AI Grant

Paying for compute is often what stops an open source AI project before it gets going. AI Grant is a funding program for open source AI developers that gives grants of $5,000 to $50,000, paid as compute or cash, with no strings attached.

Pricing is listed as paid with a starting figure of 5, but the money here flows to the projects, so treat that number with caution.

The list of projects AI Grant has backed is broad and a bit eccentric.

It includes llama-cpp-python, the GGUF file format, RL agents, hardware-accelerated deep learning, motion recognition, fluid flow prediction, quantum systems simulation, object detection, topic modeling and file compression.

There are also medical and science efforts such as brain stroke scan interpretation, drug docking AI and gravitational lensing modeling.

Others are quirkier: pun generation, cipher cracking and 3D objects from sketches.

If your open source work fits that range of ambition, AI Grant is worth knowing about as a source of funding rather than a piece of software.