Common Good Cyber Fund Grant Program
Forecasted
Common Good Cyber Fund Grant Program supports cybersecurity nonprofits maintaining shared infrastructure and providing protective services to strengthen public-interest security and reduce digital harm.
Funder: Internet Society Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Fluxx registration) | August 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Typically USD $100,000–$300,000 over two years; maximum $300,000 total
Summary: Supports cybersecurity nonprofits maintaining shared infrastructure and protecting high-risk communities from digital harm.
Key Information: Applicants need qualifying nonprofit status and a bank account in their legal name receiving U.S. funds.
Description
The Common Good Cyber Fund sustains nonprofit organizations that strengthen the public-interest cybersecurity ecosystem. The Internet Society Foundation manages grantmaking, supported by pooled contributions from government and philanthropic donors and strategic guidance from a committee chaired by the Global Cyber Alliance. The fund responds to increasingly sophisticated threats affecting underserved regions, civil society, journalists, human rights defenders, and dissidents.
Supported work includes DNS and routing security, shared threat intelligence, response tools, and maintenance of security-relevant open systems. It also supports incident assistance, secure onboarding, protective services, and privacy-preserving coordination for users facing targeted threats, including state-directed activity and digital transnational repression. Evidence, policy, standards, and advocacy work can qualify when connected to concrete security improvements rather than general awareness alone.
