Deadline: 18-Jun-25
The American Registry for Internet Numbers is accepting applications for ARIN Community Grant Program which provides financial grants in support of initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and user environment.
American Registry for Internet Numbers 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 US$50,000 to provide funding to successful applicants in varying amounts, between US$1,000 and US$20,000, and based on project need.
- 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.
Eligible Projects
- To be eligible for a grant, projects must:
- Align with ARIN’s Mission and strategic goals. Projects must fit into one or more of the following categories:
- Internet technical improvements
- Promote and facilitate the expansion, development, and growth of the global Internet infrastructure consistent with the public interest
- Enhance the benefits of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and its development and/or global deployment.
- Registry processes and technology improvements
- Enhance registry processes and technologies that contribute to a globally consistent and highly usable Internet Number Registry System.
- Informational outreach
- Advance the Internet on topics such as, but not limited to: IPv6 deployment, routing security, Internet research, and Internet governance.
- Research
- Related to ARIN’s mission and operations.
- Internet technical improvements
- Broadly benefit the Internet community within the ARIN service region.
- Be noncommercial in nature.
- Align with ARIN’s Mission and strategic goals. Projects must fit into one or more of the following categories:
Eligibility Criteria
- They only accept grant applications from organizations working on projects that are noncommercial in nature, meaning they serve the public or achieve a public good, and not for commercial projects that have a primary goal of generating profits or financial gain. Commercial projects are not eligible for ARIN Community Grants and will not be considered.
- Representatives from nonprofits are encouraged to apply. A few types of organizations they invite to apply for a grant include, but are not limited to, the following:
- nongovernmental organizations
- nonprofit educational bodies
- academic and research institutions
- open-source groups
For more information, visit ARIN.