HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies, on Monday announced Rs 16.5 crores grant to NGOs in the seventh edition of HCL Grant, a flagship program dedicated to supporting diverse, innovative and inclusive initiatives of NGOs for sustainable transformation of rural India in areas of environment, health and education.
Three winning NGOs, one each in the areas of environment, health and education, received Rs 5 crores each for three to five-year projects. The remaining two finalists in each category will receive one-year grants of Rs 25 lakhs each, making a total grant of Rs16.5 crores.
The NGOs that won the HCL grant 2022 are Professional Assistance for Development Action, The Association for People with Disability, and Language and Learning Foundation.
Robin Ann Abrams, chairperson of the Jury, ESG & Diversity Board Committee Chair Board Committees Member – Nomination and Remuneration, Audit, Risk Management, HCL Technologies said, “In the last seven years, HCL Grant has helped us go beyond the limits of our capacities to extend our CSR work to the remotest corners of the country. Focused on core priorities of environment, health and education, HCL Grant has set standards in enhancing accountability in civil society, accelerating systemic change, strengthening government response, and fortifying the change-making quotient of communities. We are committed to our larger goal of nation-building and rural transformation.”
