AWS Imagine Grant 2025 is sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Provides unrestricted financial support, AWS Promotional Credit, and technical support to nonprofit organizations using cloud technology to accelerate their missions.

Accelerate Your Nonprofit's Mission with AWS Imagine Grant A public grant opportunity open to registered nonprofit organizations who are using cloud technology to accelerate their missions Our goal is to empower nonprofit organizations to prioritize technology as a mission-critical component of their projects by providing support for organizations pursuing technology-driven goals.

As part of the program, we are seeking proposals for pilot projects, proofs of concept, or existing programs that utilize technology in a new or expanded way. AWS Imagine Grant in the U.S. AWS Imagine Grant offers three distinct award categories for 501 (c) nonprofits based in the United States to receive support based on their organizational goals and the stage in their technology adoption journeys.

The Go Further, Faster award The Momentum to Modernize award The Pathfinder award will provide support for groundbreaking, mission-critical projects at the frontier of artificial intelligence encompassing a wide range of applications, such as generative AI, agentic AI, and autonomous systems.

Pathfinder projects will have the potential to produce scaled, repeatable solutions that directly accelerate mission achievement and may impact an industry or field.

Projects in the Pathfinder category may include service types mentioned in the Go Further, Faster and Momentum to Modernize awards, but must include the use of frontier AI capabilities such as generative AI, agentic AI, or autonomous AI as a core workload within the grant term (i.e. one year upon award).

The Pathfinder award is designed for organizations with a strong data practice who are already in the planning phase of their projects.

Up to $200,000 USD of unrestricted financial support Up to $100,000 USD in AWS Promotional Credit Project implementation support from the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center Access to AWS training and support An opportunity for AWS marketing promotion *Amazon Web Services (AWS) reserves the right to determine actual awarded amounts at its sole discretion.

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 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 (HPC), Internet of Things (IoT), and more.

Up to $150,000 USD of unrestricted financial support Up to $100,000 USD in AWS Promotional Credit Project implementation guidance from AWS technical specialist(s) Access to AWS training and support An opportunity for AWS marketing promotion *Amazon Web Services (AWS) reserves the right to determine actual awarded amounts at its sole discretion.

The Momentum to Modernize award As nonprofit organizations seek 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.

The Momentum to Modernize award will provide funding for these transformational infrastructure projects, alongside AWS Promotional Credit and implementation support. Nonprofit organizations with specific workloads and outcomes that meet the program criteria are welcome to apply.

Projects may include application migration and optimization, net-new application development, database migration and centralization, infrastructure expansion, and more.

Up to $50,000 USD of unrestricted financial support Up to $20,000 USD in AWS Promotional Credit Project implementation guidance from AWS technical specialist(s) Access to AWS training and support An opportunity for AWS marketing promotion The application cycle for the 2026 AWS Imagine Grant is now open U.S. 2025-2026 award recipients Hear from past grant recepients Nonprofit leaders share their experiences with the AWS Imagine Grant Thomson Reuters Foundation "Thanks to the critical support that AWS is providing us with, we're able to truly transform our platform into a digital ecosystem."

- Carolina Henriquez-Schmitz, TrustLaw Director "We're now going to be able to incorporate community science data, acoustic data, remote sensing data, and all kinds of other information into one database, with the help of AWS to allow us to make the best decisions for the conservation of nature."

- Sean O'Brien, CEO "Working with AWS and creating a dataset that is global, that is pulling from research from the best people all over the world, will accelerate life changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and better treat type one diabetes."

- Aaron Kowalski, CEO "This collaboration will improve identification of suicide risk, expand services targeted to that risk, support risk reassessment, and improve identification in downward trends in client suicidality. AWS is playing a tangible role in life-saving work with one of the most underserved communities in the mental health arena."

- Chris Ford, CEO "Thanks to the resources and support provided by AWS, we have had early success in developing a recommendation tool that will leverage AWS machine learning technology to help people affected by breast cancer find credible information, empowering them to make important choices for their health based on their unique cancer situation.

- Hope Wohl, CEO Explore additional AWS Imagine Grants and awards AWS Imagine Grant in the U.K. Offers two distinct award categories for registered nonprofit charities based in the U.K. to receive support based on their organisational goals and the stage in their technology adoption journeys.

AWS Imagine Grant in Australia & New Zealand Offers one distinct award category for nonprofit organizations based in Australia & New Zealand with active registered charity number status to receive support based on their organizational goals and the stage in their technology adoption journeys.

AWS Imagine Grant in Canada Offers one distinct award category for nonprofit organizations based in Canada with active registered charity number status to receive support based on their organizational goals and the stage in their technology adoption journeys.

AWS Imagine Grant Children’s Health Innovation Award The AWS Imagine Grant Children's Health Innovation Award supports underfunded pediatric healthcare organizations, helping them use cloud technology and generative AI to improve children's health outcomes.

Explore the stories of our AWS Imagine Grant recipients Program timeline and criteria AWS Imagine Grant Resources & FAQs AWS Imagine Grant is available for all 501 (c) organizations in the United States. Nonprofit organizations with a registered 501(c) status based in the United States are eligible to apply. This includes 501(c)3 organizations, as well as credit unions, public utility organizations, and other 501(c)-designated entities.

Organizations with annual budgets of any size may apply for this program. AWS Imagine Grant welcomes all causes and mission areas. However, educational institutions are excluded at this time as they are currently outside of our priority funding areas.

The Children’s Health Innovation Award is by invitation only in 2026. If my country is not listed on the application page, does that mean AWS Imagine Grant is not available to me? We are in the process of expanding the grant program globally.

Currently, the program is available to customers headquartered in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Please check back soon for updates. What if my organization is based in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand with qualifying status but serves beneficiaries in other geographies?

