The Brad Sousa Impact Fund is accepting applications for grants through May 5, 2025. Grant recipients will be recognized at InfoComm 2025 in Orlando, Florida.

The fund honors the legacy of Brad Sousa, the late chief technology officer of AVI Systems and a member of the AVIXA Board of Directors. Sousa was known for his commitment to making a difference both personally and professionally, and the fund was established to continue that impact.

In keeping with Brad’s ethos, the Brad Sousa Impact Fund supports the AVIXA Foundation’s global mission through impact investing and partnerships, with a key focus on developing audiovisual and digital transformation professionals and their understanding of each other’s overlapping needs. Through digital transformation, organizations and communities embed technologies within our society to create meaningful impact and promote fundamental change.

The Brad Sousa Impact Fund will award grants to:

• People in pursuit of educational and vocational outcomes
• Programs with social consciousness and purpose that impact society, community, and culture
• Partnerships that amplify missions of associations, community, and nonprofit organizations

Applications are open to individuals and organizations. More information is available at www.avixa.org/impact.

“Audiovisual and digital transformation professionals have the ability to make profound and lasting change in the world. The Brad Sousa Impact Fund seeks to support and empower them to reach their ambitions,” said Sarah Joyce, Executive Director of the AVIXA Foundation and Chief Global Officer of AVIXA. “The AVIXA Foundation is looking forward to providing funding through the Brad Sousa Impact Fund to support people and organizations that carry this vision.”