A unique aspect of the HCLTech Grant is that the organisations are recognized not only based on the “idea”, but also for their power to transform these ideas into reality and thereby, transforming Rural India.

HCLTech Grant awards the winning NGOs in each of the categories of Environment, Health and Education, a grant of ₹ 5 Crore (~US$0.65 Million) for a 4 years’ project. The 2 other runner ups in each category receive a grant of ₹ 25 lakhs (~US$0.03 Million) for a year-long project which is mutually agreed with HCLFoundation after the final Jury meet. Thus, the total committed fund for HCLTech Grant is ₹16.5 Crores (~US$2.2 Million), for 9 finalists NGOs( 3 winners receives ₹ 5 Crore each and 6 runner-ups receive ₹ 25 lakhs each in the category of Environment, Health & Education).  Besides this, each year, work of top 30 shortlisted NGOs, 10 per category ; their innovative rural development models and best practices are featured in The Fifth Estate – The HCLTech Grant Compendium. This is possibly the first-ever, sector-wide, comprehensive compendium of highly credible NGOs, highlighting their proposals submitted for HCLTech Grant, striving towards the empowerment of rural India. Each one of these case studies are examples of best practices in areas of environment, health and education, with evidence of meaningful transformation in the rural belt of this diverse nation.