Meta announced the AI Glasses Impact Grants, a new initiative awarding nearly $2 million to U.S.-based organizations and developers using the company’s wearable technology to drive economic and societal progress.
The grant program is designed to support initiatives that put Meta’s AI glasses to practical use. The company says the devices are already helping farmers access real-time crop data, enabling athletic trainers to document injuries hands-free, and allowing film students to scout locations more efficiently.
“We want to support groups with great ideas so they can have a bigger impact in their communities,” the company stated in the release.
The grants are divided into two categories. Accelerator Grants are for organizations already using Meta’s AI glasses to scale their existing impact. Catalyst Grants are for proposals involving new, high-impact applications using Meta’s Device Access Toolkit.
A total of more than 30 awards will be distributed:
- 15 Accelerator Grants of $25,000
- 10 Accelerator Grants of $50,000 (for projects at a larger scale)
- 5 Catalyst Grants of $200,000
The company noted that just about anyone can apply, from small start-ups all the way up to large businesses.
The initiative comes after a Wearables Community Summit in December 2025, where over 80 developers showed off their apps. Meta also pointed to a few examples already in use:
- Agriculture: Kevin Lang, president and CEO of Agerpoint, uses the glasses to give farmers hands-free AI capabilities to diagnose crop health, project yields, and capture spatial data.
- Sports Medicine: David Gallegos, a certified athletic trainer and member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), uses the glasses’ voice recognition for hands-free, real-time notes on player injuries during field assessments.
- Education: At San Diego State University’s School of Theatre, Television, and Film, lecturer Stuart Voytilla said the glasses are a “game-changer” for students, making location scouting, shot pre-visualization, and early-stage filming more accessible and collaborative.
Applications for the AI Glasses Impact Grants are open now and close on March 9, 2026. To register, you can access this link: https://glassesimpactgrants.submittable.com/submit.
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