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Global Encryption Day Events

The Global Encryption Day Events funding supports community-led activities that celebrate and defend strong end-to-end encryption, helping communities understand its importance for privacy, security, and trust while amplifying the global call to protect and strengthen encryption.

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Community-Centered Connectivity Grant Program

The Community-Centered Connectivity Grant Program, a core part of the Internet Society’s work to help communities bridge the digital divide, aims to support organizations in developing and expanding Internet access and increasing adoption in digitally excluded communities.

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Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Grant Program

The program aims to support building sustainable, community-led IXPs in places where they are needed; enhance existing IXPs to realize their full potential; and further develop organizations and communities that support peering and interconnection.

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Beyond the Net Grant Program

The program offers funding to support Internet Society chapters to implement innovative projects that make a local impact by providing meaningful access to an open, trusted, and globally connected Internet.

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Chapter Admin Funding

The Chapter Admin Funding program offers annual funding to support Internet Society chapters to manage their day-to-day activities and to maximize their effectiveness.

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Internet Governance Forum Events

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) funding program supports the organization of IGF events at the local, national, regional, and global levels, as well as Schools of Internet Governance.