI Datasets NSF 26-512
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. ~$1.2M to $4M hard est. 2026-11-04
Federal AI Infrastructure Hubs NSF 26-513 (limited)
A center-scale award for a large multi-investigator team. ~$4M to $10M very hard est. 2026-11-04
Public (non-US) Global Scholars 2027 to 2029
A call from a public funder outside the US. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-04
Federal Hubble DARPA-SN-26-121
A DARPA programme call, narrow in scope and run to its own schedule. not stated hard est. 2026-11-05
Federal this week L1 L2 FY2027 DURIP N0001426SF003
Buys equipment only, with no salary or research costs. $50K to $3M hard est. 2026-11-06
Foundation Professional Development Awards and MA3 Challenge
An open competition judged on results, not on a proposal. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-06 also 2027-01-08
Federal Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship DE-FOA-0003673
Supports a named individual rather than a project. Up to $20M hard est. LOI 2026-11-09
Federal Firefox DARPA-PS-26-137
A DARPA programme call, narrow in scope and run to its own schedule. not stated hard est. 2026-11-09
Public (non-US) Precision Mitochondria RFP
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-09
Nonprofit Team Science Accelerator
Takes existing results toward deployment rather than funding new science. not stated competitive est. LOI 2026-11-09
Federal Human Virome R03 RFA-RM-27-024
A small project of up to two years. $50K to $100K hard 2026-11-10
Federal FASTPASS ARPA-H-SOL-26-160 (closed to new teams)
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. 2026-11-10
State PON 6240 BESS Health Operations
A New York State programme. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-10
Nonprofit Beeson K76 (ineligible)
A mentored career-development award for one person. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-10
Federal X-Labs Computation at the Limit of Physics and From Sequence to Function (limited, not open)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. BU internal 2026-11-11
WRRA 104g G27AS00164 (via state WRRI)
not stated competitive est. 2026-11-12
Foundation K-12 RFP (low fit)
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-13
NLG-LIBRARIES-FY27, NLG-M-FY27, LB21-FY27
not stated competitive est. 2026-11-13
Industry this week L2 AI and HPC Cluster allocation
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. Node hours competitive est. 2026-11-15
Foundation Research Fellowship experienced
Supports a named individual rather than a project. not stated competitive est. opens 2026-11-15
Federal FY27 Communications and Networking N0001426SBC11
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2026-11-16
University Grant Writer's Boot Camp Seed Funding
A small starter award, usually to produce preliminary data. not stated competitive est. NOI 2026-11-16
Federal FY2026 solicitations incl Crime and Justice Research O-NIJ-2026-172801
An agency solicitation. not stated hard est. 2026-11-16
Federal Applied Mathematics PD-16-1266 (unverified)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2026-11-16
Federal Translation to Practice NSF 25-540
Takes existing results toward deployment rather than funding new science. $600K to $2M hard est. 2026-11-17
Federal Remote mHealth CT R01 PAR-25-268
A full-scale research project, usually four to five years. not stated hard 2026-11-17
Federal FINDERS FOUNDRY NSF 26-507
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. not stated hard est. 2026-11-18
Foundation More than Medicine preproposals
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-11-18
Federal EFRI Wave-Based Computing NSF 26-524
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. not stated hard est. concept outline 2026-11-19
Federal FY2027 MURI N0001426SF002
A multi-university team on one topic, usually five years. not stated hard est. white paper 2026-11-20
Federal SenNet SenTecs RFA-RM-27-007
An NIH request for applications, one topic and a fixed pot. not stated hard 2026-11-23
Federal SenNet DCIC RFA-RM-27-025
An NIH request for applications, one topic and a fixed pot. not stated hard 2026-11-23
Federal SURPASS ARPA-H-SOL-26-164
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. Solution Summary 2026-11-30
Federal this week L1 Knowledge Discovery BAA FA8750-24-S-7006
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. $3M to $35M per award competitive est. FY27 white paper 2026-11-30
