We are honored to announce that we have been selected as a winner of the 2023 Amazon Web Services (AWS)  IMAGINE Grant, a public grant opportunity open to nonprofit organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom who are using technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. 

The grant will support our efforts to develop applications based on large language models (LLMs) to enhance highly-nuanced crisis conversations at a level of depth and speed not attainable in the past, ultimately decreasing time to intervention for individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.

The AWS IMAGINE Grant program provides vital resources to nonprofit organizations looking to deploy cloud technology as a central tool to achieve mission goals. As part of the program, AWS seeks proposals for big ideas on how to leverage technology in new and innovative ways to accelerate impact in local and global communities.

“We are truly honored to have received this grant, which will play a pivotal role in our technology growth and evolution,” said Matthew Vanderzee, Chief Technology Officer at Crisis Text Line. “This project will accelerate the capabilities of frontline care responders, resulting in higher quality care in crisis moments – when speed and quality can save lives.”

Since the launch of the IMAGINE Grant program in 2018, AWS has awarded over $7M in unrestricted funds, AWS Promotional  Credits, and AWS training support to 89 nonprofit organizations in support of their technology-driven goals. Previous winners are  currently using AWS services to tackle critical challenges such as preventing service member and veteran suicide, identifying  promising and affordable treatments for cancer, helping underrepresented individuals prepare for high-growth careers in  technology, and more. 

“I’m inspired by the ways in which our IMAGINE Grant winners are innovating with technology to improve lives worldwide,” said Allyson Fryhoff, Managing Director of Nonprofit and Global Health at Amazon Web Services. “We look forward to collaborating with  these organizations as they leverage cloud to scale their impact and help solve some of society’s biggest challenges.”