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Organization Profile
NLnet Foundation
aka NLnet / NGI Zero Commons Fund, nlnet ngi zero commons
NonprofitEU & European Public R&D, Sovereign Tech & Public-Interest Digital InfrastructureActivenlnet.nlX ↗
Dutch nonprofit that funds open internet and digital infrastructure projects through NGI Zero and related programs, awarding grants (typically EUR 5k-50k) via periodic open calls for free and open-source software. It awards dozens of grants per cycle -- one 2026 announcement covered 67 projects -- and is transitioning focus from NGI to the Open Internet Stack, with temporarily narrowed calls while taking stock.1,2,3,4
Programs
6 programs on fileNGI Fediversity
0 grants tracked
2026 open call: closed, closes 2026-08-01
NGI TALER
0 grants tracked
2026 open call: closed, closes 2026-08-01
NGI Zero Commons Fund
0 grants tracked
Open call (August 2026 deadline): closed, closes 2026-08-01
NLnet Foundation Open Call
0 grants tracked
August 2026 Open Call: closed, closes 2026-08-01
NLnet General Grants
0 grants tracked
Rolling intake
Restack
0 grants tracked
First call: closed, closes 2026-06-01
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Rolling intake
Awards
172 on fileShowing 1-25 of 172, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- Adding 32-bit ARM support to QBE and HareProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (6th call, April 2025)Amount–Date–
- AdnoProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (8th call, Aug 2025)Amount–Date–
- Aerogramme 1.0ProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (6th call, April 2025)Amount–Date–
- allowdProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (6th call, April 2025)Amount–Date–
- Arcan-A12-endpointsProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- ArkinProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (8th call, Aug 2025)Amount–Date–
- AuthlibProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- Autogram 2.0ProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (8th call, Aug 2025)Amount–Date–
- bhyve-idleProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- Borg - European Graphics Processing UnitProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- BrailleRAP-MathProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- BromalProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- C/C++ Package RegistryProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- CalDAV NotesProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (8th call, Aug 2025)Amount–Date–
- claim.liProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- ConnManProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- Conversations-OpenPGP-refreshProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- Converse XMPP Chat on MobileProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- Coreblocks RISC-V processor coreProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (8th call, Aug 2025)Amount–Date–
- Cpdf-redactionProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- CryptPad NotesProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- CryptPad Scalable ServerProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (7th call, June 2025)Amount–Date–
- CurveForgeProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
- DataLab Experimental Web interface (DEW)ProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (8th call, Aug 2025)Amount–Date–
- Diesel-CLIProgramNGI Zero Commons Fund (9th call, Oct 2025)Amount–Date–
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Programs
172
Awards
172
Grantees
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Known USD
1
Live rounds
Active
Status
Focus Areas
open source software, open hardware / libre silicon, open standards, P2P infrastructure, middleware, open data & AI, open science, internet commons.
Typical sizeEUR 5,000 to EUR 50,000 for a first proposal (scalable up to EUR 150,000 for subsequent proposals; maximum EUR 500,000 per third party over the lifetime of the fund)
CadenceContinuous rolling open calls until the programme budget (EUR 21.6 million through 2027) is fully allocated; historically a deadline fell on the 1st of every even month.