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We believe AI, more so than any other modern technology, has<\/span> the potential<\/span><\/a> to increase human productivity, creativity and quality of life, while accelerating economic growth and unlocking progress in education, science and innovation. Open source AI will help ensure that people everywhere have access to the benefits and opportunities AI provides. In order to extend access to the opportunities of AI to even more organizations around the world, we\u2019re launching the second iteration of the Llama Impact Grants program.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, we\u2019re excited to announce applications are open for the <\/span>Llama 3.1 Impact Grants<\/span><\/a>. We\u2019re seeking proposals that employ the new features and capabilities of our newest LLM model, <\/span>Llama 3.1<\/span><\/a>, for economically and socially impactful projects. Llama 3.1 incorporates previously unsupported languages (including French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai) and is the only open source model that rivals the top AI models in general knowledge, steerability, reasoning, math, tool use and multilingual translation, so there\u2019s enormous potential and we\u2019re excited to see what people come up with.<\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s awards will total $2 million USD, and there will be two ways to apply: an open call for applications and through our regional events series. During open call, <\/span>eligible organizations<\/span><\/a> from around the world can apply online for an award of up to $500,000 USD to support their projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll also host a series of events around the world to provide technical guidance and mentorship to prospective applicants. These events will each focus on a theme that local stakeholders, such as civil society groups, businesses, NGOs and policymakers, feel is most urgent to address, including topics such as agriculture, scaled business solutions, health tech, cultural preservation and more. Attendees from each of these events will be considered for a specialized award of up to $100,000 USD in addition to being considered for the open call award of up to $500,000 USD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This builds on our inaugural Llama Impact Grants program, which supported innovative use cases of Meta\u2019s open source AI models, Llama 2 and Llama 3, to address critical global challenges, focusing on education, the environment and open innovation. We received over 800 applications from over 90 countries, and both <\/span>finalists<\/span><\/a> and runners-up were given access to mentorship, support and community. Finalist projects ranged from a Llama-powered math teacher assistant to AI models closing the information gap in maternal healthcare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We are inspired by the diverse projects we\u2019ve seen developers undertake around the world to positively impact their communities by building with Llama and we can\u2019t wait to see what else people build with Llama 3.1 in the coming year.<\/span><\/p>\n Learn more about the <\/span>Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>apply<\/span><\/a> to be considered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nLlama 3.1 Impact Grants<\/h2>\n
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