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Grant Opportunities Summary

Last Updated: January 27, 2026

Immediate Deadlines (Next 7 Days)

Grant	Deadline	Amount	Best Fit
Mozilla Fellowship	Jan 30, 2026	$75K–$100K + $25K project	SENTINEL (AI accountability)
Foresight Institute AI Nodes	Jan 31, 2026	$10K–$300K	Fluxio multi-agent safety
Future of Life Institute	Feb 2, 2026	Varies (from $25M+ pool)	ODIE alignment architecture

Tier 1: High Fit, No Academic Partner Required

Traditional Foundations

Funder	Amount	Deadline	Primary Angle	Best Use Cases
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation	$200K–$750K	Rolling	Mission-driven decision support	COMPASS, NEXUS, BRIDGE, RELAY
Siegel Family Endowment	$200K–$500K	Inquiry-driven	Learning + workforce infrastructure	SCHOLAR, BRIDGE
Humanity AI Coalition	From $500M pool	2026 (TBD)	AI that enhances how people work	NEXUS, COMPASS

Tech Corporate

Funder	Amount	Deadline	Primary Angle	Best Use Cases
AWS Imagine Grant	$200K + $100K credits	Spring 2026 (Apr–Jun)	Cloud-native nonprofit automation	COMPASS, NEXUS
Google.org Accelerator	$500K–$2M+	TBD 2026	Scalable AI for social sector	RELAY, SCHOLAR, COMPASS
Salesforce Accelerator	$200K–$300K + products	TBD 2026	Agents for nonprofit impact	COMPASS, NEXUS
GitLab Foundation	$250K	Annual cycle	Agent interoperability, economic mobility	SCHOLAR (via Fluxio)
NVIDIA Inception	$100K credits + benefits	Rolling (Apply Now)	General AI startup support	All

AI Safety / Open Infrastructure

Funder	Amount	Deadline	Primary Angle	Best Use Cases
Open Philanthropy	$200K–$2M/year	Rolling EOI	Alignment infrastructure	SENTINEL, ODIE core
Foresight Institute	$10K–$300K	Monthly rolling	Multi-agent safety, decentralized AI	Fluxio, Librarian
Mozilla Fellowship	$75K–$100K + $25K	Annual	AI accountability, public interest	SENTINEL

Tier 2: Requires Academic Partnership

Funder	Amount	Deadline	Primary Angle	Best Use Cases
NSF CISE Core Programs	$600K–$1.2M (3–4 yrs)	Rolling	Novel cognitive architecture	SENTINEL, STEWARD, ODIE research
NSF Convergence Accelerator	Phase 1: $750K; Phase 2: $5M	Spring 2026	Use-inspired research	SCHOLAR, COMPASS
NSF Mathematical Foundations of AI	$500K–$1.5M	Oct 9, 2026	Belief revision formalization	ODIE research
NIST ITL Measurement Science	$250K–$500K/year (5 yrs)	Per NOFO	AI accountability standards	SENTINEL
DARPA I2O BAA	$2M–$10M+	Nov 1, 2026	Crisis response coordination	RELAY

Funding by ARCHER Component

ODIE (Outcome-Driven Intelligence Engine)

Angle	Top Funders	Potential
AI Alignment/Safety	Open Philanthropy, Schmidt AI2050, FLI	$500K–$2M
Explainable AI	NIST, McGovern, NSF	$500K–$1.5M
Mission-Driven Decision Support	McGovern, Siegel, Google.org, AWS	$1M–$3M
Novel Cognitive Architecture	NSF CISE, DARPA, Schmidt	$1M–$5M (with academic)

Archer Orchestrator

Angle	Top Funders	Potential
Human-AI Collaboration	McGovern, Humanity AI, AWS	$400K–$800K
Governed Delegation	Open Philanthropy, NIST	$500K–$2M
Nonprofit Decision Support	Salesforce, Google.org	$500K–$2M

Fluxio (Agent Runtime)

Angle	Top Funders	Potential
Open Agent Infrastructure	GitLab, Mozilla, Foresight	$400K–$1.5M
Governed Execution	Open Philanthropy, NIST, NSF	$500K–$2M
Automation Democratization	AWS, Salesforce, McGovern	$500K–$2M

Cogniscient (Knowledge Graph)

Angle	Top Funders	Potential
Institutional Memory	McGovern, Siegel	$200K–$500K
Semantic Infrastructure	NSF (with academic)	$600K–$1.2M

12-Month Calendar

January 2026

Jan 30 – Mozilla Fellowship application
Jan 31 – Foresight AI Nodes application
Now – NVIDIA Inception application
Now – Register for Humanity AI updates

February 2026

Feb 2 – Future of Life Institute (if ready)
Submit McGovern Foundation inquiry (NEXUS/COMPASS)
Monitor GitLab Foundation cycle

March 2026

Submit Siegel Family Endowment inquiry (SCHOLAR)
Submit Open Philanthropy EOI (SENTINEL)
Reapply Foresight (monthly rolling)

April–June 2026

AWS Imagine Grant application window
Monitor Google.org Accelerator 2026 cohort
Monitor Salesforce Accelerator 2026 cohort
Begin academic outreach for NSF

Q3–Q4 2026

NSF CISE proposal (with academic partner)
NIST ITL application (when NOFO opens)
Oct 9 – NSF MFAI deadline
Nov 1 – DARPA I2O BAA (if pursuing RELAY)

Funding Scenarios

Conservative (No Academic Partners, 18 months)

Source	Target	Expected Value
McGovern Foundation	$350K	$175K
Siegel Family Endowment	$300K	$120K
AWS Imagine Grant	$300K	$105K
Humanity AI	$250K	$88K
Foresight + Mozilla	$150K	$70K
Total	$1.35M	$558K

Realistic Range: $800K–$1.5M

Moderate (Strategic Positioning, 24 months)

Add to conservative:

Source	Target	Expected Value
Google.org Accelerator	$750K	$225K
Salesforce Accelerator	$250K	$88K
GitLab Foundation	$250K	$100K
Open Philanthropy	$500K	$125K
Additional	$1.75M	$538K

Cumulative Range: $1.5M–$3M

Aggressive (With Academic Partners, 24 months)

Add to moderate:

Source	Target	Expected Value
NSF CISE Core	$800K	$200K
NIST ITL	$400K	$80K
NSF Convergence Phase 1	$750K	$113K
Additional	$1.95M	$393K

Cumulative Range: $2.5M–$5M

IP Positioning by Funder Type

Funder Type	IP Expectation	Messaging
Traditional Foundations (McGovern, Siegel)	Don't care	"Powers open-source tools for nonprofits"
Tech Corporate (AWS, Google, Salesforce)	Open preferred, not required	"Open-core model with proprietary enterprise"
AI Safety (Open Phil, Foresight, Mozilla)	Strong open preference	"Selective open-sourcing of alignment-relevant modules"
Federal (NSF, NIST, DARPA)	Research outputs open	"Publications open; implementation IP via Bayh-Dole"

Key Contacts & Links

Funder	Contact Method	Link
McGovern Foundation	Inquiry form	mcgovern.org/grants
Siegel Family Endowment	Email inquiry	siegelendowment.org
Open Philanthropy	EOI form	openphilanthropy.org
AWS Imagine	Application portal	aws.amazon.com/imagine-grant
Google.org	Application portal	google.org/accelerator
Foresight Institute	Application form	foresight.org/grants
Mozilla Fellowship	Application portal	mozillafoundation.org
NSF	Program officer contact	nsf.gov

Summary compiled from strategic planning documents Open Outcomes Institute / VeritexAI