MENLO PRAK — In October 2023, Meta launched the Llama Impact Grants program, inviting global proposals that utilized its open-source AI models to tackle challenges in education, environmental protection, and technological innovation. Today, Meta proudly announces the winners of both the Llama Impact Grants and the Llama Impact Innovation Awards.

Llama Impact Grants
The first round of Llama Impact Grants will provide $500,000 each to Wadhwani AI, Digital Green in collaboration with One Acre Fund, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with Jacaranda Health receiving $300,000 as a runner-up. These projects aim to utilize AI to enhance English literacy in Indian public schools, develop multilingual AI chatbots for agricultural support in Africa, and improve cancer patient matching to clinical trials in the U.S. Additionally, Jacaranda Health seeks to expand its digital maternal health tool across several African nations.

Llama Impact Innovation Awards
In regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, Meta is recognizing outstanding efforts through its Llama Impact Innovation Awards. Awardees will receive up to $35,000 in financial support and ad credits to advance their work with Llama AI models.

• The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence developed BiMediX2, a bilingual biomedical system.
• HelpMum’s Vax-Llama model delivers reliable vaccination information in real-time.
• Tanzania AI Community’s Twiga helps teachers generate educational content tailored to Tanzanian curricula.
• Flow Informatics’ PhosoAI provides real-time agricultural and food security updates for rural Malawi.
• Factly Media’s SACH combats misinformation with fact-checking resources.
• AIM Intelligence’s Llama-Suho enhances AI safety in Korea.
• Netsafe automates the handling of online harm reports with Llama 3.
• AiSee’s wearable device assists visually impaired users in identifying their surroundings.
• Hiperderecho‘s aLex project improves public access to Peruvian legal information.
• Instituto de Inteligência Artificial na Saúde’s NoHarm project enhances patient discharge summaries.
• Civica Digital’s TrueDocs AI simplifies access to government services.

Meta continues to champion open-source AI development, broadening opportunities and driving progress. Since launching the Llama Impact Grants program, Meta has expanded its initiatives to include hackathons, community-building events, and additional awards aimed at empowering global organizations to create impactful solutions using Llama.

Apply for the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants by November 22, 2024.