Description: Program goal is to empower nonprofit organizations to prioritize technology as a mission-critical component of their projects and provide support for organizations pursuing technology driven goals. They are seeking proposals for pilot projects, proofs of concept, or existing programs that utilize technology in a new or expanded way. There are two award categories: 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 organizations 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, Internet of Things (IoT), and more. The Momentum to Modernize Award provides support to nonprofit organizations seeking to transform and enhance their core mission operations with technology, many organizations need funding for foundational technology projects, such as migrating servers to the cloud and modernizing new and existing applications.
Award: Awardees receive a package including financial support, AWS promotional credit, and project kickoff workshop and implementation support. See website for details.
Eligibility: Open to registered 501(c nonprofit organizations in the U.S.
Deadline: June 30, 2021; please note that this is a limited submission opportunity. USC faculty should submit an application first through the USC Office of Research by 12 pm PT, June 4, 2021.