Microsoft has given 20 organizations $50,000 each as part of its AI for Good grants program. The grants — part of an initiative to celebrate Microsoft’s 50^th anniversary this year — recognize organizations for their innovations in artificial intelligence.

The organizations — who applied for the grants earlier this year — receive resources to help develop AI, collaborations with Microsoft’s AI For Good Lab (including access to researchers and data scientists) and training and mentorship.

Recipients include projects focused on sustainability, health and education. Several projects involving Washington State University and the University of Washington received grants, as did Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington, and the Woodland Park Zoo. A complete list, along with descriptions of each project, can be found here.

The company has said it will make 50 grants of $50,000 apiece to 50 local changemakers across the Puget Sound region “who are making a difference in the lives of their neighbors.”

“It has always been my dream to apply technology for the benefit of humanity,” says Juan M. Lavista Ferres, corporate vice president, chief data scientist, and the director of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, in a video describing Microsoft’s global AI outreach. “In some cases, AI isn’t just a solution. It’s the only solution we have.”