Last Updated 06/13/2024
Award Process & Steps | Tentative Deadlines (May be subject to change at Grantor’s sole discretion) |
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Submit Proposal | June 2024 - July 2024 |
Evaluation | July 2024 - August 2024 |
Verification Review of Applicants | August 2024 - September 2024 |
Notification of Awardees | September 2024 |
Announcement of Winning Organizations | September 2024 |
THESE AWARD TERMS ARE A LEGAL CONTRACT BETWEEN APPLICANTS AND THE GRANTOR AND GOVERN APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL TO AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AWARD PROGRAM AND GOVERN THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY REPRESENT. BY SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL FOR THE AWARD PROGRAM, APPLICANT REPRESENTS THAT: (1) APPLICANT HAS READ, UNDERSTANDS, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE AWARD TERMS AND BY ALL THE DECISIONS OF THE GRANTOR AND ANYONE APPOINTED BY THE GRANTOR RELATING TO THE AWARD PROGRAM AND THE AWARD, WHICH SHALL BE FINAL IN ALL RESPECTS; (2)APPLICANT SATISFIES ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; AND (3) APPLICANT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THESE AWARD TERMS PERSONALLY AND AS A “REPRESENTATIVE” OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH APPLICANT IS SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL, AND LEGALLY BIND THAT ORGANIZATION (AND BE BOUND) TO COMPLY WITH THESE AWARD TERMS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TERMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE GRANTOR IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AT ANY TIME. When changes are made, Grantor will make a new copy of the Award Terms available on the Award Program website (“Website”). Grantor will also update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Award Terms.
IF APPLICANT AND ORGANIZATION DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE AWARD TERMS, APPLICANT NOR ORGANIZATION MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARD PROGRAM.
Each Organization must adhere to the following requirements: i) must not be an individual, a sole proprietor, or sole-owner entity in the jurisdiction where it is formed, ii) be an entity that is duly formed prior to June 1, 2023, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Organization was formed, and iii) have the legal right to participate in this Award Program and its participation will not violate any agreement or obligation between the Organization and any third-party, and (iv) must appoint and authorized one individual (the “Applicant”) to represent, act, and submit a Proposal on behalf of the Organization. The Applicant must be an employee of or affiliated with the Organization, and must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and the age of majority in the Applicant’s jurisdiction of residence.
Individuals who are employees, contractors, or personnel of the Grantor, or are an immediate family member of the aforementioned, are not eligible to participate in this Award Program. For purposes of this Award Program, the term “family member” is defined as any spouse, partner, parent, legal guardian, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or in-law.
By participating in this Award Program, each Organization and Applicant acknowledges and agrees that they have carefully read and understand these Award Terms. Each Organization and Applicant understands that they are bound by these Award Terms. Participation in this Award Program is void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. Each Organization and Applicant is responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, provincial, territorial, and federal laws and regulations.
The Proposal must meet all of the following requirements or the associated Organization may be disqualified:
Category | Judging criteria |
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Demonstrated use of Llama | Llama 2 or 3 should be a fundamental component of the project or product, and its utility should be clearly defined. As a part of this evaluation, Applicants are required to submit public reference to their use of Llama 2 or 3 (e.g., blog post, news article, or Github repository mentioning the use of Llama 2 or 3 for the project or product). |
Applicability | The proposed solution measurably addresses the challenge outlined in their designated track. |
Impact | The proposed solution articulates a vision for how their solution impacts the broader problem space and provides social benefit. This might include how the solution works across geographies, addresses the needs of additional communities, or similar. |
Responsibility | Ideal awardees will be able to demonstrate how they utilized the Responsible Use Guidelines (https://ai.meta.com/static-resource/responsible-use-guide/) in the development of their project or product. |
The Organizations with the Proposals that rate the highest will then be subject to a verification process by the Grantor. Third-party companies may be used by the Grantor to conduct checks, including but not limited to, routine “Know Your Customer” checks, which may include screening, verifying, and checking the credentials and banking information of the Organization. The Organization Representative of each winning Proposal will be notified by the end of September 2024.
Each Organization will manage the Award Funds in compliance with all applicable ethical, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements, including applicable international, national, local, and institutional standards. In the course of utilizing the Award Funds, the Organization will comply with all applicable laws and regulations prohibiting money laundering or any activity that facilitates money laundering or the funding of terrorist or criminal activities, including, but not limited to, any applicable provision of The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act”), the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, prohibitions against laundering of monetary instruments (18 U.S.C. § 1956) and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity (18 U.S.C. § 1957), and the rules and regulations thereunder). The Organization agrees to manage the Award Funds in compliance with economic or financial sanctions and embargo programs imposed, administered, or enforced by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, or United Nations (including those administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of State). Further, the Organization will ensure the Grant Funds will not be used, directly or indirectly: (i) to support activities, individuals, or entities that are (a) the target of any applicable economic or financial sanctions or export control restrictions, including persons on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals or entities owned or controlled by such persons; or (b) located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country or territory which, at any time, is itself the subject of comprehensive economic or financial sanctions, unless such activities are fully authorized by the U.S. government under applicable law; (ii) for any purpose prohibited by applicable export controls, including nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or missile technology applications without the required government authorizations; (iii) to support activities in other countries prohibited from participating in the Llama Impact Grants, including Russia, China, Belarus, and Ukraine; (iv) to improperly influence any act or decision relating to the Project, including by assisting any party to secure an improper advantage; (v) to influence the outcome of any election for public office or to carry on any voter registration drive; or (vi) to engage in lobbying activities" (or "to engage in efforts to advocate for changes to regulations, laws, or other government policies").
Grantor reserves the right to discontinue, modify, or withhold any payment or to require a total or partial refund of any Award Funds if, in Grantor’s sole discretion, such action is necessary: (i) because the applicable Applicant or Organization has not fully complied with the Award Purpose or with these Terms; (ii) to protect the Award Purpose or any other charitable activities of Grantor; (iii) to comply with the requirements of any law or regulation applicable to the Applicant, Organization, Grantor, or this Award Program; (iv) if Organization is in breach of its undertakings under the Compliance section of these Terms; or (iv) because, by action or omission, Applicant/Organization or any of Applicant/Organization’s representatives have committed fraud with respect to the Award Purpose or any report or communication to Grantor is found by Grantor to be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect. Grantor does not waive any additional rights it may have beyond this refund.
The Organizations that receive the Award Funds and the Organization’s Applicants acknowledge and agree that any intellectual property funded, created, or developed through their use of the Award Funds (“Developed IP”) shall be Organization’s sole property and the Organization shall hold all rights and copyrights therein, subject to any third party rights, including Meta’s ownership of Llama Materials and derivatives made by or for Meta, in accordance with the Llama 2 and Llama 3 Community License Agreement. Each Organization that receives the Award Funds hereby grants and agrees to grant to Grantor and its affiliates a perpetual, nonexclusive, non-sublicensable, nontransferable, irrevocable, and royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, distribute and publish the Developed IP and any derivatives thereof.
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER ENACTED, RELATIVE TO ITS USE OR ENJOYMENT.
(a) GRANTOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR CONDITION THAT: (1) THE SERVICES WILL MEET APPLICANT/ORGANIZATION’S REQUIREMENTS; (2) APPLICANT/ORGANIZATION'S USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; OR (3) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
(b) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM GRANTOR OR THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
Nothing in these Award Terms shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, agency, or any other relationship other than grantor/grantee between the Award and Organizations or any of their beneficiaries. Neither the Grantor/Organization has any right or authority to obligate or bind the other in any manner whatsoever beyond these Award Terms.