Funding will extend Ama's personalized support platform into inclusive classrooms for students, peers, teachers and staff. AMES, Iowa — October 2, 2026 — Ama AI has been awarded a $250,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IB grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to bring its personalized AI platform for children with autism and other cognitive differences into the classroom. Inclusive classrooms are now the norm, bu