Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Community Investment Program Grants

CIRA is the steward of .CA – Canada’s online identifier. While our number one priority is the safe and secure management of Canada’s top-level domain, we also have a mandate to do good things for the Internet in Canada. The goal of the Program is to give back to the community in a measurable way by supporting innovative initiatives and programs that help build a resilient, trusted and secure internet for all Canadians.

Eligibility

• Demonstrated alignment with CIRA’s Community Investment Program funding areas: Infrastructure, Digital Literacy, Cybersecurity, Community Leadership
• Preference is given to initiatives that benefit:
  • Students (kindergarten to grade 12 and post-secondary)
  • Northern, rural and Indigenous communities
• Project is appropriately and realistically planned with clearly-defined activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts
• Project outputs are open and available for anyone to use, share and build upon  
• Budget is reasonable, and preferably demonstrates in-kind contributions or other sources of funding
• Project demonstrates engagement of community stakeholders in development, delivery, financing, etc.  
• Project outputs are durable and lasting beyond the end of the grant

See Application Call for Full Eligibility Details