Organizations with active 501(c) status or equivalent, that are registered in the United States but serve beneficiaries outside of these geographies, are eligible to apply. We are not accepting applications from education institutions, including primary or secondary schools, and colleges and universities as they are currently outside of the AWS Imagine Grant priority funding areas.

The AWS Education Equity Initiative accepts applications from nonprofits, governments, socially-minded EdTechs and corporate social responsibility teams seeking to build digital learning solutions for underserved and underrepresented communities. Can my organization still apply if I have submitted an AWS Imagine Grant in the past? Yes.

Organizations who have applied and not been awarded an AWS Imagine Grant are welcome to apply again. If I have won the AWS Imagine Grant in the past, may I reapply? We recommend that organizations wait a period of one calendar year or one cycle before reapplying to the AWS Imagine Grant, with the exception of projects that are clearly and sufficiently different in nature, scope ,or stage than the previous submission.

Winners are welcome to reapply to the same or a different category than their initial award, given that the applications should be clearly and sufficiently different in nature, scope, or stage than the previous submission. Program timeline and criteria Can my organization submit more than one idea within a category? No. Each organization may only submit one application per award cycle.

Can I apply for more than one award category? No. At the time of Round One application, please select which category best fits your organizational goals. How many grantees do you award each year?

The number of grantees in each award category varies each year depending on several factors, such as the number and quality of applications, and budget availability. The AWS Imagine Grant is one of many resources available to help you achieve your technology goals and we are committed to supporting you as much as possible. Am I required to be using AWS to apply for the AWS Imagine Grant?

No. The use of AWS is not a requirement to apply for an AWS Imagine Grant. As the award package includes AWS-specific resources, the AWS Imagine Grant is best suited for organizations who do plan to incorporate AWS technology into their project design. When and how often are grants awarded?

We accept proposals once annually.

Timeline for the 2026-2027 U.S. grant cycle is as follows: March 19 – Round One application guideline available for download and application portal opens June 5 – Round One application portal closes July 14 – Round One results notified via email; Round Two invitation extended via email August 10 – Round Two application portal opens (invite only) September 14 – Round Two application portal closes Mid-November – Imagine Grant results communicated via email December 1 – Imagine Grant winners publicly announced Who will evaluate the proposals, and when will I know the outcome of the review?

An internal AWS adjudication panel will review project proposals. We anticipate communicating the results per the application calendar. We will communicate the decision to the proposal contact listed on each submission.

We expect the proposal contact to notify their organization about award decisions and administrative requirements. If your proposal contact changes throughout the application process, please communicate that change to us at awsimaginegrant@amazon. com .

Are there any preferred project areas? We seek to fund a diverse set of projects that leverage cloud technology for mission impact across the nonprofit sector. All mission and cause areas are welcome, excluding ineligible organizations listed above.

How do I submit my proposal? The next application cycle will open in March 2026, at which time Round One application instructions will be available for download. The Round One application portal will open in March 2026, which you can access through the AWS Imagine Grant main page.

We will extend Round Two applications by invitation only, based on the evaluation of Round One applications. Organizations who are invited to the Round Two will be provided instructions to submit full proposals for either the Momentum to Modernize, Go Further, Faster, or the Pathfinder award categories. Organizations may only submit one project for the category selected.

Full proposal instructions will be provided to Round Two applicants only at the time of notification. What is the selection criteria?

AWS will judge proposals based on factors that include: Innovative and unique nature of the project Impact on mission-critical goals Succinctly defined milestones Detailing and applicability of AWS services within the project scope Viability of proposed sustainability plan Comprehensiveness of applicant’s proposal and information requested Submission of proposal in correct format and within program deadlines What if my project falls somewhere between two categories?

At times, a project may not fit neatly under one category. In these instances, consider where your project fits into your organization or program’s long-term goal and how your organization leverages technology today (check out our report on nonprofit cloud maturity ).

For example, if your long-term vision is to apply AI/ML to analyze your organization’s data but you are currently building a data lake to enable that long-term goal, Momentum to Modernize is the better category for you. What if my organization is not ready to apply for the AWS Imagine Grant? Are there other AWS resources for nonprofits?

Yes. AWS Nonprofit Credit Program provides access to AWS Promotional Credit, enabling nonprofits to implement cloud-based solutions and meet their mission goals without upfront investment in physical infrastructure. Do you have any programs, in addition to the Imagine Grant, for credit unions, cooperatives, or mutual associations?

Yes, eligible 501(c)(1), (8), (9), (11), (12), (14), and (15) organizations can access $5,000 in AWS credits. How can I learn more about the Children’s Health Innovation Award? The Children’s Health Innovation Award is by invitation only in 2026.

Join our email list to be notified about future grant opportunities. Nonprofit organizations around the world may apply for up to $5,000 USD annually in AWS Promotional Credit through the AWS Nonprofit Credit Program . Need help developing your proposal?

AWS has a multitude of self-service resources and training resources. Watch this Imagine Grant tutorial video to help you put together a high-quality proposal. If you need support in defining your project scope or writing this application, fill out this form on the AWS nonprofits page and an AWS representative will reach out within 1-2 business days.

Please prepare a high-level project outline so our colleagues can connect you to the right resources. My organization works with a Managed Services Provider (MSP)/technology partner, are they eligible to apply on our behalf?

While only registered 501(c) nonprofits (and U.K. & Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand equivalent) are eligible to apply for the AWS Imagine Grant, many winning projects do utilize the support of a MSP/technology partner in implementation. For specific questions, please email us or reach out to your AWS account manager. What programs are there for educational institutions?

The AWS Education Equity Initiative accepts applications from nonprofits, governments, socially-minded EdTechs, and corporate social responsibility teams seeking to build digital learning solutions for underserved and underrepresented communities.