Foundation Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI RFA
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. 2026-12-01
Nonprofit Franklin Research Grants
A nonprofit grant. not stated competitive est. 2026-12-01
Public (non-US) Robot Dexterity Benchmarks Standards RFP
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. 2026-12-01
Federal Expeditions NSF 26-525
A center-scale award for a large multi-investigator team. From $15M hard est. prelim 2026-12-02
Foundation National Awards 2027 (limited, unverified)
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. 2026-12-02
State Commercialization Cohort Round 1 a0rcr00001L5iYZ
A New York State programme. not stated competitive est. 2026-12-02
Federal FY2027 YIP FA955026S0003
A single-PI award for someone within a few years of the PhD. $150K to $450K hard est. white paper full 2026-12-04 also 2026-10-09
Foundation Diagnostics Accelerator and digital biomarker RFPs
Takes existing results toward deployment rather than funding new science. not stated competitive est. full proposals 2026-12-07
Foundation this week L2 Research Program June 2027 cycle (limited)
A private foundation grant. $1M to $1.3M very hard est. 2026-12-07
WTC Health Program U01 RFA-OH-26-001
A cooperative agreement, with programme staff involved in the work. Up to $550K competitive est. 2026-12-08
Federal DoN HBCU/MI N0001426SF001 (ineligible)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2026-12-11
Federal this week L1 L2 FIP Development HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-IFDV-0304 (forecast)
A disability and rehabilitation research project, three years. About $245K to $250K per year, 36 months very hard est. est 2026-12-14
Federal this week L1 L2 FIP Research HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-IFRE-0303 (forecast)
A disability and rehabilitation research project, three years. About $245K to $250K per year, 36 months very hard est. est 2026-12-14
Federal IGVF Computational Modeling RFA-HG-27-010
An NIH request for applications, one topic and a fixed pot. Up to $800K hard 2026-12-14
Federal TechAccess NSF 26-508 (limited)
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. ~$3M to $4M very hard est. LOI 2026-12-15
Industry Research Fellowship 2027 (not yet posted)
Supports a named individual rather than a project. not stated hard est. expected 2026-12-16
Federal ELEGANT OTA
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. not stated hard est. 2026-12-18
Federal this week L1 L2 Long Range BAA N0001425SB001
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. not stated competitive est. 2026-12-31
Nonprofit Digital Health Technologies Cycle 1 2027
A nonprofit grant. not stated competitive est. LOI 2027-01-06
Foundation Powe Junior Faculty Awards 2027 (limited)
A private foundation grant. not stated very hard est. 2027-01-06
Nonprofit Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered CER Cycle 1 2027
A nonprofit grant. not stated competitive est. LOI 2027-01-06
Federal X-Labs AI for Physical Systems
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2027-01-07
Foundation Scientific Software Faculty Award and Fellows-to-Faculty 2027
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. 2027-01-13 also 2027-01-21
Foundation Lightcone Commons
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. next round about 2027-01-23
Federal this week L1 Katz ESI R01 PAR-25-322
A full-scale research project, usually four to five years. No cap, up to 5 years hard new 2027-01-26
Federal MIRA ESI PAR-27-032
A standing NIH announcement, open to the usual activity codes. not stated hard est. 2027-02-03
Federal this week L1 L2 Future CoRe NSF 25-543
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. Up to $1M, up to 4 years very hard est. anytime target 2027-02-04
Federal this week L1 Translational R01 RFA-DC-25-002
A full-scale research project, usually four to five years. Annual direct costs under $500K hard 2027-02-12
Federal Bridge2AI Stage 2 RFA-RM-28-010 (forecast)
A small starter award, usually to produce preliminary data. $1M to $7M hard est 2027-03-01
Federal D2 Sprint prize
An open competition judged on results, not on a proposal. not stated hard est. 2027-03-01
Federal DEPSCoR RC NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260004 (MS collaborator lead only)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. 2027-04-05
