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Internet Freedom Fund
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The Open Technology Fund's flagship fund for internet freedom worldwide — censorship circumvention, privacy and secure communications, digital-security capacity building, and applied research. Concept notes are accepted on a rolling basis; most requests fall between $50,000 and $200,000 (range $10,000-$900,000), open to individuals and organizations of any nationality except those under OFAC sanctions, with priority for those working in repressive environments.
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Awards
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RecipientAmountDateEvidence
- Open Measurement GatheringsAmountFunding to date $453,919 (cumulative; most recent grant 2024)Date–
- Partisan Telegram for AndroidAmountFunding to date $269,877 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- PiGuard ReloadedAmountFunding to date $316,162 (cumulative; most recent grant 2023)Date–
- PiRogue Tool SuiteAmountFunding to date $392,576 (cumulative; most recent grant 2024)Date–
- PolymorphicAmountFunding to date $337,481 (most recent grant 2026)Date–
- Project Phoenix: Secure, Private MessagingAmountFunding to date $965,670 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- qaul — Scaling, Usability, and TrustAmountFunding to date $552,195 (cumulative; most recent grant 2026)Date–
- RCBox: Extend EastAmountFunding to date $538,702 (most recent grant 2025)Date–
- Reproducible Builds SustainabilityAmountFunding to date $640,040 (most recent grant 2023)Date–
- Resilient NewNode Messenger Broadcasting ChannelsAmountFunding to date $503,420 (most recent grant 2023)Date–
- Robust Multi-Protocol, Multi-Platform Tunneling with INVISV MASQUEAmountFunding to date $610,643 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- SMS Without BordersAmountFunding to date $248,997 (cumulative; most recent grant 2024)Date–
- Strengthening Digital Security for Civil SocietyAmountFunding to date $154,619 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- Strengthening the Digital Security Ecosystem in the Eurasian regionAmountFunding to date $399,982 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- SynthMorphAmountFunding to date $74,207 (most recent grant 2025)Date–
- TellaAmountFunding to date $811,314 (cumulative; most recent grant 2024)Date–
- Terali: East and Southeast Asia Civil Society ResilienceAmountFunding to date $971,763 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- The Geopolitics of Communication Infrastructures – Conflict, (Dis)Connection, and ControlAmountFunding to date $303,514 (most recent grant 2024)Date–
- Tor – Building a Unified Signaling FrameworkAmountFunding to date $317,380 (most recent grant 2026)Date–
- WARDAmountFunding to date $397,781 (most recent grant 2026)Date–
- Zeroth CloudAmountFunding to date $229,736 (most recent grant 2026)Date–