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Internet Freedom Fund 2021: Providing support to Organizations and Individuals

2022 European Cross-Border Grants Program

Deadline: 01-Jul-21

The Open Technology Fund(OTF) is pleased to announce the ‘Internet Freedom Fund’ Program to support projects and people working on open and accessible technology-focused projects that promote human rights, Internet freedom, open societies.

OTF aims to support technologists and activists bring to life ideas that advance inclusive and safe access to global communications networks, counteract censorship and surveillance, and mitigate digital security threats to Internet freedom specifically for at-risk-users, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists and others living in repressive environments.

Supported Effort Types

The projects and people they support all fall into one or more of the following categories: Technology Development, Applied Research, Digital Security and Community Gatherings. Some straddle the line between two of these categories, and some even touch on all three.

Primary Focus Areas

The projects and people they support all work to increase one or more of the following: access, awareness, privacy, and security. Many of their supported efforts can be defined as falling under two or more of these categories. Here’s what they mean when they use these terms:

Funding Information

Target Beneficiaries

For more information, visit https://www.opentech.fund/funds/internet-freedom-fund/

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