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Alternative Sources of Support

Funding for Internet freedom, journalism, software development, and human rights projects from sources other than OTF.

PreviousAppendix III: Evaluation Worksheet

Last updated 10 days ago

The following table contains alternate funding sources which support efforts relevant to the fields of Internet freedom, software development, journalism, and human rights, broadly speaking. Sources are organized by general subject matter. All funds listed below have annual solicitation periods, we do not include one-time funds.

We're always seeking to grow this resource and make it as useful and inclusive as possible, so if you know of a funding source that should be on here, please let us know by contacting us at hello@opentech.fund.

Note: This list is shared for information purposes only. OTF cannot assist with fundraising efforts of individual projects or refer projects to specific funders. Inclusion of a funding entity on this list does not represent an endorsement by OTF.

This list was last updated in April 2025.

You can stay up to date on all OTF submission deadlines and open submissions windows for other alternative funders by joining the OTF-announce mailing list, where we announce upcoming application deadlines. .

Categories

Corporate Philanthropy

Organization

Fund

Amazon

Cisco

CloudFlare

Comcast

Microsoft

Motorola

Google

Python Software Foundation

Samsung Next

Twilio

Decentralized Web

Organization

Fund

Coinbase

Ethereum Foundation

Filecoin Foundation

Digital Rights

Organization

Fund

Access Now

American Council of Learned Societies

Data Empowerment Fund

Digital Freedom Fund

Digital Defenders Partnership

Disability Rights Fund

Ford Foundation

International Women's Media Foundation

Lacuna Fund

Mama Cash

OAK Foundation

Sigrid Rausing Trust

Third Wave Fund

Youth Power Fund

Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) including Deploying Internet Connectivity

Organization

Fund

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Catholic Relief Services

CRDF Global

International Development Research Center (IDRC)

Internet Society Foundation

Inveneo

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Wehubit

Internet Infrastructure

Organization

Fund

Internet Society Foundation

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

US Department of Agriculture

Fellowships and Scholarships

Organization

Fund

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

American Council of Learned Societies

Al Jazeera Media Institute

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

The British Academy

Cara

Coding it Forward

CrossCulture Programme

Echoing Green

Eisenhower Fellowships

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Ethereum Foundation

Google

The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy

ICANN

International Cities of Refuge Network

Internet Archive

Internet Society Foundation

Kairos Fellowship

Mozilla

National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Open Society Foundations

Outreachy

Princeton University

PrivacyCo/Top10VPN.com

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)

Reporters Without Borders Germany

Shuttleworth Foundation

Siegel Family Endowment

The Social Science Research Council

Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society Lab

TechCongress

Thiel Foundation

Tinker Foundation Incorporated

University of York

Voqal

Funding Directories

Organization

Fund

bond

CIVIS

Knight Foundation

Renewable Freedom Foundation

SOLVE MIT

Team Community

The Reva & David Logan Foundation

UK Research and Innovation

University of Illinois

Privacy and Security

Organization

Fund

Mozilla Foundation

Next Generation Internet (NGI)

NLNet Foundation

Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF)

Prototype Fund

Rapid Response

Global Support

Organization

Fund

Access Now

Amnesty International

Civil Rights Defenders

Derechos Digitales -

Digital Defenders Partnership

Dignity For All

Freedom House

Frontline Defenders

International Media Support

International Federation for Human Rights

Lifeline

ProtectDefenders.eu

SOS-Torture Network

UN CERF

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights

Journalist & Scholar Support

Organization

Fund

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE)

Free Press Unlimited

Institute of International Education

International Federation of Journalists

International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)

Media Legal Defence Initiative

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Rory Peck Trust

Scholars at Risk Network

In-Kind Digital Infrastructure

Organization

Fund

eQualit.ie

Rapid Response: Region-Specific

Africa

Organization

Fund

Defend Defenders

SMEX

Asia

Organization

Fund

Interlab

Americas

Organization

Fund

Fondo Accion Urgente

Maria d'Ajuda

Navegando Libres

Vita Activa

Europe

Organization

Fund

European Union Human Rights Defenders Mechanism

Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF)

