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Part of Canada's Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, this fund provides financial support to Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises to access state-of-the-art computing infrastructure for AI model training and inference. The program covers cloud-based compute services including core compute, storage, licensing, processing, monitoring, and security requirements.
Aims to ensure Canadian AI companies have affordable access to GPU compute power needed to develop competitive AI products and services.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Canadian-registered for-profit companies with fewer than 500 full-time employees. Must be revenue-generating or demonstrate investor interest through minimum Series A financing. Must have a research and development team based in Canada, develop AI products or services with a commercialization plan, and have contracts or documentation for compute services in place or in progress. Indigenous-owned businesses may apply without incorporation if 51% Indigenous-owned. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows CAD $100,000 to $5,000,000 per award (approximately USD $74,000 to $3,700,000). Covers two-thirds of eligible costs for Canadian cloud-based AI compute services and half of eligible costs for non-Canadian cloud services. Program duration until March 31, 2028. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Canada AI Compute Access Fund for SME AI Infrastructure is funded by Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.
Vinnova, Sweden's national innovation agency, funds projects developing applied AI solutions for Swedish industry through its Advanced Digitalization Programme. Each project can apply for between 2 and 10 million SEK (approximately $190,000 to $950,000 USD) covering up to 50% of eligible project costs. The total call budget is 60 million SEK. Projects run for 12-24 months and focus on two key areas: Intelligent Edge (AI for real-time application in the sensor chain) and AI-based decision support. All projects must address industrial needs and integrate gender equality and climate change perspectives. Scientific publications must be open access. A parallel call also funds AI and cybersecurity projects at 1-10 million SEK per project with a 50 million SEK total budget.
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