Deadline: 2-Jun-23
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is inviting applications for its Community Grant Program to provide financial grants in support of initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and Internet user environment.
ARIN’s Mission
The ARIN Mission Statement highlights the main service areas that ARIN covers:
- ARIN supports the operation of the Internet through the management of Internet number resources throughout its service region; coordinates the development of policies by the community for the management of Internet Protocol number resources; and advances the Internet through informational outreach. ARIN will continue to utilize an open, transparent multi-stakeholder process for registry policy development.
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 $60,000 (USD) to provide funding to successful applicants in varying amounts, between $1,000 – $20,000 (USD) and based on project need.
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
- 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 Number 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 noncommercial in nature.
Information for Applicants
- Grants are not designed to fund local Internet access, scholarships, tuition, 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, but organizations may reapply yearly and receive funding up to 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.
- If code or data will be generated, applicant must explain the data management plan with a preference for open-source projects (although not necessarily required).
- If ARIN staff will be involved in a project, applicant must specify the resource commitment.
- 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.
- Sample projects that could receive funding (for illustrative purposes only):
- Nonprofits improving network resiliency by using ARIN resources in underserved 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
For more information, visit ARIN.