AWS IMAGINE Grant U.K. & Ireland

A public grant opportunity open to registered nonprofit charities who are using cloud technology to accelerate their missions

Grants for nonprofits

Imagine a better world: our goal is to empower non-profit organisations to prioritise technology as a mission-critical component of their projects by providing support for organisations pursuing technology-driven goals. As part of the programme, we are seeking proposals for pilot projects, proofs of concept, or existing programmes that utilise technology in a new or expanded way.

AWS IMAGINE Grant award category

The AWS IMAGINE Grant offers one distinct award category for the United Kingdom and Ireland nonprofit organisations with active registered charity number status to receive support based on their organisational goals and the stage in their technology adoption journeys. As part of the program, we are seeking proposals from eligible nonprofits that fit the requirements below:

The Go Further, Faster Award

The Go Further, Faster award will provide support for highly innovative projects that leverage the cloud. These projects will have the potential to produce scaled, repeatable solutions and may impact an entire industry or field. They will be force multipliers for organisations and will include the application of and/or seek integrations with advanced cloud services, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), high performance computing (HPC), Internet of Things (IoT), and more. The Go Further, Faster award includes cash funding, AWS Promotional Credits, AWS marketing support, engagement with AWS technical specialists, and more.

The Go Further, Faster Award

Award package includes

Up to $50,000 USD of financial support for project implementation

Work with AWS experts and leverage partners to bring your project to life on AWS. Includes a project kickoff workshop and implementation support from AWS technical specialist(s)

Up to $16,000 USD in AWS Promotional Credit to offset costs associated with launching winning project workloads on AWS

Share your story and inspire other nonprofit leaders to use cloud technology for the greater good.

*Amazon Web Services (AWS) reserves the right to determine actual awarded amounts at its sole discretion.

The 2024-2025 AWS IMAGINE Grant recipients

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Vision Ireland is developing a vision assistant tool that leverages generative AI to provide detailed image descriptions to the blind and visually impaired community, enabling users to independently access and interpret visual information, enhancing beneficiaries interactions, independence, and participation in various aspects of life.

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Mental Health Innovations is uniting its extensive data repositories to establish the UK's largest community mental health dataset, derived from the Shout text messaging support service and The Mix's online resource platform for young people. By applying analytics to this comprehensive anonymised collection, they aim to generate actionable insights that will help enhance support services and deepen the understanding of mental health trends nationwide.

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Kent Wildlife Trust, in collaboration with Buglife, are expanding their Bugs Matter citizen science app globally to collect invaluable long-term, large-scale data on insect populations, climate change impacts, and habitats. This will aid in understanding the biodiversity crisis, engage the public in conservation, and work towards a vision of humans coexisting with thriving wildlife.

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STOP THE TRAFFIK is enhancing their Traffik Analysis Hub, the worlds largest accessible set of information on human trafficking. This will increase the quality and accuracy of the data points, expand language capabilities and integrate open-source datasets in order to drive action, inspire collaboration, and combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

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