Deadline: 2-Jun-21
Applications are invited for the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Community Grant Program that provides financial grants in support of initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and Internet user environment.
ARIN will award grants to support qualified operational and research projects that advance ARIN’s mission and broadly benefit the Internet community within the ARIN region.
Funding Information
- The ARIN Community Grant Program has a budget of $40,000 (USD) to provide funding to successful applicants in varying amounts, between $1,000 – $15,000 (USD) and based on project need.
Eligible Projects
To be eligible for a grant, projects must:
- Align with ARIN’s Mission. Projects must fit into one or more of the following categories:
- Internet technical improvements that promote and facilitate the expansion, development, and growth of the infrastructure of the Internet consistent with the public interest
- Registry processes and technology improvements that help maintain a globally consistent and highly usable Internet Numbers Registry system
- Informational outreach that advances the Internet on topics such as, but not limited to: IPv6 deployment, Internet research, and Internet governance
- Research related to ARIN’s mission and operations
- Broadly benefit the Internet community within the ARIN service region.
- Be non-commercial in nature.
Sample projects that could receive funding:
- Non-profits improving network resiliency by using ARIN resources in under-served communities
- Development of open-source tools that demonstrably improve the security and management of ARIN resources
- Providing training to improve adoption and awareness of ARIN resources
- Research related to analyzing data made available by ARIN to the public.
Eligibility Criteria
We only accept grant applications from organizations working on projects that are non-commercial in nature. Representatives from non-profits are encouraged to apply. A few types of organizations we invite to apply for a grant include, but are not limited to, the following:
- non-government organizations
- non-profit educational bodies
- academic and research institutions
- open-source groups
Information for Applicants
- Grants are not designed to fund local Internet access, scholarships, tuition, event sponsorships, humanitarian aid, donations, or political reform.
- Preferential scoring will be given to projects with an implementation timeline for completion within a 12-month period, yet produce long-term results of a sustainable nature beyond the funding year.
- Only one application per organization will be considered per year, however organizations may re-apply from year to year and receive funding up to a maximum of two consecutive years.
- While the outcomes of a project may be global in scope, there must also be specific benefit within the ARIN region. While localization is acceptable, projects must broadly benefit the ARIN service region on a larger scale as well.
- Project application must include sufficient detail for evaluation of the proposed benefit to the ARIN region, for example –
- Research funding requests should document a specific use-case.
- Software project proposals should include a software requirement document or mockup.
- Applicant should include a specific budget breakdown, and no more than 5% of the budget can be used for promotional purposes, administrative overhead, travel, or equipment.
For more information, visit https://www.arin.net/about/community_grants/program/#eligibility-guidelines