Happy to announce 29 projects have been selected in round 6 of the NGI Zero Commons Fund.

It is a great selection of Free and Open Source projects covering the entire stack from open hardware to apps that improve user autonomy. Together they help to build the digital commons.

Some projects even already have #hex stickers \o/. Come check it out!

https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251016-selection-NGI0CommonsFund.html

(and if you'd like to work for the internet as well, the current call closes December 1).

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The 10th call of NGI Zero Commons Fund is now open – and has deadline 🗓️ December 1, 2025.
Free and #opensource software and hardware, open standards, #opendata & AI, #openscience, creative commons and open educational resources are democratising innovation 🚀 and learning, and are together driving society and industry forward at an unprecedented pace. 🎯 Do not hesitate to apply! 🤓
Guide for applicants 👉 https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/guideforapplicants/

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Are you working 🤓 on free and #opensource technologies that benefit other people too? Consider to apply for funding for the Next Generation Internet open calls.
📌 You can ask for between 5k - 50k euro
📌 Anyone can apply: individuals, SMEs, institutions, collectives, etc.
📌 The application form is simple and straightforward.
Deadline for submission ✍️: December 1, 2025 (noon CET).
More details on 👉 https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251001-call.html

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This afternoon at 16.00 CEST we'll have our monthly open office hour.
If you have questions about our funding opportunities or anything else, you can ask them in our Matrix room.
If you want, you can already post your questions on the Etherpad.

You can find the link to the Matrix room here:
https://nlnet.nl/officehour/

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Are you working on Free & Open Source technologies that benefit other people too? Consider to apply for funding in our open calls.

• You can ask for between 5k - 50k euro
• Anyone can apply: individuals, SMEs, institutions, collectives, etc.
• There is little administrative overhead: no reporting-the project is the proof of work. And the application form is simple & straightforward.
  The next deadline for the rolling open call is October 1
  https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250801-call.html
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We are happy to announce 9 projects have been selected for grants. They'll contribute to the efforts of NGI Mobifree, a pilot program working on a more ethical & human-centered mobile landscape, and NGI Fediversity a hosting stack bringing easy-to-use, portable cloud services to everyone.
We want to thank the project teams for their contributions to the Next Generation Internet.

Read all about the technologies they are building here:
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250905-new-grants-mobifree-fediversity.html

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