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Microsoft's AI for Accessibility programme is a multi-year, USD 25,000,000 commitment funding nonprofits, universities and research organisations that build AI-powered solutions for people with disabilities.
Individual grants range from USD 25,000 to USD 250,000, and the current cycle carries a deadline of 31 December 2026 - a year-end date that is unusually generous compared with the tight windows typical of corporate AI grantmaking, and one that rewards taking time to build a properly co-designed proposal rather than rushing.
Scope covers AI applied to disability and accessibility across a growing range of tools: reducing barriers, supporting communication, improving independence, and providing caregiving assistance at scale.
In practice this spans assistive technology, artificial intelligence, accessibility and software development, and the programme's framing - empowering people living with disabilities - signals that proposals grounded in lived experience and disability community partnership will read more strongly than technically impressive tools designed for rather than with disabled users.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organisations and universities; the programme is generally open across the United States, though applicants should verify specific requirements directly with Microsoft since corporate programmes of this kind can carry country-level and entity-level conditions not stated in summary listings. One practical caveat: the award composition is not published.
Microsoft's philanthropic programmes frequently combine cash with Azure credits, and a grant delivered largely as cloud credit funds a very different project plan than an equivalent cash award. Confirming the split with Microsoft before finalising a budget is worth the email. Application preparation involves confirming eligibility, gathering documentation, drafting the narrative and preparing a budget.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are nonprofit organisations and universities; the programme also references research organisations among its beneficiaries. Applications are generally open nationwide within the United States, but applicants should verify specific geographic and entity requirements directly with Microsoft, as corporate grant programmes commonly carry conditions not stated in summary listings. Projects must use artificial intelligence to empower people living with disabilities, with focus areas spanning assistive technology, artificial intelligence, accessibility and software development - including tools that reduce barriers, support communication, improve independence and provide caregiving assistance at scale. Proposals grounded in partnership with disability communities and lived experience align most closely with the programme's stated intent. Grants range from USD 25,000 to USD 250,000 per award, drawn from a multi-year USD 25,000,000 commitment. The current application deadline is 31 December 2026 and the programme is currently open. The published listing does not state whether awards are delivered as cash, Azure cloud credits or a combination, so applicants should confirm award composition with Microsoft before finalising a budget. Application preparation is of moderate complexity and requires confirming eligibility, gathering supporting documentation, drafting a project narrative and preparing a budget prior to submission. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows grants range from USD 25,000 to USD 250,000 per award, and amount_min and amount_max are set to those figures. AI for Accessibility is a multi-year programme with a total commitment of USD 25,000,000. The published listing does not specify whether awards are made as cash, Azure credits, or a combination, so applicants should confirm the composition of any award with Microsoft before building a budget that assumes unrestricted cash. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grant Program for AI-Powered Solutions Empowering People with Disabilities are due December 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grant Program for AI-Powered Solutions Empowering People with Disabilities is funded by Microsoft. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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