The state will pay YOUR nonprofit to get AI-ready.
Confirmed in writing by DLR: nonprofits qualify for all three funding categories. Apply by August 7 — training can be scheduled anytime through spring 2027.
You know where the time goes.
- ▸donor thank-yous and gift entry
- ▸grant narrative drafts
- ▸board packets and reports
- ▸meeting notes and follow-ups
- ▸re-typing data between systems
Discovery names which of those AI genuinely fixes in YOUR stack — and which it doesn't.
In order — start where the money is free.
Start free — actually, better than free.
Category 3 pays your org $1,000 per employee (up to $10,000) for staff completing free AI certificate courses. Grow with Google is the natural fit for Workspace-based orgs.
Claim Kit →Find where AI fits.
Mini Diagnostic ($4,500 · final cost after reimbursement $2,250) for smaller orgs, or the AI Discovery Sprint ($9,500 · final cost after reimbursement $4,750) — which tool, what it costs, what has to change for it to stick.
Discovery →Train the team.
Topic Intensives (typical nonprofit picks: AI for Donor Communications + Prompting That Actually Works), Tool Sprints, or a Bespoke Intensive for larger staffs — every intensive opens with the Responsible & Beneficial Use foundation.
Training →