National Science Foundation
Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
Key facts
- Award
- $2,000,000 – $20,000,000
- Opens
- Aug 4, 2026
- Closes
- Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- California, United States
- Category
- Artificial Intelligence
Who can apply
US universities and non-profit research institutions, working as a lead or in a multi-institution consortium.
About this grant
Institutes are expected to combine foundational advances in artificial intelligence with sustained work in an application area such as agriculture, education or materials discovery. Proposals must describe a workforce development plan and a route to lasting institutional capacity.