Meta Unveils Llama 3.1 Impact Grants to Empower AI-Driven Organisations Across Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey
Meta is excited to announce the launch of the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants , continuing its commitment to supporting innovative use cases of open-source AI to address critical global challenges. Building on the success of previous grant programs, the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants will provide up to $2 million USD in funding to organisations worldwide. The Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program invites proposals from organisations with ideas for using Llama 3.1 to address social challenges in their communities. Applications in areas such as economic development, science and innovation, public service and more will be given special consideration. Selected recipients will receive up to $500,000 USD and winners will be announced early next year. Speaking about the grant, Kojo Boakye, Vice President, Public Policy, Africa, the Middle East, and Turkiye, Meta commented : "We're inspired by the diverse projects we've seen developers undertake around the world to positively impact their communitie...