Call for Applications: IBM Sustainability Accelerator 2025

Each year, the Accelerator selects five organizations requesting pro bono IBM support for projects addressing environmental and economic stress. Together, selected organizations and IBM design, develop, and deploy technology configured to accelerate, scale, and otherwise optimize specific interventions directly benefiting communities.

The IBM Sustainability Accelerator has had 20 engagements, each with a different nonprofit or government organization, divided into four cohorts: sustainable agriculture, clean energy, water management and resilient cities.

Eligibility Criteria for IBM Sustainability Accelerator

1. Open to nonprofit and government organizations.
2. They can be based anywhere in the world.

Benefits of IBM Sustainability Accelerator

1. IBM collaborates with organizations to design, develop, and deploy a technical solution directly benefiting communities. Throughout the experience, IBM provides access to platforms such as IBM Watsonx and Granite AI models, IBM Cloud, IBM Environmental Intelligence, and Red Hat open source technologies, as well as technical mentorship to build long-term capacity. Organizations selected to participate must enter into an IBM grant agreement governing access to IBM technology, services, and resources.
2. In addition to support from IBM, the selected organizations will also receive support from EY and ServiceNow. EY teams will provide general capacity-building workshops and coaching to the cohort, supporting these innovative organizations' missions. ServiceNow will allow participating organizations to be considered for ServiceNow Platform solutions, such as IT Service Management (ITSM) and Customer Service Management (CSM), and implementation grants in addition to advisory support for business digital transformation efforts.

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