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Grants

Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC)

Status

Closed for now

AIM 2.0 was approved with INR 2,750 crore until March 2028; further ACIC rounds may be announced within that period. Monitor aim.gov.in.

Closed
Amount
25,000,000 INR

Grant-in-aid of up to INR 2.5 crore to a host institution to run a community innovation centre in underserved and unserved regions, with the host contributing a matching share.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog

public · national

Deadline: Closed — The ACIC application window is not currently open; earlier rounds have been completed and results published.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Applicants are host institutions in tier 2/3 cities, aspirational districts, the North East, Jammu and Kashmir and similar underserved regions. Matching contribution required.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://aim.gov.in/acic.php · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: aim.gov.in

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