1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Page published May 19, 2026 with a one-month application window closing June 19, 2026.
Interactivity Research Grants is sponsored by Thinking Machines Lab. This grant program supports research that advances interactivity in AI systems for human collaboration. It focuses on the capacity of models to communicate in real-time in different modalities in an intuitive way for people.
Areas of interest include evaluations for real-time multimodal interaction, ensuring safety for multimodal real-time AI systems, explaining complex information with generative UI, and steering agents during long-horizon tasks.
Get alerted about grants like this
Save a search for “Thinking Machines Lab” or related topics and get emailed when new opportunities appear.
Search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Announcing Interactivity Research Grants - Thinking Machines Lab Announcing Interactivity Research Grants We recently published a research preview of interaction models , an approach to AI designed for human collaboration. Collaboration requires interactivity — the capacity of a model to communicate in real time in different modalities in a way that is intuitive for people.
Most AI research in recent years has focused on intelligence and autonomy, with interactivity relegated to secondary importance. We aim to change that — with your help. We are awarding multiple grants of $100,000 (with an additional $25,000 in Tinker credits) for proposals on research that advances interactivity.
We encourage you to apply by June 19, 2026 to [email protected] . We are looking for research that lays the foundation for interactivity to scale along with intelligence. There are many potential avenues of interactivity research to pursue, here are some that we are excited about: Evaluations for real-time multimodal interaction.
How do we benchmark the real-time interaction ability of AI systems in real world use cases? The open research community is uniquely positioned to contribute independent, fair evaluations that push this work forward. Ensuring safety for multimodal real-time AI systems.
How do we detect dangerous requests and behaviors from users across modalities and respond in time? These problems pose unique challenges distinct from turn-based text-only safety. Explaining complex information with generative UI.
As AI systems perform increasingly complex tasks, it is important that they can explain their results in a variety of output formats such as SVG or HTML. How do we enable multimodal AI systems to explain their work so that people understand it? Steering agents during long-horizon tasks.
Current agents are optimized to perform long-horizon tasks autonomously without incorporating human feedback. How can humans effectively obtain real-time updates on the agents’ execution and steer it live? We are interested in training approaches and techniques for this capability as well as evals.
We are not limiting our grants to these specific directions. We welcome proposals on any topic that advances this space. Research on human-AI interactivity is still an emerging field, but we believe in its potential to shape the trajectory of AI development.
We’re excited to support this research and look forward to seeing your ideas.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Open to researchers with proposals on any topic that advances human-AI interactivity. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $100,000 (plus $25,000 in Tinker credits) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 19, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
Yes — AI tools like Granted can help research funders, draft proposal sections, and check compliance. However, always review and customize AI-generated content to reflect your organization's unique strengths and the specific requirements of the solicitation.
Review timelines vary by funder. Federal agencies typically take 3-6 months from submission to award notification. Foundation grants may be faster, often 1-3 months. Check the program's timeline in the official solicitation for specific dates.
Many federal programs offer multi-year funding or allow competitive renewals. Check the official solicitation for continuation and renewal policies. Non-competing continuation applications are common for multi-year awards.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
Research on Circular Economy, Smart Manufacturing, and Energy-Efficient Microelectronics is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO). This funding opportunity supports innovative technology R&D across the manufacturing sector with a focus on circular economy, smart manufacturing, and energy-efficient microelectronics. While the stated deadline for full applications has passed, AMMTO frequently issues similar solicitations, and this highlights a relevant area of interest for the DOE.
AWS Imagine Grant program - Momentum to Modernize Award is sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS). This award provides funding for transformational infrastructure projects, helping nonprofit organizations enhance their core mission operations with technology. This includes foundational technology projects, such as migrating servers to the cloud and modernizing new and existing applications.
NIST AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST announced an open competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to increase the resilience of U.S. manufacturers. The institute will be required to obtain cost-share funds from nonfederal sources.