Deadline: 27-Mar-25
Submissions are now open for the Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program.
Objectives
- Increase the amount of Internet traffic within local infrastructure, reducing costs associated with traffic exchange between networks.
- Provide support to build new and enhance existing IXPs to ensure their long-term sustainability.
- Champion the development of peering and interconnection by building local capacity in collaboration with local or regional entities.
Focus Areas
- IXP Operational Support
- They support establishing or enhancing IXPs in markets that do not have them, where additional capacity will be useful, and where assistance will help the IXP realize its full potential in the Internet ecosystem. Developed markets often have developed IXP infrastructure, so the primary focus is on:
- Emerging economies
- Low-income economies
- Small island developing states
- They support establishing or enhancing IXPs in markets that do not have them, where additional capacity will be useful, and where assistance will help the IXP realize its full potential in the Internet ecosystem. Developed markets often have developed IXP infrastructure, so the primary focus is on:
- Peering Ecosystem Organizational Support
- They also seek to strengthen the peering ecosystem by supporting organizations and systems that improve interconnection through capacity building, training, community building, and infrastructure development.
Funding Information
- Funding availability varies based on the needs of the IXP or organization. Grants are available up to USD $70,000, and projects can run for up to 12 months.
Eligible Activities
- Eligible funded activities include:
- IXP equipment,
- reasonable operational,
- governance, and
- business development costs, IP transit capacity to promote local CDN cache content distribution, and technical, policy, and best practice capacity-building and workshops.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are accepted from legally registered entities that:
- Operate an existing IXP that needs improvements;
- Plan to build a new IXP;
- Champion peering and interconnection in a specific country or region; or
- Provide a positive contribution to the entire IXP ecosystem.
For more information, visit Internet Society.