Yes. Choose “Individual” in the question of applicant type.

Yes.If you do not have a legal entity, you can apply as an individual, or you or your group could use a Fiscal Host.

Only individuals and not-for-profit organizations are eligible for funding via this grant opportunity. If you are unsure whether you qualify or if your case is context-specific, please reach out to us at grants@mozillafoundation.org.

Yes, we will consider separate applications from the same individual/ organization/ network/ collaborative. You would, however, need to submit each project as a separate application in Fluxx. Kindly also be aware that it is highly unlikely that we will give more than one grant to any one applicant, including larger institutions.

We use the term majority territory to refer to those communities, locations, countries and regions that are disproportionately impacted by environmental and climate harms that result from extractive industries, colonial practices, and oppressive policies that originate from and profit a few located in the Global North. The Global North refers to those nations and actors that benefit from these harms and oppressive policies, as there is no state-based wealth accumulation in the Global North that comes without these extractive industries described above. Global North doesn’t refer to a strictly geographic north.

We use the term ‘Indigenous nations’ and ‘Indigenous Peoples’ to acknowledge the political rights asserted in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the rights they hold via internationally recognised agreements with nation-states.

We use the terms climate justice and digital rights in a broad and holistic sense. By climate justice, we mean actors and activities that center communities most impacted by the climate crisis, pollution, environmental mismanagement

By digital rights we mean actors and activities that center ‘digital technologies’ in their work to create an equitable and sustainable world. This ranges from, but are not limited to, advocacy and campaigning on data protection and AI policy, influencing debates and institutions that govern the internet to include human rights principles in their operations, research and raising awareness on data harms, those developing public interest technology, and supporting activists and human rights defenders with their digital security challenges.

The only restriction we have is that we are prohibited from funding entities subject to sanctions by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control. We welcome proposals globally as long as they address the context-specific needs of the region.

Yes, but not all applicants are eligible to include indirect costs. Please see Mozilla’s Indirect Cost Policy for details.

Yes. Direct costs are expenses directly attributable to the specific project/activity described in your application. Generally, direct costs would not be incurred if the proposed scope of work did not exist. Direct costs may include staff salaries, contractors or consultants.

Funding cannot be used to support:

• Projects that are unrelated to the focus of this call for proposals
• Political campaigns and lobbying activities
• Projects that provide personal monetary gain (beyond reasonable compensation for time spent working on the project; eg salaries and wages)
• Religious proselytizing
• Promotion of violence
• Entities subject to sanctions by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control

Given our current constraints, the granting period has to be one year or shorter. We want to make sure that grantee’s time and work gets properly compensated, hence the one-year period for such a small grant mechanism. You can still apply for the Catalyst Fund to support a sub-project of your multi-year project, as long as it is within the one year timeline.

Given the purpose of the Catalyst Fund, it is not possible to receive grants from us for multiple years. We understand that sometimes during a project unexpected delays can cause the project to run longer than anticipated - in those cases we will consider no-cost extensions on a case by case basis.

Our ability to support multiple languages in the application and grant process is limited due to internal constraints. At the moment the application process is in English only.

We encourage the use of translation support to complete applications because we recognize that English is not a primary language for many people. Applications are reviewed for conceptual strength, not quality of language. We also offer a space in the application for you to let us know if a translation tool was used to complete the application. We ask this in order to support reviewers to read the application based on how it was prepared.Your application will not be downgraded if you submit it as a translation.

Note that projects and outputs can be in local languages and do not have to be in English.

The organization identified as the primary applicant should submit the application, indicating in your application who your partners are, how the partners collaborate and how the grant will be distributed between partners. If funded, award payments will only be made to one applicant organization/individual with whom a grant agreement will be signed. This applicant will be programmatically and fiscally responsible for the grant. We may request documentation on your collaboration.

The grant start date would be in July 2026.

We will give some general guidance.The full application is around 2 pages. Please see the Full Application section.

We do not require citations, but we encourage you to credit other people’s work properly by including links or titles.

Fluxx is a grants management platform used by Mozilla to manage its grantmaking.

• Required fields in the application are marked with an asterisk*.
• Fluxx uses a character count system. Spaces are considered characters. To avoid copy-and-paste issues, it may be easiest to type your answers directly into the Fluxx application.
• Only click the ‘Submit’ button when the page is complete. Once you submit, you will no longer be able to edit.

If you need help using Fluxx, please contact grants@mozillafoundation.org.

Fluxx is not mobile friendly. Plan to complete your application using a laptop or desktop computer.

If your nomination is selected, we will ask you to submit a full application, including a budget. Please download this Budget Template to complete and attach to your application.

The Catalyst Fund has received contributions from Ford Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Luminate and Internet Society Foundation.

The Catalyst Fund is managed and advised by the Green Screen Coalition, and hosted by Mozilla Foundation.

After a preliminary eligibility check, all the nominatins will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee. The Committee consists of Green Screen Co-Leads, the Fund host (Mozilla), selected contributing funders, and community members. The size of the advisory committee will reflect the volume of incoming concept notes to be reviewed.

A smaller subset of reviewers, the decision-making body of the Advisory Committee, will review the full applications and decide on the portfolio shortlist. In case of disagreement, the full proposal will be sent to the larger Advisory Committee for feedback and tie breaking vote.

Grantees are required to submit financial reporting and a narrative report. The format of the latter will be discussed and mutually agreed upon between the grantee and the Catalyst Fund team.