Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The ISIF Asia is pleased to announce IPv6 Deployment Grants Program to support concrete IPv6 deployment plans from network operators in the Asia Pacific region at different stages of development.
The grants will be open to all industry types and stakeholder groups and will prioritize support to proposals that maximize community benefit, in particular those seeking funding to deploy IPv6 in unserved or underserved communities, in rural or remote areas.
Their focus on Internet Infrastructure aims to increase Internet speed, reduce maintenance and operational costs, improve reliability and/or security from a technical and operational perspective, and ultimately support the Internet industry in the Asia Pacific region.
Funding Information
- Organizations holding an IPv6 block will be eligible for the grants, which will range between USD 30,000 and USD 250,000. A total pool of USD 800,000 is available.
- The grants will have an implementation period of twelve to eighteen months, depending on the complexity of the proposal presented.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants from developed economies will be required to confirm matching funding to be eligible to apply.
- Project proposals from Asia Pacific-based organizations will be considered. Applications from public, private sector, academia (such as universities or research and development institutions), non-profit and social enterprises are welcome to all grant categories. The names, academic background and relevant experience of the people having relevant technical and administrative participation in the implementation of the project must be stated. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
- Applications must be aligned with ISIF Asia program objectives, eligibility criteria, and administrative guidelines. No self-nominations for the Awards are accepted. When submitting an application, the applicants acknowledge that any grant funding and, indeed, the application and evaluation process, is entirely at the discretion of the funding partners and they may choose to determine the process at any time up to the time of actual payment.
For more information, visit https://isif.asia/infrastructure-ipv6/