Objective
The Alstom Foundation supports projects that have a positive impact on local communities in four key areas:

• Economic and social development: Supporting the creation of sustainable industries, job opportunities, skills development, and employability, with a particular focus on disadvantaged youth and women, as well as support for street children, orphans, and foster children.
• Environmental protection: Promoting environmental awareness, protecting natural habitats and biodiversity, and enhancing resilience to natural disasters.
• Access to mobility: Facilitating economic development by improving the movement of people and goods, ensuring that remote and underserved communities can access local markets, education, healthcare, and other essential services.
• Access to energy and water: Contributing to solutions for global challenges where 16% of the population lacks access to electricity, and one in three people lack safe drinking water, helping to improve living conditions for remote communities.

Eligibility Criteria
Each project must meet the following criteria:

• Align with one or more of the Foundation’s key focus areas.
• Serve the general interest and provide tangible benefits to local communities.
• Be located in a country where Alstom operates (see the list of eligible countries below).
• Have measurable outcomes and demonstrate a clear impact on the target communities.
• Be realistic and feasible within the proposed budget and timeframe.
• Involve local stakeholders and have local team leadership or management.
• Be implemented by a competent and experienced partner organization.
• Comply with the Alstom Foundation’s Ethics Charter.

Each NGO can submit only one project per year.

Countries Covered
The Alstom Foundation only funds projects in countries where Alstom has a presence. The full list of eligible countries includes: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkiye, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

Application Deadline

• Opening date for applications: February 10, 2025.
• Final deadline for submissions: April 10, 2025 (11:59 PM CET).
• Deadline for requesting an Alstom Promoter: March 20, 2025.

Grant Amount
The Alstom Foundation does not specify a fixed grant amount, and funding depends on the scope and feasibility of the proposed project.

Additional Information
Each project must be submitted by an NGO in collaboration with an Alstom employee acting as the Project Promoter. This employee must be based in the country where the project will be implemented and will assist in preparing and validating the project submission.

If a project is selected, the Promoter will continue supporting its implementation and monitoring in coordination with the Alstom Foundation Secretariat. Each Alstom employee can only support one project submission per year.

If an NGO does not have an Alstom contact, they can request assistance from the Alstom Foundation Secretariat to identify a potential Promoter. However, requests must be submitted by March 20, 2025, and there is no guarantee that a suitable Promoter will be found. Promoters are volunteers and will only engage with projects that align with their interests.

Project Submission Process

• Submissions will be completed through an online platform, available from February 10, 2025.
• The platform provides preformatted forms to guide applicants through the submission process.
• Each form includes help functions to assist with project descriptions and required details.
• Applicants can save drafts and complete their submission at a later stage.
• Once submitted, the selection process is automatically initiated, and an email confirmation will be sent by the Alstom Foundation.
• Modifications cannot be made after submission.

Contact
Alstom Foundation
Email: alstom-foundation@alstomgroup.com

Official Submission Link
For more details and to submit your project, visit: Alstom Foundation – Submit a Project