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Open Technology Fund

Open Technology Fund · Global, internet freedom
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Open Technology Fund offers multiple funding tracks for internet freedom technology, including the Rapid Response Fund for emergency digital security support, the Internet Freedom Fund for research and innovative anti-censorship tools, the FOSS Sustainability Fund for maintaining open source projects, and the Surge and Sustain Fund for large-scale anti-censorship tools. The program supports technical research, development, and operational costs for projects combating censorship and surveillance in repressive contexts.

Programme terms

Amount
Amount not published by the organiser — the page names funds (Rapid Response, FOSS Sustainability, Surge and Sustain, Internet Freedom, Information Controls Research) and an Applicant Guidebook, but gives no amount and does not say what sets the figure.
Funding type
Grant
Stages
Idea
Industries
SaaS & Software, Social Impact, Science & Research
Regions
Global
Applications
Rolling intake
Who can apply
Open to technologists, researchers, human rights defenders, journalists, civil society groups, and open source software projects working on internet freedom, anti-censorship, and digital security, particularly in repressive information contexts.
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Data checked: October 1, 2026. Organisers change their terms. Check their site before you apply.

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