Apply for funding before August 1st 2026

NLnet is currently taking stock of a decade of NGI Zero and preparing the transition to the new Open Internet Stack effort (read the news item), and is therefore temporarily not accepting new proposals. Do you have a valuable idea in the area of digital commons and networked technology, that will contribute towards achieving a more open information society and brings a resilient, open and human-centered internet closer? It is our mission to support the further development of open solutions that empower users on all layers of technology — and we are eager to work with you. However, unless you are working within two rather specific domains (privacy preserving digital payments or a reproducible hosting stack built on Nix you'll have to exercise some patience. Currently we are only accepting project proposals for the following two topics: Please do not submit or email us with other opportunities beyond these two topics. NLnet Foundation (in Dutch: Stichting NLnet) is a recognised public benefit organisation that invests its own independent funds as well as funds that it manages on behalf of other organisations — such as the European Commission —.