Startup Incubators and Entrepreneurship

Organization

Fund

Code for Science and Society

Comcast NBCUniversal

Garage 48

Global Innovation Fund

Google

Hackers/Founders

HiiL

iHUB

Mach37

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Unicef

US Government Internet Freedom and Security

Organization

Fund

Department of State

National Science Foundation (NSF)

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Corporate Philanthropy
Decentralized Web
Digital Rights
ICT4D
Internet Infrastructure
Fellowships and Scholarships
Funding Directories
Privacy and Security
Rapid Response
Global Support
Journalist & Scholar Support
In-Kind Digital Infrastructure
Rapid Response: Region-Specific
Africa
Asia
Americas
Europe
Startup Incubators and Entrepreneurship
US Government Internet Freedom and Security
AWS Imagine Grant Program
Global Impact Cash Grant Program
Research Funding
Project Galileo
Innovation Fund
Nonprofit grants and credits
Grants
Project Shield
Impact Challenge
Summer of Code
PSF Grants Program
Investment Fund
Impact Fund
Venture Funds
Ecosystem Support Program
Filecoin Grants
Grants
Digital Justice Grants
Initiatives
Grants
Various Programs
Grants
Grants
Grants
About
Grants
Grants
Grants
Mobilize Power Fund
Grant
Global Grand Challenges
ICT4D
Grants
Funding
Research Program
Resiliency Program
SCILLs Program
ICT Project Funding
Funding Opportunities
Grants
Connecting the Unconnected Program
Sustainable Peering and Infrastructure Program
Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
ReConnect Loan and Grant Program
Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
Fellowship Program
A
l Jazeera Fellowship
Sloan Research Fellowships
Fellowship Program
Researchers at Risk Fellowships
Academics at Risk Fellowship
Civic Digital Fellowship
Strengthening Civil Societies
Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship and Leadership Development Programs
International and USA Fellowships
EPIC Law Fellowship
Team Next Billion Fellowship
Public Policy Fellowship
Grants for current PhD candidates
Fellowship Program
The ICORN Programme
DWeb Camp Fellowship
African Peering and Interconnection Forum Fellowship
Early Career Fellowship
Mid Career Fellowship
Pulse Research Fellowship
Youth Ambassador Fellowship
F
ellowship
Fellowships
Fe
llowships
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Open Society Fellowships
Mentorships and internships
Siegel Public Interest Technology Summer Fellowship
Digital Rights Research Grant
Fellowships
Berlin Scholarship
Deyda Hydara Scholarship
Rest & Resilience
Fellowship
Siegel Research Fellowship
Fellowships
Fellowships
Congressional Innovation Fellowship
Senior Congressional Innovation Fellowship
T
hiel Fellowship
Field Research Grants
Protective Fellowship Scheme
Fellowship
Funding Opportunities
Donor Finder
Grants database
Digital Rights Funding Sources
Open Challenges
Funding Opportunities
Grant Finder
Funding Finder
Fellowship Finder
Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS)
Mozilla Technology Fund
NGI Open Calls
Open programs
Grants
Open programs
Digital Security Helpline
Security Lab Helpline
Emergency Fund
Fondo de Respuesta Rápida
Incident Emergency Fund
Rapid Response
Security Training
Embattled CSOs (Emergency)
LGBTI Assistance Program
Emergency Contact
Protection Grants
Safety Fund
Grants for HRDs at Risk
Emergency Assistance
Resiliency Grants
Emergency Support
Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
Rapid Response
Underfunded Emergencies
Opportunity Grant
Security Grant
Journalists in Distress Fund
Reporters Respond
Scholar Rescue Fund
IFJ Safety Fund
IWMF Emergency Fund
Legal Assistance
Individual Support
Crisis Fund
Therapy Fund
Support for Scholars Under Threat
Deflect
Digital Security Helpdesk
Helpdesk
Helpline
Rapid Response Grants
Feminist Helpline
Feminist Helpline
Feminist Helpline
Helpdesk
Urgent Grants
Digital Infrastructure Incubator
LIFT Labs
Funding
Funds
Google for Startups
Accelerator and Founders’ Cooperative
Justice Accelerator
Funding
Funding
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
Seed Fund
Innovation Fund
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)
Computer Systems Research (CSR)