Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC)
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.
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%.
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.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 50% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: social, any
- Locally registered entity required
Applicants are host institutions in tier 2/3 cities, aspirational districts, the North East, Jammu and Kashmir and similar underserved regions. Matching contribution required.
Source. https://aim.gov.in/acic.php — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked