👉 Applications for the 2026 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Grant Program close on 23 April 2026.
🔗 Apply now: www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/sustaina...
#IXP #Peering #LDCs #SIDS #SPI #Grants
👉 Webinar: Research Grant Program Info Session:
20 April at 12:00 UTC
and
21 April at 14:30 UTC
💻 Applications for the Research Grant Program are open until 22 May 2026 at 21:00 UTC:
www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/research...
🌏 The Community-Centered Connectivity grant program is accepting applications until 7 May 2026.
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.isocfoundation.org/2026/03/applications-ope...
#CommunityCenteredConnectivity #InternetForEveryone #Grants
👉The 2026 Research Grant Program is now open for applications!
🔗Learn more and apply: www.isocfoundation.org/2026/04/appl...
#Research #Grants #Internet #InternetForEveryone
2025 was a transformative year. Together with our global community, we connected the unconnected, supported communities, advocated for online safety and Internet governance, and more.
Check out our 2025 Annual Report to learn more about our work: www.isocfoundation.org/about/2025-a...
👉 The 2026 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Grant Program is accepting applications until 23 April.
🛜 If your organization supports IXPs or peering infrastructure, this funding can help strengthen local Internet ecosystems and keep traffic local.
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/Ezou50YAEl6
👉 Webinar: Community-Centered Connectivity Info Session
30 March at 12 p.m. (UTC)
🔗 Join here: https://isoc.zoom.us/j/85802952038
👩💻 Duration: 60 minutes
#CommunityCenteredConnectivity #Grants
👉 Webinar: SPI Grant Program Info Session
10 March at 8 a.m. (EST)
🔗 https://ow.ly/PWvA50YrpJo
👩💻 Duration: 60 minutes
In English with live interpretation in French and Spanish.
Applications open until 23 April 2026 at 21:00 UTC: https://ow.ly/nqIT50YrpJl
#IXP #Peering #LDCs #SIDS #SPI #Grants
🌍✨ International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the Digitruck Salone project in Sierra Leone, which is opening digital doors for rural women and girls.
🔗 www.isocfoundation.org/story/digitruck-salone-p...
🗓️ Applications close on 23 April 2026.
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.isocfoundation.org/2026/03/appl...
🌏 While applications from any eligible organization are welcome, a strong preference will be given to applications from United Nations-recognized Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
👉 Eligible organizations can apply to one of two funding types - IXP Support (up to USD $50,000) or Peering Ecosystem Support (up to USD $25,000).
❗ The 2026 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Grant Program is now open for applications.
🌐 The program supports Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and peering infrastructure initiatives that help strengthen local Internet ecosystems, improve affordability and reliability, and keep traffic local.
👏 Congratulations to all the awardees!
🔗 Know more about the new grantee partners: www.isocfoundation.org/.../introduc...
#InternetForEveryone #SustainablePeering #IXPs #Grants #Funding
📶 With support from the Sustainable Peering Infrastructure (SPI) Grant Program, these grantee projects will establish new IXPs or strengthen existing ones, and support communities and organizations that enable peering and interconnection.
👉 24 New Projects Advancing Peering and Interconnection Worldwide
🌐 The Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation are thrilled to share 24 new projects worldwide focused on peering and community-led Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
Following a successful pilot cycle in 2025, the open call for applications will launch in June 2026.
🔗Learn what the CGCF grant program supports, who can apply, and how to prepare for the open call: ow.ly/VFBq50Yl9gV
#CommonGoodCyberFund #Cybersecurity #DigitalSecurity
🤝CGCF was launched by the Internet Society, in close collaboration with the Common Good Cyber Ecosystem Committee and a Strategic Advisory Committee, and is funded by a mix of donors, including governments, philanthropic partners, and the Internet Society.
🌐The CGCF strengthens global cybersecurity by supporting nonprofit organizations that deliver critical services underpinning the Internet’s core infrastructure and protecting civil society actors at high risk. The Fund addresses the persistent underfunding of essential cybersecurity capabilities.
Introducing the new Common Good Cyber Fund grant program
🛜 Cyberattacks are rising in frequency, sophistication, and harm, disproportionately targeting civil society organizations, journalists, human rights defenders, dissidents, and vulnerable communities.
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#InternetSocietyFoundation #InternetForEveryone
🇰🇪 From informal settlement to innovation hub:
🌍 With support from the Internet Society Foundation, the Oasis Mathare Community Network is delivering affordable, reliable connectivity that is community-owned and locally managed.
https://ow.ly/wL7E50Y7yst
Do you organize or support Internet governance discussions in your community?
This funding helps turn ideas into action by supporting:
✔️ Events & convenings
✔️ Coordination & logistics
✔️ Outreach for diverse participation
👉 Application open: https://ow.ly/KLIM50Y4mos
🌐 The Internet is strongest when many voices are heard. Our IGF Funding Program supports inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance.
👉 Applications open: https://ow.ly/pfAe50Y02ma
🇸🇱 Digital exclusion continues to limit opportunity for rural communities in Sierra Leone, where Internet access remains low, and poverty rates are highest in non-urban areas.
👉 Through the Digitruck Salone Project, we are supporting a powerful, community-led response to this challenge.
📲 Join our newsletter to receive the latest news, inspiring stories, and announcements from our projects.
📨 Subscribe now and stay connected:
https://ow.ly/55Iy50XXVKA
#InternetSocietyFoundation #InternetForEveryone
🌐 The Internet Society Foundation is supporting initiatives that amplify local, national, and regional voices on Internet Governance (NRIs and SIGs).
👉 Apply now:
www.isocfoundation.org/2026/01/the-internet-soc...
🌍 Applications Are Open!
The Internet Society Foundation is excited to open applications for our Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Funding Program!
🔗 For more information: www.isocfoundation.org/2026/01/the-...
🌐 Our new brief, based on data from 52 sponsorship applications, shows how National and Regional IGF Initiatives (NRIs) use collaborative, multi-stakeholder approaches to influence policy and amplify diverse voices: https://ow.ly/VuPk50XRTFX
🌐 At the Internet Society Foundation, we believe that the Internet is for everyone.
That’s why we support initiatives that expand access, enhance digital skills, and empower communities to shape their online futures.
👉 Learn more about our work: https://www.isocfoundation.org/
