Re: [AFIX Members] Reminder : Applications Open for the 2025 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program / Appel à Candidatures ouvertes pour le programme de financement d’infrastructures de peering durable 2025

Jean Baptiste Millogo millogo at isoc.org
Fri Mar 21 02:53:14 SAST 2025 

Dear Syvlain,

Thank for this update.
For all those need clarification, please fill free to reach for support.
Together let’s build a strong. IXP. And peering community in Africa. 😊

Best regards,
JB


From: Sylvain BAYA <sylvain at douala-ix.net>
Date: Thursday, 20 March 2025 at 10:14
To: af-ix at af-ix.net <af-ix at af-ix.net>
Cc: Jean Baptiste Millogo <millogo at isoc.org>
Subject: [AFIX Members] Reminder : Applications Open for the 2025 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program / Appel à Candidatures ouvertes pour le programme de financement d’infrastructures de peering durable 2025
Le 10/03/2025 à 18:33, Jean Baptiste Millogo via AF-IX a écrit :

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Reminder : Applications Open for the 2025 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program / Appel à Candidatures ouvertes pour le programme de financement d’infrastructures de peering durable 2025
De :
Jean Baptiste Millogo <millogo at isoc.org><mailto:millogo at isoc.org>
Date :
10/03/2025 18:33

Pour :
AFIX Mailing List <af-ix at af-ix.net><mailto:af-ix at af-ix.net>

Dear Everyone,


Dear African Peering Community,

...i want to attest that these grant programs
(ISOC Foundation) are real opportunities, that
we as AfIX members should use as a mean to
encourage other IXP operators to join our
Association as new active members.

Together with the datacenter operator STD
(ST DIGITAL), the cmNOG had the opportunity
to realised a project named DIXIUP; with the
funds provided by SPI (Sustainable Peering
Infrastructure) funding program.

Please see what we shared afterwards here:

https://www.cmnog.cm/dokuwiki/cmNOG:DIXIUP-Project:Events:Peering-Day:Douala-20240726:Article-to-Publish:Side_Story_About_cmNOG-and-ST-DIGITAL_DIXIUP_Project

Also, note that the deadlines for submitting a
project on these grants programs have been
extended to 10 April, 2025, at 21:00 UTC.

[cid:part1.KyVqf3Gd.mvO0g9IT at douala-ix.net]

So! don't hesitate to submit your project idea.

...good wishes!

Shalom,
--sb.




The 2025 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program is still open for applications. Funding will specifically support:

  1.  Existing IXPs that need additional funding to grow or become sustainable
  2.  Organizations that hope to build a new IXP
  3.  Entities that work with local communities to improve peering and infrastructure
  4.  Entities that provide a positive contribution to the entire IXP ecosystem
Grant funds up to USD $70,000 are open to all regions and are available to assist in equipment purchases (switches, optic modules, servers, and routers), training, capacity building, and community development. Applications are accepted from January 28 to March 27, 2025. Details about eligibility, selection criteria, and more are available here: https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/sustainable-peering-ixp/
All applications for funding must be submitted online in English, French, or Spanish through the Internet Society Foundation’s grants management system. This round of applications closes on 27 March 2025.
For further inquiries about this grant program or the application process, email foundation at isocfoundation.org<mailto:foundation at isocfoundation.org>

Best regards,

Jean Baptiste Millogo


From: Jean Baptiste Millogo <millogo at isoc.org><mailto:millogo at isoc.org>
Date: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 15:09
To: AFIX Mailing List <af-ix at af-ix.net><mailto:af-ix at af-ix.net>
Subject: Applications Open for the 2025 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program / Appel à Candidatures ouvertes pour le programme de financement d’infrastructures de peering durable 2025


Dear Everyone,

The Internet is for everyone. It gives people opportunities and boosts economic development. But for everyone to leverage the Internet's full potential, it needs to be affordable and reliable. This is why we need to keep building and improving infrastructure, like Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), working with local and regional communities to create a thriving Internet ecosystem that keeps traffic local, reduces costs, sparks development, and improves the quality of Internet services.
Today, we’re excited to announce that the 2025 Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program is now open for applications. Funding will specifically support:

  1.  Existing IXPs that need additional funding to grow or become sustainable

  1.  Organizations that hope to build a new IXP

  1.  Entities that work with local communities to improve peering and infrastructure

  1.  Entities that provide a positive contribution to the entire IXP ecosystem
Grant funds up to USD $70,000 are open to all regions and are available to assist in equipment purchases (switches, optic modules, servers, and routers), training, capacity building, and community development. Applications are accepted from January 28 to March 27, 2025. Details about eligibility, selection criteria, and more are available here: https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/sustainable-peering-ixp/
All applications for funding must be submitted online in English, French, or Spanish through the Internet Society Foundation’s grants management system. This round of applications closes on 27 March 2025.
For further inquiries about this grant program or the application process, email foundation at isocfoundation.org<mailto:foundation at isocfoundation.org>.
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Bonjour,
L’Internet est pour tout le monde. Cela donne des opportunités aux gens et stimule le développement économique. Mais pour que chacun puisse exploiter tout le potentiel d’Internet, il doit être abordable et fiable. C'est pourquoi nous devons continuer à construire et à améliorer les infrastructures, comme les points d'échange Internet (IXP), en travaillant avec les communautés locales et régionales pour créer un écosystème Internet prospère qui maintient le trafic local, réduit les coûts, stimule le développement et améliore la qualité des services Internet.
Aujourd’hui, nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que le programme de financement d’infrastructures de peering durable 2025 est désormais ouvert aux candidatures. Le financement soutiendra spécifiquement :

  1.  Les IXP existants qui ont besoin d’un financement supplémentaire pour se développer ou devenir durables

  1.  Les organisations qui espèrent construire un nouvel IXP

  1.  Les entités qui travaillent avec les communautés locales pour améliorer le peering et les infrastructures

  1.  Les entités qui apportent une contribution positive à l’ensemble de l’écosystème IXP
Des subventions allant jusqu'à 70 000 USD sont ouvertes à toutes les régions et sont disponibles pour aider à l'achat d'équipements (commutateurs, modules optiques, serveurs et routeurs), à la formation, au renforcement des capacités et au développement communautaire. Les candidatures sont acceptées du 28 janvier au 27 mars 2025. Les détails sur l'éligibilité, les critères de sélection et bien plus encore sont disponibles ici : https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/funding-areas/sustainable-peering-ixp/
Toutes les demandes de financement doivent être soumises en ligne en anglais, français ou espagnol via le système de gestion des subventions de la Fondation Internet Society. Cette série de candidatures se termine le 27 mars 2025.
Pour plus d’informations sur ce programme de subvention ou sur le processus de candidature, envoyez un e-mail à foundation at isocfoundation.org<mailto:foundation at isocfoundation.org>

Best regards, Bien cordialement

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Jean Baptiste Millogo,

Director, Internet Technology and Development

millogo at isoc.org<mailto:aguiar at isoc.org> | Mobile: +226 76 26 06 86

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