Fall 2026 Grant

Tailored AI for construction

Up to $10,000 to build and deploy an AI assistant or workflow tailored to your construction project.

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AI Grant for people who run projects.

This grant is designed for construction leaders who spend their days chasing updates, resolving conflicts, reviewing documents, and keeping teams aligned.

If there’s a repetitive task, information bottleneck, or workflow that constantly creates friction, we want to help you solve it.

What we’re funding

Selected participants receive up to $10,000 in consulting and a custom AI assistant or workflow. We learn how you and your team work, identify time-consuming tasks, and build an AI solution that fits into your existing process.

  • Discovery workshops to map your needs.
  • A custom AI assistant or workflow.
  • Feedback sessions to test and refine it.
  • Support integrating it into day-to-day operations.

With this grant, you’ll leave with a working solution not just a report or recommendation.

Examples

Before

Project managers spend weeks reviewing submittals, manually comparing each one against contracts, drawings, and approved documents.

After

AI reviews every submittal against the full project record, flags conflicts and schedule-critical items, and drafts clear feedback for subcontractors and architects.

Before

PMs scramble to prepare for meetings, then manually chase follow-ups afterward.

After

AI brings together the latest context before each meeting. After meetings, it turns notes, emails, and documents into a clear action plan—capturing commitments, assigning next steps, and drafting follow-up emails.

Before

Change orders and schedule delays make it easy for PMs to lose track of the budget.

After

AI tracks changes against the project budget in real time, surfaces cost impacts early, and highlights where spending is at risk. Teams can make faster decisions and stay in control before small changes become budget overruns.

A few helpful details.

Can I apply as an individual, or does my company need to apply?

You’re welcome to apply as an individual. You do not need to wait for every stakeholder or a formal top-down approval before starting the conversation. If the opportunity moves forward, we’ll work with you to bring in the right people at the right time.

How do you handle data?

Your company’s information stays yours. We never use your data, documents, or project knowledge for another client or outside your engagement. Before work begins, we can put an NDA and appropriate security safeguards in place. All information shared to understand, build, and support your solution is handled confidentially and used only to deliver your work.

What types of projects are you especially interested in?

We welcome a broad range of operational challenges, and are especially keen to build on work in these areas:

  • Document review and approvals: streamlining submittals, RFIs, and change orders.
  • Project-manager assistants: coordinating communications,tracking commitments, and having the project manager’s back.
  • AI-assisted accounts payable and budget control: matching invoices to cost codes and budget lines, catching discrepancies early, and tracking change orders and schedule delays against the project budget.
Who is eligible for this funding?

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and affiliated with a construction company or a closely related organization. You may apply as an individual within that organization; a full company-wide approval is not required to begin the conversation.

How is the grant allocated, and what are the conditions for using it?

The grant is allocated as up to $10,000 in Humance consulting and solution-building support—not as a cash payment. It can be used for discovery, workflow design, AI integration, and building a tailored solution for your operational challenge. Awarded support must be used within three months of beginning the collaboration so the work can move from a clear challenge to a meaningful outcome without losing momentum.

The application is currently open.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Tell us about the challenge you or your team wants to solve.

Are you applying for this grant as an individual or as a company?

Does your company currently use any custom AI solution?

Where should we send application updates?

Application details

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Thank you for applying to Humance’s Fall 2026 Grant for Construction. Our team will review your application and be in touch soon.