Fund
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Internet Freedom Fund
For innovative technology or research projects that help people facing repressive censorship and/or surveillance.
- Anti-censorship
- Anti-surveillance
- Research
- Individuals
- Organizations
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Fund
Time-sensitive
Rapid Response Fund
Short-term, urgent digital security support for clear, time-sensitive, state-sponsored digital emergencies.
- Digital security
- Emergency
- Individuals
- Organizations
Fund
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Surge and Sustain Fund
Support for user costs of large-scale, open source VPN or anti-censorship tools that work in repressive information contexts.
- Anti-censorship
- Infrastructure
- Organizations
Fund
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FOSS Sustainability Fund
For projects supporting the long-term maintainability, interoperability, reproducibility, security and resilience of the internet freedom technology ecosystem.
- Open source
- Infrastructure
- Digital security
- Individuals
- Organizations
Research
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Information Controls Research Program
For researching the technical orchestration of repressive information controls and methods to combat them.
- Research
- Anti-censorship
- Individuals
- Organizations
Lab service
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Security Lab
Expert security audits to help ensure a technology is as secure as possible.
- Digital security
- Open source
- OTF-supported projects
Lab service
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User Experience & Discovery Lab
Help understanding user needs and improving a tool’s usability and accessibility.
- Usability
- OTF-supported projects
Lab service
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Impact & Engagement Lab
Support explaining a project and connecting with users and audiences.
- Communications
- Usability
- OTF-supported projects
Before you apply
Eligibility guidance
General orientation only. Each fund's official page is authoritative.
- 01
Match the problem
OTF focuses on technology-focused projects that counter repressive censorship and surveillance.
- 02
Read the official page
Each fund sets its own eligibility, scope and process.
- 03
Emergencies first
For a time-sensitive, state-sponsored digital emergency, go directly to the Rapid Response Fund.
- 04
Use the official portal
Applications are submitted only via OTF's application platform — never through this concept.
- OTF application portal All official funds