AI Act Implementation Grants

Description

1) Objective

The AI Act Implementation Grants will support work that puts social justice at the heart of the AI Act’s implementation at EU and national levels. The Fund does not prescribe which approaches or tactics to use. Examples of work that may qualify for funding include:

• Soliciting expert advice or commissioning research on a specific aspect of the AI Act implementation, for example the fundamental rights impact assessments
• Ad-hoc convening costs to coordinate among stakeholders involved in the implementation, including travel costs and venues
• Systematising coordination between organisations working in Brussels and at the national and regional level.
• Convening costs to engage with authorities responsible for the enforcement of the AI act
• Travel costs and compensation for experts and advocates that provide substantial input as part of the AI Act implementation process
• Compensation for time spent on one of the sub-committees of the Code of Practice, or in similar processes

2) Eligibility

Organisations should be registered and carry out their work in one or several of the following countries: the EU, EEA, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Switzerland and the UK. Organisations must have non-profit status.

3) Location

Actions must take place in EU, EEA, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Switzerland and the UK.

4) Budget

Organisations can apply for grants between €10,000 – €60,000. The total budget is €400,000. They will allocate this on a rolling basis until all funding has been distributed.

5) Application

Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis. Please complete the application form, budget template and the due diligence information in English and submit it through Optimy, their online platform. The application process for the AI Act implementation grant has only one submission stage.