Digital Defenders supports human rights defenders, journalists, and activist networks that face digital threats, with a clear emphasis on practical digital security, emergency response, and long-term resilience. Their grants tend to back regional and cross-regional intermediaries, rapid responder networks, and organizations building tools, trainings, help desks, and open resources that strengthen online freedom and protection. The funder is distinctive for combining emergency micro-grants with larger capacity-building support and for prioritizing local/regional implementation across multiple global regions.
Mix of rolling emergency support and periodic call-based grants. Incident Response Fund offers fast, rolling grants up to about €5,000, while longer-term funds such as the Sustainable Protection Fund and Community and Network Fund can provide up to €15,000, often through regional calls or invite-only processes.
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Watch regional call windows carefully, since several funds are only open to specific regions at specific times. Emergency incidents should be routed through the Incident Response Fund on a rolling basis, while CNF appears invite-only and SPF/RPF applications are generally tied to published regional calls and eligibility rules.
Current and upcoming funding from Digital Defenders that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must face a digital emergency related to their human rights, journalism, activism or critical internet work. DDP conducts an eligibility test, screening, review and due diligence; legal incorporation is not necessarily required.
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis; first response may take up to 14 days.
Who can apply: Applicants must be human rights defenders, journalists, activists or organisations facing a digital emergency or attack. Legal incorporation is not necessarily required; DDP conducts internal referencing and due diligence.
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; DDP aims to respond within two weeks.
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Create a free accountDeadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.