As of July 2026, Grantoria lists 32 AI Safety Grants for Small Business (SBA-defined) — 20 open right now, across 17 funding agencies. Award amounts range $5K to $99M. The next application deadline is July 20, 2026. All listings are free, with direct links to the official application.
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Algiers is launching a competitive program to catalyze innovation and commerce between the United States and Algeria and advance key…
🏛 U.S. Mission to Algeria📋 CFDA 19.040⏰ Jul 20, 2026💰
$5,000 – $75,000
The Department of State’s Office of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (ACN/NDF) is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of…
🏛 Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation📋 CFDA 19.224⏰ Jul 21, 2026💰
up to $4,000,000
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improve the lives of Americans and people around the…
🏛 U.S. National Science Foundation📋 CFDA 47.084⏰ Jul 27, 2026
The DICE program seeks to develop the theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination and local inference control to enable a scalable, adaptive, and resilient collective of…
🏛 DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office📋 CFDA 12.910⏰ Aug 25, 2026
The Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineering-focused research products into safe and sustainable ecosystems that address…
🏛 U.S. National Science Foundation📋 CFDA 47.084⏰ Sep 1, 2026
The NIH Common Fund, with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Precision Medicine…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.310⏰ Oct 2, 2026
The NIH Common Fund, with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Precision Medicine…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.310⏰ Oct 9, 2026
The NIH Blueprint (a consortium of NIH Institutes that support neuroscience research) seeks to advance its mission by supporting the development, optimization, validation, and application of germline…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.279⏰ Oct 12, 2026💰
up to $1,200,000
The NIH Common Fund, with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Precision Medicine…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.310⏰ Oct 19, 2026
The NIH Common Fund, with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Precision Medicine…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.310⏰ Oct 19, 2026
The DOE Office of Science (SC), Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI), Office of Environmental Management (EM), Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Office of…
🏛 Office of Science📋 CFDA 81.049⏰ Dec 17, 2026💰
$500,000 – $16,000,000
The purpose of this forecast is to inform the research community that the NIH Common Fund, along with its partner NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, is…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.310⏰ Mar 1, 2027💰
$1,000,000 – $7,000,000
NLM wishes to accelerate access to, and availability of, secure, complete datasets and computational models that can serve as the basis for transformative biomedical discoveries. Innovative…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.879⏰ Apr 15, 2027💰
up to $250,000
The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) in partnership with NSA’s Laboratory for Physical Science (LPS) is soliciting Incubator, Collaboration, and Fellowship research proposals for participation in…
🏛 Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command📋 CFDA 12.431⏰ Apr 30, 2027
The Theories, Models and Methods (TMM) initiative will support the development of computational tools for understanding dynamic brain circuits that are made broadly accessible to the…
🏛 National Institutes of Health📋 CFDA 93.213⏰ Nov 8, 2027
How many ai safety grants for small business (sba-defined) are available?
Grantoria currently lists 32 ai safety grants for small business (sba-defined), of which 20 are open for applications right now. The database is refreshed daily from official federal sources (Grants.gov and SAM.gov).
When is the next deadline?
The next application deadline is July 20, 2026 — about 2 days away. Deadlines vary by program; open any grant to see its exact closing date and application window.
How much funding is available?
Award sizes range from $5K to $99M, depending on the program and applicant. Each grant shows its specific funding range where the agency has published one.
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How do I apply?
Open any grant to see its full profile — eligibility, required documents, deadlines and a direct link to the official application on the funding agency's website. You apply through the federal portal; Grantoria simply helps you find the right opportunity.
About AI Safety Grants for Small Business (SBA-defined)
The National Institutes of Health leads federal investment in AI safety research for small businesses, funding projects that advance responsible AI development and deployment. Across this space, 6,416 active grants are currently available, representing substantial opportunity for SBA-defined firms to access competitive federal support for innovation and risk mitigation in artificial intelligence systems.
Most awards in this category range from $735K to $1.1M, with 96% awarded through competitive application processes that reward merit-based proposals. Cost-sharing requirements appear in only 8% of grants, lowering barriers to entry. To refine your search, filter by support type—Research grants dominate this combination and may align most closely with technical AI safety development work.
