Google have announced the 20 organisations joining the 2025 Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI cohort, selected through an open call for nonprofits, social enterprises, civic entities and universities. Each organisation will receive a share of $30 million along with six months of technical training, pro bono support from Google's AI experts, and access to Google Cloud credits to address significant societal problems; including crisis response, antimicrobial resistance, and children's mental health.
Google.org launched the Generative AI Accelerator in 2024 to bring AI benefits to the social sector by providing nonprofits with funding and technical expertise. A recent Google.org survey found nearly two-thirds of nonprofits using AI tools reported feeling more confident in serving their organisation's mission, yet only one in five say at least half their organisation uses generative AI.
First cohort graduate Tabiya have demonstrated the programmes impact, reaching more than 8,000 jobseekers in half the time and at a quarter of the cost through Compass, an open-source conversational agent built using Gemini that addresses global youth unemployment.
The 2025 cohort spans diverse applications: 3iS improves crisis response for hundreds of thousands of people through real-time insights; Aga Khan University builds clinical decision support platforms addressing Kenya's severe doctor shortage; ARMMAN provides personalised support for auxiliary nurse-midwives managing high-risk pregnancies; and Phare Bio democratises AI-driven antibiotic discovery, through open-source platforms enabling researchers globally to design novel antibiotics for antimicrobial resistance.
Educational applications include the Children's Health Council empowering K-12 educators with real-time mental health support; Darsel delivering personalised math learning through AI-powered tutors; and Day of AI Australia supporting AI literacy development. Healthcare solutions feature Visilant enabling eye screening across India, Technical University of Munich providing personalised oncology guidelines for millions of cancer patients, and CETA Global scaling mental health provider training through simulation platforms.
Infrastructure and accessibility projects include Signvrse creating real-time sign language avatars for millions of deaf individuals in Africa; One Degree streamlining access to life-changing services; and Earth Genome translating satellite imagery into actionable environmental threat detection insights.
The accelerator addresses critical workforce and resource shortages across sectors, with organisations targeting hundreds of thousands to millions of beneficiaries.
The accelerator creates a pipeline of real-world AI applications across healthcare, education, crisis response, and accessibility, demonstrating practical AI impact beyond commercial applications. Success stories like Tabiya's 50% time reduction and 75% cost savings provide compelling evidence for AI adoption in social sectors.