Deadline: 16-Oct-2024
The GitLab Foundation is thrilled to announce the continuation and expansion of the AI for Economic Opportunity Fund with a second round of funding focused on demonstration and scaling.
Commitments
- The AI for Economic Opportunity Demonstration and Scaling Fund has evolved into a two-phase initiative:
- In the first phase, the GitLab Foundation will grant a minimum of $3.5 million to up to 14 demonstration projects. These projects will be focused on developing and deploying prototype tools, gathering user feedback and building evidence of outcomes.
- In the second phase, Ballmer Group will provide funding to scale high-potential projects, awarding either 1-year or 2-year grants ranging from $500K to $1.5M per year to a maximum of six selected grantees from the demonstration phase.
Eligibility Criteria
- They are interested in creative applications including (but not limited to) tools and services that improve economic opportunity across many applications: skill development, job matching, hiring systems, internal mobility, coaching, benefits access, debiasing systems, data analysis and use, job quality, etc.
- Applicants may submit up to three concepts.
- Applicants should be US based nonprofit organizations, but they encourage partnerships between multiple organizations including partnerships between nonprofits and for-profit startups, consultants and other technology experts. They encourage collaborations between nonprofits and technical experts.
- They’re willing to take risks on new approaches, and are seeking solutions with a clear potential to efficiently increase incomes of low-wage workers.
For more information, visit GitLab Foundation.