Meta has selected 30 US organizations to receive nearly $2 million through its AI Glasses Impact Grants program, funding projects that use the company’s wearable technology for language learning, workforce training, accessibility and hands-free support. The recipients span 18 states and were chosen from almost 500 applications. Meta says it assessed organizations on demonstrated impact, scalability and the relevance of hands-free technology to the problem being addressed. The program is divided into two categories: Accelerator Grants support organizations already using AI glasses, while Catalyst Grants fund developers building applications through the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit. California-based Immerse Inc., one of five Catalyst Grant recipients, is developing real-time, hands-free language tutoring for Ray-Ban Meta glasses, serving more than 200,000 learners and backed by 48 academic studies. Other projects include Strategic Workforce Development in Missouri coaching career seekers in construction trades, Michigan-based Onsite developing integration for field service contractors, and Mycelia Foundation in New Mexico equipping rural broadband installers with safety guidance. Additional Catalyst Grant recipients are OurLife Labs, Proformance-AI, and Agerpoint, focusing on dementia assistance, roadside emergency response, and crop health information, respectively.