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Surge and Sustain Fund: Solicitation FAQs
Below are responses to the frequently asked questions about the Surge and Sustain Fund application. Submit your application by 11:59 PM PT on October 30, 2024. Is this open to individuals and businesses located outside the US? Yes, applicants don’t need to be based in...
“Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism and Global Competition”
On September 24, 2024, OTF's President Laura Cunningham testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy on "Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism and...
OTF’s Rapid Response Fund Expands Community Partners
About the Rapid Response Fund As internet freedom continues to decline, human rights defenders, journalists, and other at-risk communities in repressive information contexts face mounting digital emergencies that traditional funding mechanisms are often not equipped...
OTF provides financial support for projects through these funds & fellowships >>
Internet Freedom Fund
The Internet Freedom Fund is OTF’s primary way to support projects and people working on open and accessible technology-focused projects that promote human rights, Internet freedom, open societies.
Rapid Response Fund
The Rapid Response Fund aims to facilitate the digital emergency response community to resolve threats in a timely and comprehensive manner for individuals, communities, and organizations whose free expression has recently been repressed.
Surge and Sustain Fund
The Surge and Sustain Fund is the primary way that OTF provides resources to leading VPN and circumvention solutions to support user costs in highly restrictive environments.
Information Controls Fellowship
The Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP) cultivates research, outputs, and creative collaboration on topics related to repressive Internet censorship and surveillance.
OTF has supported 450+ projects to date.
Localization Lab
Making Internet freedom tools available in new languages.
Red Team Lab
Strengthening the security of open-source Internet freedom software.
Secure Usability & Accessibility Lab
The Usability Lab aims to increase user safety and promote practical Internet freedom.
Learning Lab
Telling the stories of projects and the results they produce.
OTF provides ongoing project support for security audits, usability and user safety, translations, and community learning.
OTF Key Impacts
2+ BILLION
global users circumvent online censorship with OTF-supported technologies
1+ MILLION
words translated in 240 languages and dialects
35+
advisory council members from academia, industry, and civil society
1042
projects received