Bellow you will find a list of funding programs suitable for open source, mobile environments.

Name Website Restriction
Prototype Fund https://prototypefund.de German tax payer only
Open Technology Fund https://www.opentech.fund
netidee https://www.netidee.at Austrian address
SIDN Fonds https://www.sidnfonds.nl Primary impact in the Netherlands
Sovereign Tech Fund https://sovereigntechfund.de Technologies must be under-supplied or threatened by other circumstances
Mobifree https://mobifree.org -
Futo https://www.futo.org/grants/ -
Floss/fund https://floss.fund/ -
FOSS United https://fossunited.org/ -
GitHub Secure Open Source Fund https://resources.github.com/github-secure-open-source-fund/ Be on GitHub, improve security, located in regions supported by GitHubSponsors

Prototype Fund

Requirements

  • Application must be submitted in German.
  • Applicant must be a natural person.
  • Applicant must live and pay taxes in Germany.
  • Project has to be implemented within 6 months.
  • Project can’t be double funded.

FAQ - https://prototypefund.de/en/apply/faq/

Open Technology Fund

Requirements

  • No specific requirements except that it matches the OTF’s vision:
    • Access to the Internet, including tools to circumvent website blocks, connection blackouts, and widespread censorship;
    • Awareness of access, privacy, or security threats and protective measures, including how-to guides, instructional apps, data collection platforms, and other efforts that increase the efficacy of Internet freedom tools;
    • Privacy enhancement, including the ability to be free from repressive observation and the option to be anonymous when accessing the Internet;
    • Security from danger or threat when accessing the Internet, including encryption tools.
  • Application should be submitted in English (not a must)
  • Also suitable for fellowships

FAQ - https://guide.opentech.fund/faq

netidee

Requirements

  • Natural persons/associations with an Austrian residential address
  • Preferably apply in German but can be in English too (the website/documents
  • are in German only)

FAQ - https://www.netidee.at/faq Project documents page - https://www.netidee.at/einreichen/projekt

SIDN Fonds

Requirements

  • Project has a primary impact in the Netherlands
  • Project did not start yet
  • Project is shorter than 6 months
  • Can be done by natural persons or organisations

FAQ - https://www.sidnfonds.nl/faq

Sovereign Tech Fund

Requirements

  • Not a user facing Application
  • Societal relevance
  • Needs a funding of at least 50k€
  • Tech must be under-supplied or threatened by other circumstances

Example of financed projects

  • Wireguard
  • curl
  • Fortran package manager
  • Improving JS ecosystem, infrastructure and security

Kinda FAQ - https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/applications/

Mobifree

Requirements

Mobifree is part of the nlnet foundation and a consortium with other companies and institutes.

Project needs to meet at least one of these topics:

  • scientific research
  • design and development of free and open source software and open hardware
  • validation or constructive inquiry into existing or novel technical solutions
  • software engineering aimed at adapting to new usage areas or improving software quality
  • formal security proofs, security audits, setup and design of software testing and continuous integration
  • documentation for researchers, developers and end users, including educational materials
  • standardisation activities, including membership fees of standards bodies
  • understanding user requirements and improving usability/inclusive design
  • necessary measures in support of (broad)er deployability, e.g. packaging
  • participation in technical, developer and community events like hackathons, IETF, W3C, RIPE meetings, FOSDEM, etc. (admission fee, travel and subsistence costs)
  • other activities that are relevant to adhering to robust software development and deployment practices
  • project management
  • out-of-pocket costs for infrastructure essential to achieving the above

No categorical exclusions of persons, inhabitants of the EU and Horizon Europe associted countries are given priority.

Example of financed projects

Since this is fairly recent there are no financed projects already disclosed.

https://nlnet.nl/mobifree/eligibility/

Futo

Requirements

No requirements specified.

https://www.futo.org/grants/

Floss/fund

Requirements

No requirements specified.

https://floss.fund/blog/announcing-floss-fund/

FOSS United

Requirements

No requirements specified.

https://fossunited.org/

GitHub Secure Open Source Fund

Requirements

  • Current maintainer of an open source project
  • Be age eighteen (18) or older
  • Have an active online profile on GitHub
  • Be located in one of the regions supported by GitHub Sponsors
  • Not be a current employee of GitHub and/or any of its parent/subsidiary companies
  • Clear open source license
  • Open source first project with demonstrated community traction and adoption
  • Clear governance structure prior to kick-off
  • Interest and willingness to to engage and improve security
  • Commitment from core leaders to participate in and engage in the required programming
  • Agree to Code of Conduct and Privacy Statement

https://resources.github.com/github-secure-open-source-fund/

https://resources.github.com/github-secure-open-source-fund/