Common Good Cyber Fund 2026 for Nonprofits (Grant)
Application Deadline: August 4, 2026
The Common Good Cyber Fund (CGCF) is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations working to strengthen cybersecurity and protect vulnerable communities online. The fund supports organizations that provide critical cybersecurity infrastructure, respond to digital threats, and help create a safer internet for civil society, journalists, human rights defenders, and other high-risk groups.
Managed by the Internet Society Foundation, the Common Good Cyber Fund was established to address a growing challenge: while cyber threats continue to increase worldwide, many nonprofit organizations providing essential cybersecurity services remain significantly underfunded. Through this initiative, eligible organizations can access substantial operating support to expand their impact and strengthen digital resilience across communities.
For the 2026 funding cycle, the fund expects to distribute at least USD $3.5 million through multi-year grants to nonprofit organizations around the world. Projects that contribute to ecosystem building, particularly those serving communities in the Global Majority, are strongly encouraged to apply.
The fund supports organizations whose work aligns with one or more of the following areas:
- Maintaining critical cybersecurity infrastructure and open security systems.
- Delivering scalable cybersecurity support and protection services to internet users facing digital threats.
- Advancing a safer internet for vulnerable groups, civil society organizations, journalists, and high-risk communities.
- Supporting threat detection, incident response, digital security assistance, and protective technologies.
- Developing policies, standards, and coordination mechanisms that improve online safety and resilience.
Organizations applying under the program must identify the primary objective that best aligns with their proposed work.
Eligibility / Requirements
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be a registered nonprofit organization, including U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations or international equivalents.
- Operate in the cybersecurity, digital security, internet resilience, or related public-interest technology space.
- Have an official organizational bank account capable of receiving funds from a U.S.-based foundation.
- Demonstrate experience delivering cybersecurity infrastructure, services, or support to high-risk communities.
- Show strong organizational capacity, governance, and implementation capability.
The fund will particularly prioritize organizations that:
- Contribute to broader ecosystem building.
- Support underserved regions and communities.
- Have the ability to regrant or support smaller organizations.
- Address gender equity challenges and technology-facilitated gender-based violence within cybersecurity initiatives.
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Benefits
Successful organizations will receive:
- Multi-year operating grant support.
- Funding ranging from USD $100,000 to $300,000.
- Up to USD $300,000 over a two-year grant period.
- Access to resources that help expand cybersecurity services and strengthen community resilience.
- Opportunities to contribute to the broader global public-interest cybersecurity ecosystem.
Application Process
Applications are being accepted through an open call that runs from June 23, 2026, to August 4, 2026 (21:00 UTC).
Applicants must submit their proposals through the Internet Society Foundation’s grants management platform, Fluxx. Organizations are encouraged to register in the system well before the deadline, as registration must be completed at least 24 hours before the application closes.
Required documents include:
- Current operational budget.
- Tax identification document.
- Organizational governing documents.
- List of current institutional funders and funding amounts.
- Tax returns from the two most recent fiscal years.
- Audited financial statements from the two most recent fiscal years.
- Optional 501(c)(3) Equivalency Determination documentation, where applicable.
Given the competitive nature of the program, organizations should ensure their proposals clearly demonstrate measurable impact, strong governance, and alignment with the fund’s mission of strengthening cybersecurity for the public good.
For more details, visit Common Good Cyber Fund.