Genesis Mission kicks off with over 270 projects
ByAlexandra Kelley,
Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW
July 22, 2026 09:39 AM ET
Each project chosen by the Department of Energy focuses on advancing a critical scientific area with the help of artificial intelligence.
The Department of Energy selected its inaugural cohort of 278 projects for the Genesis Mission, the agency announced Wednesday, an effort to supercharge the U.S. scientific research and discovery apparatus with the help of advanced artificial intelligence.
The selected projects come from a variety of sources: 168 are based at universities; 87 come from the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration’s national laboratories; 19 come from private sector companies; and 4 come from nonprofit organizations.
Darío Gil, the undersecretary for science at Energy, told reporters last week that the programs were selected based on a “science-first strategy.”
“We received over 5,000 proposals, the largest response rate in the...
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