DOE selects 278 Genesis Mission projects from 5,000+ applications; awards $250M and deploys 10k-GPU systems

US Department of Energy/Genesis Mission: AI for Science

DOE Secretary Chris Wright announced the selection of 278 Genesis Mission projects from a record 5,000+ applications. Phase 1 funding totaled $250M across 342 institutions (16 national labs, 142 universities, 157 companies, 13 nonprofits). DOE deployed new 10,000-GPU systems at Argonne and Oak Ridge to support the projects.

• Projects selected: 278 (87 led by national labs, 168 by universities, 19 by companies, 4 by nonprofits)
• Funding awarded: $250M in Phase 1
• Largest award: $60M (3 years) to Idaho National Lab's Prometheus project (nuclear energy + AI)
• Computing infrastructure: 10,000 GPU systems deployed at Argonne and Oak Ridge
• Participating institutions: 342 total (16 national labs, 142 universities, 157 companies, 13 nonprofits, 14 other entities)