[menog] Applications Open for the 2025 SPI and STC Funding Programs

[Hanna Kreitem]

Hello,

I would like to share with you two funding programs that may be of interest
to this community, the Sustainable Peering Infrastructure and the
Sustainable Technical Communities Funding Programs.

The Sustainable Peering Infrastructure program provides up to $70,000 in
funding to support:


   1.

   Existing IXPs that need additional funding to grow or become sustainable
   2.

   Organizations that hope to build a new IXP
   3.

   Entities that work with local communities to improve peering and
   infrastructure
   4.

   Entities that provide a positive contribution to the entire IXP
   ecosystem

Grants are open to all regions and are available to assist in equipment
purchases (switches, optic modules, servers, and routers), training,
capacity building, and community development. Applications are accepted
from January 28 to March 27, 2025. Details about eligibility, selection
criteria, and more are available here:
https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/sustainable-peering-ixp/

*All applications for funding must be submitted online in English, French,
or Spanish through the Internet Society Foundation’s grants management
system. This round of applications closes on 27 March 2025.*

*==============*

The second program is the Sustainable Technical Communities Funding
which supports
the organization of technical events, in order to enable strong and
sustainable technical communities, with up to $6,000 in funding per event.

Sustainable technical community event funding is available to organizations
who are directly involved in the planning and execution of an event. In
addition, in order to receive the funding, organizations must have an
official bank account in their name (based on their legal registration).

Details about eligibility, selection criteria, and more are available here:
https://www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/sustainable-technical-communities-funding-program/


For further inquiries about this grant program or the application proces,
email foundation at isocfoundation.org.

Regards,

Hanna
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