Community-Centered Connectivity Grant Program 2026

📝 About the Program

The Community-Centered Connectivity (CCC) Grant Program empowers communities to design, implement, and sustain their own connectivity solutions. It addresses key barriers to meaningful Internet access, including:

• Availability
• Affordability
• Adoption
• Digital literacy

Additionally, the program strengthens local capacity and fosters partnerships with stakeholders.

🎁 Benefits

Eligible organizations can apply to one of the three funding tracks based on their capacity, experience, project scale, and duration:

1. Catalyst Track

   • Funding: Up to USD $50,000
   • Purpose: Build at least one new connectivity solution or expand an existing solution in a community.
   • Duration: Up to 12 months

2. Scaling Track

   • Funding: Up to USD $200,000
   • Purpose: Support deployment of proven, successful solutions to improve or expand connectivity to multiple communities.
   • Duration: Up to 18 months

3. Systems Track

   • Funding: Above USD $200,000
   • Purpose: Support large-scale replication of proven community connectivity solutions in multiple communities or at regional/multi-country levels.
   • Duration: Up to 24 months
   • Note: This is an invite-only track. Only applicants invited by an ISOC Foundation staff member can apply.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a legally registered non-profit organization or social enterprise in their country with an official bank account in their name that can receive funds from a foundation based in the United States.
• Be well-positioned to implement the project with successful experience managing similar Internet-connectivity work, technical skills of staff/partners, and other strengths and capacities.
• Have demonstrated support from the local community/communities that will benefit from the connectivity solutions.
• Preference will be given to organizations working with:
  • Refugees/displaced communities
  • Indigenous communities
  • Women and girls

Track-Specific Eligibility:

• Catalyst Track: Preference for organizations that have managed grants over USD $20,000.
• Scaling Track: Organizations must have a demonstrated record of managing grants of at least USD $50,000.
• Systems Track: Invitation-only. Only organizations invited by an ISOC Foundation staff member will be eligible to apply.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: 07 May, 2026
• Interested applicants can visit the official website to apply.

📌 Contact Information

For more details, visit the Internet Society Foundation Community-Centered Connectivity Grant Program.

• Catalyst Track: Up to USD $50,000 to build at least one new connectivity solution, or an expand an existing solution, in a community. This project can be up to 12 months.
• Scaling Track: Up to USD $200,000 to support deployment of proven, successful solutions to improve or expand connectivity to multiple communities. This project can be up to 18 months.
• Systems Track: Above USD $200,000 to support large-scale replication of proven community connectivity solutions in multiple communities or at regional or multi-country levels. This project can be up to 24 months. Note that this is an invite-only track. Only applicants invited by an ISOC Foundation staff member can apply.