Supports early-stage research and technology projects in science, with a focus on AI and automation, to clarify needs and inform future strategies where other funding is scarce.
Funds research and prototyping of technologies and practices to enhance scientific collaboration, including virtual meetings, group dynamics, and human-AI partnerships.
Supports research and networks to improve oversight, evaluation, and accountability in AI governance, prioritizing public interest, equity, and transparency in high-impact sectors.
Funds AI-powered automation and data systems for autonomous, collaborative experimentation in food research labs, focusing on efficiency, reproducibility, and new food production technologies.
Funding for work that builds capacity to address risks from transformative AI supports new and existing AI-risk talent through training, networks, and shared knowledge to help society navigate transformative AI.
Catalyst Grant supports early-stage innovators developing research software, with a 2026 focus on trustworthy AI agents that carry out multi-step work to advance research and its impact on society.