NGI Zero open source funding

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NGI Zero is a grant making program for R&D of free and open source technologies, coordinated by <a href="https://social.nlnet.nl/@nlnet" class="u-url mention">@nlnet</a> in collab with <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention">@fsfe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@APC" class="u-url mention">@APC</a> <a href="https://ps.s10y.eu/@ps" class="u-url mention">@ps</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/@techcultivation" class="u-url mention">@techcultivation</a> <span class="h-card" translate="

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Post #3647910
Next week is the Cyprus Open Digital Futures Week. A diverse program focused on free and open source, organized in the context of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Events include: Unconference: Freedom. Democracy. Internet A BBQ Libre Arts @ NeMe Policy event: Open Source and the European Union Conference: Shaping the Next Digital Frontier The week is organised by the Cyprus FLOSS Community and #NGI0 Regional Representation https://ellak.org.cy/en/2026/05/04/cyprus-o...
Post #3647909
The 2026 Free Silicon Conference will be held July 6-8 in Ljubljana. It brings together experts and enthusiasts who want to build a complete free and open-source CAD ecosystem for designing analog and digital integrated circuits. To join you&#39;ll need to register and registration closes June 22. It is also still possible to submit talks to present your project to the community. https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2026 #NGI #NGI0 #openhardware
Post #3647908
We&#39;re happy to share that 67 free and open source projects have been awarded NGI Zero support. We want to thank them for their contribution to fixing the internet by righting one wrong at a time. The projects will receive financial and practical support from the NGI Zero Commons Fund, NGI Taler and NGI Fediversity. All programs kindly made possible with funding from the @EUCommission by way of @EC_DIGIT Come over to meet the projects! https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260616-67-new-projec...
Post #3331381
The book Building a Free Internet of the Future tells the story of of people working for an inclusive & accessible digital future. A series of interviews with people working on open technology projects supported by NGI0, gives insight in the concrete challenges of digital exclusion and the projects they work on to overcome them. The book highlights practical, community-based initiatives & replicable models. The book is made freely available by @APC@mastodon.social. https://www.apc.org/e...
Post #3324525
We're temporarily pausing the bimonthly open calls with the exception of #NGI Taler & Fediversity. We'll be taking stock of a decade of Next Generation Internet. After the summer the application process will re-open with 3 new programs under the Open Internet Stack (OIS) umbrella. Ongoing projects are not affected and can continue their important work of providing the building blocks for an open, resilient, and secure internet for all. https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260612-NGIZero-s...
Post #1656934
Stalwart Mail Server has been released! Unifying the JMAP, IMAP, and SMTP servers into a single binary, it now supports LDAP, SQL authentication, FoundationDB and S3-compatible blob storage. Plus, it&#39;s even faster! Check it out at: https://github.com/stalwartlabs/mail-server Stalwart Mail Server is an #opensource mail server solution with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support and a wide range of modern features. It is written in Rust and designed to be secure, fast, robust and scalable.
Post #1320496
Dnsmasq wins the first BlueHats Prize! Dnsmasq provides network addressing for small networks: DNS, DHCP, router advertisement and network boot. Dnsmasq creator &amp; maintainer Simon Kelley said: &quot;This prize is valuable financially, but much more so as a mark of public recognition that dnsmasq is still something that&#39;s worth doing.&quot; https://nlnet.nl/bluehatsprize/2024/1.html The € 10 000 BlueHats prizes aim to place maintainers of critical #FOSS in the spotlig...
Post #1178984
Two NGI0 partners currently have a job opening: CCBV is looking for a coordinator to liaise between support service providers &amp; NGI0 grantees. You&#39;ll be working closely with @nlnet &#39;s Technology Assessors to help NGI0 project teams with dedicated support. [1] And @ISOCSwitzerland is looking for a policy expert on digital sovereignty &amp; the cloud to develop the so-called “Tech dossiers” . [2] [1] https://www.commonscaretakers.com/services/work-with-us-coordinato...
Post #1037618
57 free and open source projects are selected for grants in the ninth open call of the NGI Zero Commons Fund. We want the thank these projects teams and all applicants for their contribution to the digital commons. They are building digital infrastructure that fosters user autonomy, resiliency, interoperability, openness, accessibility, and strive for technical excellence. Come over to read all about the projects: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260409-announce-commons-fund.html #NGI #NGI0 #FO...
Post #1019569
42 Free &amp; Open Source projects will receive grants to reclaim the public nature of the internet from the NGI0 Commons Fund. There were many applicants &amp; it&#39;s wonderful to see the number of people working on digital commons, inventing &amp; improving technologies to the benefit of all humanity. We&#39;d like to take this space to thank *all* applicants for their contributions to an internet for people rather than for profit. Come meet the new projects! https://nln...
Post #978472
Request practical support for your free and open source project from NGI0 experts. If you ever received a grant from any program in the Next Generation Internet initiative, you can request support services under the NGI0 Review program. The program ends on July 31 so the sooner you reach out the better. Use our webform and just tick the services that would benefit your project. See the thread for a description of the available services. https://nlnet.nl/NGI0/review/request.html #NGI #FOSS #N...
Post #977099
9.6 million Euro worth of upcoming grants!
Post #931218
Join us for our Open Source Software Supply Chain webinar series. Armijn Hemel will be discussing the Software Bill of Materials on Thursday, April 6, 13.00 - 14.30 CEST. Philipe Ombredanne will talk about tooling on April 13 and Shane Martin Coughlan discusses legal consequences on April 27. https://nlnet.nl/events/20230406/WebinarSoftwareSupplyChain/index.html
Post #931215
Happy #FreeWebSearchDay everybody! To celebrate free &amp; open search, we interviewed two developers who&#39;ve built search engines that free you from the commercial web. Simon Descarpentries @Siltaer created Meta-Press to search the news free of middlemen, trackers and fake news. Viktor Lofgren built Marginalia Search to let you find your way to small quality websites. Listen here: https://nlnet.nl/events/20230929/index.html There are many #FWSD events and actions. You&#39;l...
Post #931213
We invite you to nominate a FOSS project for the Bluehats prize. There are four prizes of €10.000 each, to be spent freely. Bluehats are civil servants who promote the use and development of Free Software in public administrations. The French public administration has established the Bluehats prize for maintainers of critical Free Software. To be eligible the software must be in use by at least one agency of the French administration. https://nlnet.nl//bluehatsprize/2024/
Post #569537
Another 45 FOSS projects have been selected for the #NGI0 Commons Fund. We want to thank the project teams for their contribution to a free and open internet. In a world increasingly in the grip of proprietary technologies and those who control them, we are proud to be supporting people who choose to work on the digital commons: shared digital assets that serve not the few but the many. Come over to read what each project is working on. https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251127-45-NGI0-CommonsFund....
Post #563144
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI/116007871111269009 Are you considering to apply for the Open Internet Stack open calls from the @EUCommission ? Join the matchmaking sessions to find consortium partners. #NGI #OpenInternetStack #FOSS #funding #opensource
Post #545102
We&#39;re happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial &amp; practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all. This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-anno...
Post #380831
Share your knowledge about Free and Open Source with the @EUCommission and provide input for its European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy. All feedback is welcome but there are five specific questions like: What are the main barriers that prevent #FOSS adoption? &amp; What is the added value of FOSS? Input informs the Strategy which marks FOSS as a crucial contribution to technological sovereignty &amp; security. The Call is open till February 3. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/be...