Fundraising Opportunities

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We have divided the following list in two sections: 1) Funding opportunities with specific deadlines 2) Funding opportunities received on a rolling basis

Funding Opportunities with Specific Deadline

New York Times's News Safety Fellow

• https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4559864005

Grow the Future 2025 Alliance Against Tech Authoritarianism

• Deadline: June 20, 2025
• https://usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/77?source=aWQ9OQ%3D%3D

CNN Academy Program Voices from the South: Storytelling for Impact

• Deadline: June 23, 2025
• https://academy.cnn.com/voices-from-the-south-storytelling-for-impact/

Digital Good Research Fund ‘Building the Digital Good’

• Deadline: June 26, 2025
• https://digitalgood.net/digital-good-research-fund-round-3-building-the-digital-good-call-for-applications/

Call for Proposals Responsive Fund

• Deadline: June 27, 2025
• https://www.ukhih.org/news/call-for-proposals-now-open-responsive-fund-general/

Digital Public Infrastructure Research Grant

• Deadline to submit expression of interest proposals: June 30, 2025
• https://www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org/research/global-dpi-insights-community/

SA Tech Challenge 2025, Innovation Bridge

• Deadline: June 30, 2025
• https://innovationbridge.info/ibportal/g20/tech-challenge

Small Grants for Investigative Stories Covering Current or Aspiring EU Countries

• Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
• First evaluation follows the June 30, 2025 deadline
• https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/birn-invites-journalists-to-apply-for-grants-for-investigative-stories/

2025-26 Foundry Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs

• Deadline: July 6, 2025
• https://app.babele.co/application-definition/401

OGP’s Helen Darbishire Fund for Civil Society 2025-27

• Deadline: July 6, 2025
• https://www.opengovpartnership.org/ogps-helen-darbishire-fund-for-civil-society-2025-27/

Digital Freedom Fund Open Call

• Deadline: July 15, 2025
• https://digitalfreedomfund.org/grants/

Imperial College Research Fellowships

• Deadline: August 18, 2025
• https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/research-office/funder-information/research-fellowships/icrf/

Connecting the Unconnected Funding Program

• Internet Society
• Deadline 2nd window: from 15 July to 27 August, 2025
• https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/connecting-the-unconnected

2026 Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program

• Deadline: September 15, 2025
• https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsenheder/samf/digitaldemocracycentre/ddcxtrygfonden-fellowship-call-2026

Past Funding Opportunities Archive

Funding Opportunities Received on a Rolling Basis

AI Security Institute Challenge Fund

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://www.aisi.gov.uk/grants#challenge-fund

Global Fund for Community Foundations

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/what-we-do/grants/apply-for-a-grant/

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Funding Opportunity

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/

The Bitcoin Development Fund

• Deadline: Rolling
• Human Rights Foundation
• https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/

Digital Rights Fund for WANA Region

• SMEX
• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://smex.org/digital-rights-fund/

FOSS United

• Deadline: Rolling Basis
• https://fossunited.org/grants

Digital Impact Alliance Fellowship

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://dial.global/apply-to-our-fellows-program/

Sovereign Tech Fund

• Deadline: Rolling

• https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/applications/

Incident Emergency Fund

• Digital Defenders Partnership

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://www.digitaldefenders.org/incident-emergency-fund/  

Safety Net Fund

• Deadline: Ongoing

• https://wphfund.org/whrds-safety-net/

Rapid Response Fund

• Derechos Digitales

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://www.derechosdigitales.org/sobre-el-fondo-de-respuesta-rapida/    

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://urgentactionfund.org/  

Urgent Action Fund - Asia & Pacific

• Deadline: Rolling

• https://www.uafanp.org/our_grants  

Apoyos de Respuesta Rápida

• Fondo Acción Urgente
• Deadline: Rolling
• https://fondoaccionurgente.org.co/es/que-hacemos/apoyos-de-respuesta-rapida/

Open Briefing’s Responsive Assistance

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://www.openbriefing.org/support/referral/