Application Deadline: April 3, 2026.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation. The Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation is a $30M global initiative to help governments use AI to improve public services. We are looking for nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions that are partnering with governments and using generative and agentic AI capabilities to transform how public services function for social good — from everyday essential services to complex societal challenges. Beyond funding, selected organizations will receive dedicated pro bono technical support from Google AI experts through a multi-month Google.org Accelerator to help bring these projects to life.
Eligibility Requirements
- The Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation is open to any nonprofit charity, other nonprofit organization, public or private academic or research institution, or for-profit social enterprise company with a project that has a clear and explicit social impact purpose.
- Your organization or your project’s partner organization(s) must have a registered office in your country of residence and not be in a country excluded in the Terms.
- Unfortunately, individuals without organizational affiliation are ineligible
How it works
- Application & selection
Nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions submit their applications for funding towards social impact projects that will help governments accelerate their community impact.
Applications will be reviewed by Google.org, Google subject matter experts, and external third-party specialists from our partner organizations, including Apolitical and the Centre for Public Impact. - Funding & support
Selected organizations will receive funding from Google.org (between $1M and $3M USD) and participate in Google.org’s Accelerator, which empowers organizations to solve critical public service challenges by leveraging generative AI and agentic capabilities. This multi-month program accelerates high-impact solutions through dedicated pro bono technical support from Google AI experts.
Accelerator participants receive a robust curriculum on AI strategy and responsible governance, alongside essential resources including Cloud Credits for easy access to Google’s state of the art AI tools.
Selection Criteria
In your application, please demonstrate how your project meets the following attributes:
Impact
Proposals should address a critical public service challenge through data-driven solutions that drive significant, measurable outcomes for communities, leverage strong government partnerships, and demonstrate a deep understanding of how end beneficiaries will be reached and supported.
Innovative use of technology
Proposals should leverage generative or agentic AI applications that go beyond incremental change, accelerating high-potential solutions or enabling new ideas that address the core problem in line with Google’s AI Principles.
Feasibility
Proposals should demonstrate a realistic execution plan in a public service context, supported by a capable team, documented government buy-in, a strategy for government adoption with minimal friction, and clear metrics for success.
Scalability
Proposals should demonstrate potential replication across governments, regions, and use cases, including a plan for knowledge-sharing and continued growth beyond support from Google.org.
Categories
- Health: Enhance public systems so more effective healthcare services can reach all citizens,
regardless of location. For example, by leveraging generative and agentic AI to create seamless
“front door” access to services, improve frontline health worker capacity, or drive
population-scale preventive care that ensures no community is left behind. - Resilience: Empower communities to plan, respond, and recover from crises to protect people
and save lives. For example, via AI-powered forecasting and response capabilities that ensure
no community is surprised by a major crisis, using real-time data to transform how public
servants and first responders address disasters. - Economy: Expand opportunity and affordability by improving public infrastructure to ensure
accessible, essential services and pathways to prosperity for all. For example, by leveraging
agentic AI and predictive optimization to streamline transit networks and improve the efficiency
of infrastructure resource allocation so that no opportunity is out of reach.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation
