AI Act Implementation Grants

• Eligibility Criteria
  For the AI Act Implementation Grants:
  – They welcome applications from organisations with a track record of work on AI and social justice;
  – Organisations must be registered and carry out their work in one or more of the following geographies: EU, EEA, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Switzerland and the UK;
  – If you want to apply in partnership with other organisations, please choose one lead applicant who represents the coalition in this process;
  – Organisations must have non-profit status;
  – They particularly welcome applications that include collaborations with organisations on national level and / or that directly work on social justice issues.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Europe
• Application Language: English

The European AI & Society Fund is pleased to invite applications for their AI Act Implementation Grants: up to €60,000 in funding to support immediate work to promote social justice objectives in the implementation of the European AI Act.

The AI Act Implementation grants aim to resource the immediate, time-sensitive needs of public interest groups and coalitions that want to play an active part in the implementation of the AI Act.

Supported work

The AI Act Implementation Grants will support work that puts social justice at the heart of the AI Act’s implementation at EU and national levels. The Fund does not prescribe which approaches or tactics to use.

Examples of work that may qualify for funding include:

• Soliciting expert advice or commissioning research on a specific aspect of the AI Act implementation, for example the fundamental rights impact assessments
• Ad-hoc convening costs to coordinate among stakeholders involved in the implementation, including travel costs and venues
• Systematising coordination between organisations working in Brussels and at the national and regional level.
• Convening costs to engage with authorities responsible for the enforcement of the AI act
• Travel costs and compensation for experts and advocates that provide substantial input as part of the AI Act implementation process
• Compensation for time spent on one of the sub-committees of the Code of Practice, or in similar processes

Funding Information

• Organisations can apply for grants between €10,000 – €60,000. The total budget is €400,000.
• Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The first review of submissions will start on 10 November with funding for projects selected in that round beginning on 15 December. The call operates on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be closed when the budget is exhausted.

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