$5.05B
▲ 7.2× since 2020
US federal spending on AI-related grants in 2024
20132024
What the chart shows
US federal agencies spent $5.05 billion on AI-related grants in 2024, up from $4.03 billion in 2023 and seven times the $0.70 billion of 2020. Grant spending has risen every year since 2016, when it was $0.08 billion.
Spending through contracts ($0.69 billion) and other transaction agreements ($0.12 billion) grew far less. Grants were 86% of the $5.86 billion total in 2024, against 56% in 2020.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Grants, 2024 | $5.05B |
| Grants, 2023 | $4.03B |
| Grants, 2020 | $0.70B |
| Contracts, 2024 | $0.69B |
| OTAs, 2024 | $0.12B |
| All awards, 2024 | $5.86B |
How to read it
- Nominal US dollars: the AI Index does not say the figures are adjusted for inflation.
- Spending is counted from the year AI-related activity first appears in an award. OTAs are other transaction agreements, a federal award type outside standard contract rules.
Source: AI Index, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 8.5.2: Public spending on AI in the United States, 2013–24. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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