Genesis Mission: администрация Трампа выделила $5 млрд на ИИ в науке США

On July 23, 2026, the Donald Trump administration announced the first grants of the Genesis Mission program, directing $5 billion to hundreds of scientific projects in which artificial intelligence becomes the main research tool. The White House calls the initiative comparable in urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project.

What does Genesis Mission fund?

Genesis Mission funds hundreds of scientific projects where artificial intelligence serves as the primary research tool; the first wave of grants totals $5 billion, announced on July 23, 2026. According to The Verge, the money flows through federal agencies, including the US Department of Energy (DOE), and targets research where AI accelerates discovery.

• $5 billion — the funding volume of the first wave of grants
• Hundreds of AI-based scientific projects
• Date of the first grant announcement — July 23, 2026
• Priority areas: AI, robotics, nuclear energy
• Life sciences (medicine, biology) downgraded in priority

The White House compares the scale of the program to the Manhattan Project — in urgency and ambition. Behind the phrasing lies a bet that AI will accelerate scientific discovery just as radically as the nuclear program of the 1940s transformed physics and the US defense industry.

"Comparable in urgency and ambition to the

Manhattan Project," reads the description of the initiative on the White House website.

Where priorities are shifting

American science's priorities are shifting toward artificial intelligence, robotics, and nuclear energy, while the life sciences take a back seat. This was stated on July 22, 2026, at congressional hearings by Trump's science adviser Michael Kratsios, promoting a course he called a "new golden age" of American science.

Downgrading the life sciences means that biology, medicine, and biomedical research will get less attention and money in the new configuration of priorities. As The New York Times reports, it was precisely this pivot that Kratsios discussed with lawmakers on July 22, 2026, promoting funding for AI, robotics, and nuclear energy.

"A new golden age of

American science" — that is how presidential science adviser Michael Kratsios characterized the new course at congressional hearings on July 22, 2026.

Why is this controversial?

The controversy stems from the fact that the bet on AI is being set by Michael Kratsios — a presidential science adviser without a scientific background — while the priority on AI and nuclear energy comes at the expense of the life sciences. The Verge describes what is happening as the "tech-broification" of American science — a reversal of government priorities in favor of technology industries. The first $5 billion has already been distributed, setting the direction for years ahead. Opponents warn that a sharp tilt toward AI and nuclear energy at the expense of biomedicine could weaken the areas where the US has historically led — from drug development to fundamental biology.

What this means

Genesis Mission cements AI as the central tool of US government science: the first wave's $5 billion shows that the Trump administration is investing in research where it sees technological leadership — in artificial intelligence, robotics, and nuclear energy — rather than in biomedicine.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Genesis Mission program?

Genesis Mission is a federal initiative of the Trump administration distributing $5 billion among hundreds of AI-based scientific projects. The first grants were announced on July 23, 2026; the White House compares its scale to the Manhattan Project.

Which areas of science will receive priority?

Priority is given to artificial intelligence, robotics, and nuclear energy. The life sciences — biology and medicine — according to science adviser Michael Kratsios, are taking a back seat.

Who determines Trump's science policy?

The course is set by Michael Kratsios — the president's science adviser and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). He has no scientific background, which opponents criticize.