AI for Economic Opportunity Fund Grant

The AI for Economic Opportunity Fund, established by the GitLab Foundation, aims to catalyze transformative economic opportunities using advanced AI technologies. This funding round invites bold proposals that leverage AI to enhance economic mobility, improve service delivery, and create new educational pathways. Grantees will receive $250,000 in funding, technical support, and access to a network of practitioners. The fund seeks projects that demonstrate ethical awareness and promote fairness in AI deployment.

Catalyzing transformative economic opportunities through advanced AI technologies.
Building on the momentum of the past two years, the GitLab Foundation is excited to announce that the third round of the AI for Economic Opportunity Fund is now open
We’re seeking bold projects that use AI to expand economic mobility — from unlocking data for impact, to making services more affordable, to helping workers navigate education and job pathways.
Concept Note: AI for Economic Opportunity - Demonstration & Scaling
In this third round, we’re inviting bold proposals that show how AI can meaningfully transform the systems that shape economic opportunity. Examples include reimagining service delivery, unlocking new forms of personalized education and training, improving efficiency at scale, or creating entirely new ways to connect people with income, skills, benefits, and opportunity. We welcome both transformative approaches and incremental applications, so long as they hold the potential to drive lasting, meaningful change.
Funding:
Selected grantees will receive $250,000 in catalytic funding to prototype solutions and demonstrate progress, six months of cohort-based technical support from OpenAI engineers and other experts, API credits, and access to a network of leading practitioners and funders advancing AI for economic mobility.

Eligibility

Applicants should be US based nonprofit organizations.For-profit social enterprises will be considered on a case-by-case basis for mission alignment, with the opportunity to use a fiscal sponsor or nonprofit partner as an intermediary.Applicants may submit up to three concepts. Note for large universities or institutions with a wide range of schools or departments we will consider more applications (i.e. treat each department or school independently).