Allowed. The funder lets applicants use AI, and applicants answer for everything they submit.
What applicants may do
- Applicants may use AI, including machine learning, generative AI, and large language models, to develop grant application materials. [1]
What the funder asks of applicants
- Applicants must certify on the standard application form that all contents are true, complete, and accurate. This applies whether or not AI generated the content. [1]
- Applicants to the EIR Mid-phase competition must follow the Common Instructions, which contain the AI guidance. The EIR notice adds no AI rule of its own. [2]
Rules for reviewers
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has published no rules for reviewers.
Where this comes from
The funder's own words, from its own pages.
The use of AI in the development of grant application materials is allowable.
Applicants submitting a grant application must certify on the standard application form to the ``true, complete, and accurate'' nature of all the contents of their grant application, regardless of whether it is generated by AI.
Applicants are required to follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234), and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant , which contain requirements and information on how to submit an application.
This is a reading of what the funder has published, and it is not legal advice. A solicitation can set its own rule, so read the funding announcement before a PI applies.