- Grant Amount – $5,000–$40,000
- Deadline – March 31, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the up to $40,000 Connecting the Unconnected funding program to support communities and local organizations working to build and expand Internet infrastructure to connect people living in rural, remote, and low-income areas.
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Program Objectives
- Strengthen communities and local initiatives that are connecting the unconnected
- Develop new, innovative solutions to grow the Internet to reach rural, isolated, and low-income areas in all regions of the world
Funding Information
- Communities and local organizations can apply to either build a new complementary access solution to connect the unconnected, or to expand an existing one. The funding requested for each application is expected within, but not limited to, the following ranges:
- $15,000-$40,000 USD to build new complementary access solutions to connect the unconnected
- $5,000-$20,000 USD to expand or improve existing complementary access solutions to connect the unconnected
Eligibility:
- Funding to build and expand complementary access solutions to connect the unconnected is available to communities and organizations who are directly involved in the planning and building of local Internet infrastructure.
- Communities and organizations that apply must have:
- A clearly identified person or organization responsible for carrying out the project through its completion and reporting
- Support from the local community that will benefit from the new or expanded Internet infrastructure
- A sustainability plan to ensure that the infrastructure built can stay operational in the long term
- The goal of connecting the local infrastructure to the Internet
- In addition, in order to receive funding, organizations must have an official bank account in their name (based on their legal registration).
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