Federal Office-Wide BAA HR001126S0011
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. not stated competitive est. rolling to 2027-06-22
Federal DP2 New Innovator RFA-RM-28-002 (forecast)
A high-risk award for an early-career investigator, no preliminary data. Up to $475K hard est 2027-08-19
Federal Office-Wide BAA HR001126S0015
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. not stated competitive est. rolling to 2027-08-27
Federal FY2027 Open Call DE-FOA-0003665
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. $5,000 to $10M hard est. rolling to 2027-09-30
Federal this week L1 TMM R01 RFA-DA-27-004
A full-scale research project, usually four to five years. $150K to $350K per year hard next 2027-10-06
Federal this week L1 Foundational Research BAA W911NF-23-S-0001
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. not stated competitive est. to 2027-11-20
Federal BAA FY27 to 28 NOAA-NESDIS-NESDISPO-2027-33921 (unverified)
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. not stated competitive est. 2028-09-30
Federal Palliative Care R01 PAR-27-090
A full-scale research project, usually four to five years. not stated hard to 2029-11-05
Federal FY2027 forecasts incl RERC Blind Low Vision REGE-0313, KT DPKT-0310
A disability and rehabilitation research project, three years. not stated hard est. TBD
Federal this week L1 Open BAA FA955026S0001
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. Up to $10M competitive est. rolling
Foundation open application
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. rolling
Industry this week L1 Fellows Program
A company programme. $3,850 per week for 4 months, plus compute hard est. rolling
Foundation Criminal Justice causal research RFP
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. none
Federal this week L1 L2 Mission Office ISOs SOL-24-103 104 105 106
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. rolling
Federal HEARING ARPA-H-SOL-26-154 (under review)
An ARPA-H solicitation, judged on a short solution summary first. not stated hard est. closed
Federal ASCENT-IBO ARPA-H-SN-26-158 (unverified)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. TBD
Foundation 2027 Seed Grant (limited)
A small starter award, usually to produce preliminary data. not stated very hard est. LOI TBD
Industry Semiconductor Reliability RFP
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. rolling
Industry Quantum networking RFPs x2 and conference sponsorships
Supports a meeting rather than research. not stated competitive est. rolling
Nonprofit Navigating Transformative AI rolling funds (Technical AI Safety RFP closed)
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. rolling
Industry Catalyst Grants
A company programme. not stated hard est. rolling
Federal YFA 2027 (not yet posted)
A DARPA programme call, narrow in scope and run to its own schedule. not stated hard est. expected fall 2026
Federal AI Forge (no solicitation yet)
An agency solicitation. not stated hard est. none
Federal Genesis Mission FY27 Phase I and II competition (expected)
An open competition judged on results, not on a proposal. not stated hard est. TBD
Nonprofit this week L2 Transformative AI Fund
A nonprofit grant. $10K to $150K competitive est. rolling
University next compute allocation RFP (expected)
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. not stated moderate est. TBD
State Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund next round
A New York State programme. not stated competitive est. rolling
Foundation Music as Medicine (2026 closed)
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. next cycle TBD
Federal industry compute pledges (no route yet)
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. not stated moderate est. none
Industry European researcher model access (unverified)
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. not stated moderate est. none
Industry 1M AI existential safety round
A company programme. not stated competitive est. none stated
Foundation AI Safety Fund
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. rolling
Foundation Emerging Research Grants 2027 cycle
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. RFP expected Oct 2026
Foundation 2026 RFP
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. none stated
Industry Research Grant
A company programme. not stated hard est. none stated
