Submissions open for ARIN Community Grant Program

ARIN will award grants to support qualified operational and research projects that advance ARIN’s mission and broadly benefit the Internet community within the ARIN region. ARIN has funded 21 projects since the program’s launch in 2019.

Mission Statement and Services

• The ARIN Mission Statement highlights the main service areas that ARIN covers:
  • ARIN supports the operation of the Internet through the management of Internet number resources throughout its service region; coordinates the development of policies by the community for the management of Internet Protocol number resources; and advances the Internet through informational outreach. ARIN will continue to utilize an open, transparent multi-stakeholder process for registry policy development.

Categories

• Projects must fit into one or more of the following categories:
  • Internet technical improvements
    • Promote and facilitate the expansion, development, and growth of the global Internet infrastructure consistent with the public interest
    • Enhance the benefits of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and its development and/or global deployment.
  • Registry processes and technology improvements
    • Enhance registry processes and technologies that contribute to a globally consistent and highly usable Internet Number Registry System.
  • Informational outreach
    • Advance the Internet on topics such as, but not limited to: IPv6 deployment, routing security, Internet research, and Internet governance.
  • Research
    • Related to ARIN’s mission and operations.

Funding Information

• In 2024, the ARIN Community Grant Program has a budget of US$60,000 to provide funding to successful applicants in varying amounts, between US$1,000-US$20,000 and based on project need.

Who should apply?

• They only accept grant applications from organizations working on projects that are non-commercial in nature, meaning they serve the public or achieve a public good, and not for commercial projects that have a primary goal of generating profits or financial gain. Commercial projects are not eligible for ARIN Community Grants and will not be considered.
• Representatives from nonprofits are encouraged to apply. A few types of organizations they invite to apply for a grant include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • nongovernmental organizations
  • nonprofit educational bodies
  • academic and research institutions
  • open-source groups

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for a grant, projects must:
  • Align with ARIN’s Mission and strategic goals.
  • Broadly benefit the Internet community within the ARIN service region.
  • Be non-commercial in nature.

For more information, visit ARIN.