<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Of possible interest. Maybe an ISP in Asiapac could apply for a grant to deploy LibreQoS.<div><br></div><div>Jim<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raj Singh <raj.singh@apnic.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[Apnic-foundation-discuss] ISIF Asia Internet development grants applications open until 28th March 2024</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 5, 2024 at 12:31:11 AM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"apnic-foundation-discuss@apnic.foundation" <apnic-foundation-discuss@apnic.foundation><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Greetings from the APNIC Foundation!<br><br>I’m very pleased to announce that the 2024 ISIF Asia grants are open for applications and will close 28<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>March 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">The Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF Asia) empowers organizations across the Asia Pacific region to research, design, and implement Internet-based solutions to solve Internet development challenges that support community development and growth. Since 2008, ISIF Asia has supported 145 grants and 34 awards allocating over USD 9.4 million across 32 economies out of the 56 in the Asia Pacific region.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">There are three thematic areas:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Inclusion: Initiatives that help ensure everyone has meaningful access to the Internet, online applications and services<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Infrastructure: Initiatives to increase Internet speed, reduce maintenance and operational costs, and improve reliability and/or security<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Knowledge: Initiatives that develop technical capacity and/or research around Internet network operations for technical and non-technical audiences<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"><br>Within these three program areas, there are also grants for Internet and the Environment, as well as IPv6 Deployment projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Applications are open to public and private sector organizations, academia, non-profits, and social enterprise organizations.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">More information about the grants is available on the Foundation site:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://apnic.foundation/2024-isif-asia-applications-now-open/" title="https://apnic.foundation/2024-isif-asia-applications-now-open/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240);">https://apnic.foundation/2024-isif-asia-applications-now-open/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"><br>Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Raj<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>-- <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">Rajnesh SINGH </span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;">CEO, APNIC Foundation | <a href="mailto:ceo@apnic.foundation" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">ceo@apnic.foundation</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> | @RajneshSingh<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Menlo;"> </span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Menlo;">Increasing investment in Internet and digital development in the Asia Pacific</span></i><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Menlo;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://www.apnic.foundation/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.apnic.foundation</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Menlo;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> | @ApnicFoundation | <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://www.fb.com/APNICFoundation" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); 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