Up to $900,000 Internet Freedom Fund Grant
- Organization: Open Technology Fund
- Type: Grant
- Location: Global
- Funding: Fully Funded
The Internet Freedom Fund is the main way the Open Technology Fund, a Washington DC nonprofit funded mostly by the US Congress, backs projects that help people get around online censorship and surveillance. It pays for building or improving open-source tools, applied research into how censorship works, digital security work and community convenings. You start with a short concept note, and OTF says it especially wants first-time applicants, people from under-represented groups and work in underfunded areas. **What you get:** - An award of $10,000 to $900,000 for up to 24 months; OTF says ideal requests are $50,000 to $200,000 for 6 to 12 months, and its target ceiling is $300,000 - A contract signed directly with you, paid in US dollars as you complete agreed deliverables - An OTF program manager who supports and monitors your project for the length of the contract **What you'll do:** - Submit a short concept note through OTF's online application system - If your concept note is judged highly competitive, write a full proposal with detailed activities and budget - Deliver the objectives, activities and deliverables set out in your contract, which is how payments are released **Key dates:** - Concept notes are accepted on a rolling basis - Concept notes submitted in one month are reviewed at the start of the next month - OTF says to expect a decision about 6 to 8 weeks after you submit a concept note **More information:** - OTF's Applicant Guidebook, including the Concept Note Guide and review process: https://docs.opentech.fund/otf-application-guidebook/ - OTF does not fund basic internet connectivity, technology for development (ICT4D), legal analysis or policy advocacy, one-off trainings or organisational capacity building as a main outcome
