AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Feb 9, 2026
What it does
The AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026 would authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a program awarding competitive prizes for artificial intelligence research and development that addresses specific, measurable grand challenges across categories such as national security, health, energy, environment, and AI safety, including a required grand challenge focused on AI-enabled cancer breakthroughs with a minimum $10 million prize per winner. The program would require eligibility for private entities to be U.S.-incorporated and for individuals to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, utilize Challenge.gov for public access and transparency, mandate biennial…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.