Foundation NEST small grants (ineligible)
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. n/a
Industry AI Safety Fund
A company programme. not stated competitive est. rolling
Industry Modal for Academics
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. not stated moderate est. rolling
Industry Research Credits Program (cycle likely closed)
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. not stated moderate est. none
Federal Collaborative Program Grant RM1 PAR-27-003
A team programme rather than a single-PI project. not stated hard TBD
Federal Precision Aging RFA-AG-26-022 (forecast)
An NIH request for applications, one topic and a fixed pot. not stated hard TBD
Federal Digital Health ADRD U54 RFA-AG-27-002 (forecast)
An NIH request for applications, one topic and a fixed pot. not stated hard TBD
Federal Trailblazer R21 reissue FOR-EB-26-001 (forecast)
An exploratory project of up to two years, no preliminary data expected. not stated hard TBD
Federal PAR-26-042, PAR-26-040, PAR-25-235, PAR-25-131
A standing NIH announcement, open to the usual activity codes. not stated hard resubmissions Oct to Nov 2026
Federal CRDO BAA 2025-NIST-CHIPS-CRDO-01
A standing call across the office's whole portfolio, white paper first. not stated competitive est. reopen Nov 2026
Foundation ADDF correction: Diagnostics Accelerator closed, 2026-12-07 applies to invited Therapeutics RFPs. NSF X-Labs AI for Physical Systems and DOE Genesis Graduate Fellowship flagged limited at BU
Supports a named individual rather than a project. not stated competitive est. n/a
ORAU Powe: RIT not ORAU member, ineligible. NIH RM1 PAR-27-003 open to 2029-09-26. NOAA NESDIS BAA verified. NSF SAI 25-534 archived 2026-10-06. NGA BIG-ST no open topics. CAT RFP deadline conflict 10-16 vs 10-30. EO 14434 uses Super Intelligence (SI) in place of AI
A team programme rather than a single-PI project. not stated competitive est. n/a
Federal MFAI NSF 24-569 (inactive)
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. ~$567K hard est. none
Federal this week L1 Genesis Mission DCL NSF 26-023
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. see note competitive est. per host program
Federal this week L2 NAIRR Pilot resource requests
A small starter award, usually to produce preliminary data. 12 months of compute competitive est. rolling, monthly 15th
Federal SINI under PCLNet (announced)
A federal research call. not stated hard est. TBD
Federal SINI under PCLNet (solicitation soon) and Open Knowledge Network
An agency solicitation. not stated hard est. TBD
Federal this week L1 L2 ECCS NSF 26-514 (EPCL)
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. ~$367K to $449K competitive est. anytime
Federal this week L1 L2 CMMI NSF 26-515
An NSF solicitation with its own topic and deadline. ~$364K to $444K competitive est. anytime
State NY Global Entrepreneurs Program Round 2
A New York State programme. not stated competitive est. TBD
State PON 6149 Grid Enhancing Technologies
A New York State programme. not stated competitive est. rolling
Industry Researcher Access Program
An allocation of compute or model access rather than money. not stated moderate est. quarterly, Dec 2026
Foundation research grants (unverified)
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. rolling
Industry Innovation Fellowship 2027 (RIT ineligible)
Supports a named individual rather than a project. not stated hard est. TBD
Nonprofit AI Interpretability program (no RFP yet)
An open call, with the funder setting the topic. not stated competitive est. none
Foundation Targeted Grants in MPS
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. rolling LOI
Industry this week L2 Tinker Research Grants
A company programme. From $5,000 in credits moderate est. rolling
Industry Unconventional Grant (2026 closed)
A company programme. not stated hard est. next cycle TBD
Foundation 2027 Special Projects Fund
A private foundation grant. not stated competitive est. LOI 2026-10-15closed
Federal ROSES-25 A.13 AES
A NASA omnibus call, one element of many under a single solicitation. not stated hard est. 2026-10-15closed
Federal RET Sites NSF 24-503
Summer research placements for K-12 teachers. From $600K hard est. 2026-10-14closed
Federal Parent K25 PA-24-191
A mentored career-development award for one person. not stated hard 2026-10-13closed

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