Администрация Трампа даёт $5 млрд на ИИ в науке: деньги 15 агентствам и учёным вместо университетов

What the $5 billion will fund

The Trump administration on July 22, 2026 announced the allocation of $5 billion for the use of artificial intelligence in science: 15 federal agencies will receive funding to tackle long-standing scientific problems — from finding the causes of chronic diseases to developing more durable construction materials.

Five billion dollars will be distributed among 15 federal agencies, which will apply AI to specific scientific problems, according to a White House statement dated July 22, 2026. The priorities are stated directly: identifying the root causes of chronic diseases, accelerating the development of new drugs, and creating construction materials with a longer service life.

This is not an abstract research-support program, but targeted money for tasks with measurable outcomes. Each agency will direct its share toward experiments in which algorithms process large volumes of data faster than classical methods can.

• Initiative size — $5 billion
• 15 federal agencies involved
• Announcement date — July 22, 2026
• Focus areas: chronic diseases, drug development, construction materials
• Access to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supercomputers

The funds will go toward identifying the root causes of chronic

diseases, accelerating drug development, and creating more durable construction materials, the administration's statement says.

What exactly scientists will get

Scientists will gain access to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supercomputers, artificial intelligence tools, and specialized datasets needed to run algorithm-based experiments. This was reported by Michael Kratsios, Donald Trump's chief technology adviser, in an interview with Reuters.

DOE supercomputers are among the most powerful in the world, and access to them is normally limited to a narrow circle of laboratories. Opening up this infrastructure together with ready-made datasets removes the main barrier for computationally intensive tasks: protein modeling, screening drug candidate molecules, and simulating material properties.

Why the money will go to scientists, not universities

At the same time, the White House is changing the very model of federal research funding: individual scientists and AI will be supported instead of universities. This was stated in the same package dated July 22, 2026, and marks a reversal of the familiar scheme in which grants were distributed through universities.

The point of the shift is to direct the $5 billion straight to researchers and computing resources, bypassing institutional intermediaries. For universities, this is a potential loss of part of the flow of federal money; for specific research groups, it means direct access to funding and to DOE supercomputers.

What this means

The government is betting on AI as the primary tool of applied science while simultaneously reshaping funding channels. If the model works, the $5 billion will speed up the development of drugs and materials; if not, the sustainability of research tied to university grants will be called into question.

Frequently asked questions

How much money is being allocated and for what?

The Trump administration is allocating $5 billion, which will go to 15 federal agencies. The money will fund the search for the causes of chronic diseases, accelerate drug development, and support the creation of more durable construction materials.

Who will get access to the supercomputers?

Scientists will gain access to U.S. Department of Energy supercomputers, AI tools, and specialized datasets — this was stated by Trump's technology adviser Michael Kratsios in an interview with Reuters.

How will science funding change in the U.S.?

The White House is shifting toward supporting individual scientists and AI instead of universities. Federal funds will be directed straight to researchers and computing resources rather than distributed through universities.