Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
A concluded $1M Arbitrum Foundation grants pool for agentic DeFi on Arbitrum, paying up to $10,000 per project for deployed AI agents, Vibekit open-source templates, or capability integrations already live on Arbitrum chains. Marked "Program Complete" on the Foundation's grants page.
A concluded $1,000,000 Arbitrum Foundation initiative funding AI-related projects on Arbitrum, marked "Program Complete" on the Foundation's grants page.
ARIA committed £100 million to recruit up to ten organizations for its second Activation Partners cohort. Applications are closed and ARIA says it will announce the selected partners later in 2026.
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance offered $50,000 for development of an AI-native IDE for ASI:Chain. Proposals were submitted through DeepFunding by February 13, 2026.
Who Let The Docs Out runs the Automation & Humanity Documentary Fund for independent nonfiction films examining AI safety, alignment, autonomous systems, and their social effects. Its 2026 research grants offer $8,000 for feature projects and $4,000 for short films, alongside monthly virtual sessions.
Avalanche Build Games 2026 was a six-week online builder competition for solo developers and small teams creating new products on Avalanche. It offered a $1 million prize pool, including a $100,000 grand prize and category awards.
Avalanche infraBUIDL() funded core infrastructure projects building on Avalanche. The Foundation is winding the program down after its current allocations are completed while redesigning its broader builder-support model.
Avalanche infraBUIDL(AI) allocated up to $15 million in direct and retroactive grants for AI-powered developer tools, autonomous agents, predictive systems, and AI integrations on Avalanche. The Foundation is winding the program down after its current allocations are completed.
Avalanche Foundation Research Grants funded academic and applied research on Avalanche network economics, with awards up to $50,000. The former proposal URL now serves generic Builder Hub documentation and no current apply path is published.
AWS's 2026 AI & ML Scholars program offered free foundational AI training globally, followed by fully funded Udacity Nanodegrees for the top 4,500 Challenge participants. Applications closed on June 24, 2026.
Amazon Research Awards' Spring 2026 call supported academic post-training research using AWS Trainium. The May 13 submission deadline has passed, with decisions scheduled for August 2026; selected teams may receive up to $50,000 or $250,000 and beyond in AWS promotional credits.
AWS Imagine Grant is an annual program for registered nonprofits using cloud technology to advance their missions. The 2026 U.S. cycle offers three award categories, including up to $200,000 in unrestricted support and $100,000 in AWS credits for the Pathfinder Award. Public applications closed June 5 and the selection process continues through December 2026.
BARDA's DRIVe division uses EZ-BAA to partner with early-stage companies on health-security innovations. The official EZ-BAA page currently reports no open Areas of Interest and directs applicants to other active DRIVe opportunities.
Base announced Base Batches 003 as a funding and mentorship program for onchain builders, with Startup, Student, and Robotics tracks and up to $50,000 in funding per selected participant. The recorded Startup Track application window closed in March 2026; no current general application page has been confirmed.
13-week remote part-time program building Black leadership in AI Safety, AI Governance, and AI Security, with mentorship and research projects.
The Bioregional Reforestation Round used quadratic funding to allocate roughly $100,000 across nine bioregional pools, followed by impact-based payouts for verified tree planting during the first half of 2026.
A two-stage Bittensor builder competition for new subnet concepts and working prototypes. The program ran from December 2025 through its March 31, 2026 demo day and awarded listed prizes plus discretionary investment opportunities.
BNB Hack: AI Trading Agent Edition was an online builder competition for AI-driven trading agents on BNB Chain. The DoraHacks submission window closed June 21, 2026.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.