Call for Applications: Llama 3.1 Impact Grants

🌈 Abstract

The article announces the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program, a global call for proposals to source innovative use cases of Llama, an open-source AI model, to address critical global challenges. The program aims to award up to $2 million USD to projects that leverage the new features and capabilities of Llama 3.1 for economically and socially impactful initiatives.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Llama 3.1 Impact Grants

1. What is the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program?

• The Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program is a global call for proposals to source innovative use cases of Llama, an open-source AI model, to address critical global challenges.
• The program aims to award a total of up to $2 million USD to projects that leverage the new features and capabilities of Llama 3.1 for economically and socially impactful initiatives.

2. What are the key focus areas for the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants?

• The program is seeking proposals that address areas including economic development, science and innovation, public service, and more.

3. What are the key details of the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program?

• The program is accepting proposals from eligible organizations across the world.
• Selected recipients will receive up to $500,000 USD.
• The recipients will be announced early next year.

[02] Regional Events

1. What are the regional events planned as part of the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program?

• The program will host a series of in-person and virtual events around the world to explore the new ways Llama 3.1 can address local community challenges, as well as to provide technical guidance and mentorship to prospective applicants.
• The events will include virtual events and in-person hackathons, workshops, and trainings in various regions, including Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Korea, Latin America, North America, Pakistan, Singapore, Sub-Saharan Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

2. What are the benefits for organizations participating in the regional events?

• Organizations participating in the regional events will be considered for a specialized award of up to $100,000 USD in addition to being considered for an open call award of up to $500,000 USD.

[03] The Inaugural Llama Impact Grants

1. What was the outcome of the inaugural Llama Impact Grants program?

• The first Llama Impact Grants program received over 800 applications from 90+ countries, and 20 finalists were selected to advance in the program.
• In addition to the finalists, the program also identified over 70 runners up with compelling visions for incorporating Llama to address specific impact challenges.

[04] Llama Impact Innovation Awards

1. What are the Llama Impact Innovation Awards?

• The Llama Impact Innovation Awards are for organizations in Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, Asia Pacific, and Latin America tackling some of the regions' most pressing challenges using Llama.
• The program will award a total of up to $300,000 USD.
• The recipients of the Llama Impact Innovation Awards will be announced alongside those of the inaugural Llama Impact Grants in September.