Internet Society Foundation Sustainable Peering Infrastructure 2026

Invitation-only 2026 grant window supporting sustainable Internet exchange points and peering ecosystems.

AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswana Software / SaaS / B2BCybersecurity

Eligibility

Who should inspect this opportunity.

The 2026 application window runs from 6 August to 10 September. This programme is invitation-only and is for eligible registered nonprofit organisations. The official page publishes up to USD 50,000 for IXP support and up to USD 25,000 for peering-ecosystem support.

Organisation types

Non-profit

Stages

Established organisation

Geography

Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d’Ivoire · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Funding purposes

Equipment / infrastructure · Digital transformation

Application

Published application process.

Only invited eligible organisations can apply. Use the official programme page and invitation instructions; the published deadline is 10 September 2026 at 21:00 UTC.