ଅନୁଦାନ: ପ୍ରୋଗ୍ରାମ/ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ କମ୍ୟୁନିଟି ଫଣ୍ଡ/ସାଧାରଣ ସହାୟତା ପାଣ୍ଠି

• Education projects
• Cultural and heritage projects that support contribution of content, curation of the content and promote accessibility of that content.
• Gender and diversity projects
• Community support and engagement projects
• Coordination of global campaigns.
• Public policy advocacy projects that aim to influence legal and regulatory environments (at the national, regional or international level) in order to protect the people, model and the values of the free knowledge movement. These projects could target national legislation, trade agreements, human rights frameworks, and any other regulations and norms set by governments and lawmakers.

• Operating expenses - working space, services, and other common costs needed for an affiliate to opereate.
• Programmatic expenses - data costs to support access to online events, prizes, outreach, and other common costs needed to support programs.
• Staff expenses - compensation for well-defined roles that do not replace volunteer activities, including (but not limited to) graphic design, training, childcare services, translation, project or organisation management, and Wikimedian-in-Residence roles.
• Learning or training expenses - costs related to learning or training for community members or affiliate staff.
• Travel and participation expenses for staff and organisers.

• Indic MediaWiki Developers UG 2024 Annual Plan (ଭାରତ, ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଏସିଆ)
• Wikimedia Korea Strategic Annual Plan 2024 (ଦକ୍ଷିଣ କୋରିଆ, East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific)
• GOIF 2024 Annual Grant (ଘାନା, Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Wikimedia MA Multi Annual Grant 2024-2026 (ମୋରୋକୋ, Middle East & North Africa)
• Wikimedia DC: Sustaining and Growing Chapter Programs and Partnerships in 2023-24 (ଯୁକ୍ତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଆମେରିକା, ଉତ୍ତର ଆମେରିକା)
• Wiki Editoras LX 2024-2026 multi-year plan (Northern & Western Europe)
• Developing Free Knowledge in Georgia, 2023 (ଜର୍ଜିଆ, Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
• Plan 2024-2025 de estrategias y acciones para Wikimedistas de Uruguay (ଉରୁଗୁଏ, Latin America & Caribbean)
• Plan annuel 2023-2024 Haiti (ହିଟି, Latin America & Caribbean)

Review all applications and reports

• Proposals that fit certain criteria are not eligible for review in the Wikimedia Community Fund:
  • Proposals that are primarily focused on research activities should be submitted to the Wikimedia Research Fund.
  • Proposals that are primarily focused on large-scale software development are not eligible for review. Smaller-scale software development projects may be eligible for review in the Rapid Fund pending review from Community Resources and Technology department staff.

Unrestricted funding means that grantees are able to reallocate funding in their budget to new or existing mission-aligned activities or expenses at their own discretion during the funding period. You do not need to obtain permission from the Foundation for reallocation for these changes in your budget. The General Support Fund fundamentally awards unrestricted grants, however, exceptions might apply. Past examples of restricted grants are:

• Amendment for a specific case or set of expenses.
• Specific cases of externally supported organizational or strategic reviews by third parties for a grantee.
• Public policy advocacy efforts.
• External fundraising support for a fixed period of time and for a specific external project.
• Government restrictions to receiving funding.
• In line with the Grant Agreement, financial variations of 20% or more from any budget-item in Grantee’s unrestricted project proposal, requiring a notification and PO approval.

• Follow the guidance on the First-time applicants page.

• Applicant must follow the Universal Code of Conduct and Friendly Space Policies
• Applicants must be in compliance with all requirements and in good standing for any current activities funded through the Wikimedia Foundation
• Applicant is within a country that can legally receive funding for the described activities and expenses based on laws on sending and receiving funds in the United States and their country
• Applicant does not appear on the United States Department of Treasury Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN)
• Applicants receiving funding must not be Wikimedia Foundation staff members or contractors working more than part time (more than 20 hours per week).
• Applicant must provide all information and documents needed to receive the funding from Wikimedia Foundation.

General Support Fund recipients are eligible to apply for some other Wikimedia Foundation funding programs:

• Wikimedia Research Fund
• Conference and Event Fund
• Movement Strategy Implementation Grants

General Support Fund recipients are not eligible to apply for:

• Rapid Funds (see details here for specific eligibility for affiliate leaders)
• Wikimedia Alliances Fund

Youth Safety Policy must be in place for any activity that involves underage community members

• If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, it also outlines compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provides documentation of the local laws in the annex.
• The proposal demonstrates how they will ensure the safe engagement of young people in all of the project’s activities.
• The proposal demonstrates that any adults who will be working in close contact with young people have been properly vetted and trained.
• The proposal outlines an action protocol in the case that incidents occur relating to the physical and psychological safety of young people.

This is a written report to submit within 30 days after the grant end date.

1. Go to Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) and log in.
2. Find the Reports section on the left sidebar. Select the Upcoming link and you will see all upcoming reports.
3. Select the report and click Edit. Answer the questions in the form. You can write it in any preferred language.
4. When the report is complete, click Submit to send it for review. The report will be published on Meta-Wiki within two working days.

You can prepare the report offline. Make a copy of the report form, answer the questions and copy the text to Fluxx.

Final or Yearly Report Form (Google Docs)

• English
• Arabic
• Spanish
• Chinese
• Portuguese
• French
• Indonesian
• Japanese

There are two conversation reports. You will meet the Program Officer online two times in the middle of the grant implementation and after completing the grant. They will ask questions and complete the forms.

You can review the questions before the online meeting. You do not need to fill out these forms.

Midterm Conversation Questions (Google Docs)

• Arabic
• English
• Chinese
• French
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Spanish

Final or Yearly Conversation Questions (Google Docs)

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Spanish

If you have a multi-year funding, the required reports are slightly different.

• Yearly learning report: The same form as final learning report but submitted yearly.

Final or Yearly Report Form (Google Docs)

• English
• Arabic
• Spanish
• Chinese
• Portuguese
• French
• Indonesian
• Japanese

• Yearly conversation between PO-grantee partners: The same meeting as final conversation meeting but organised yearly.

Final or Yearly Conversation Questions (Google Docs)

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Spanish

While budgeting and financial reporting practices may differ for each grantee, to improve overall financial and operational governance of organizations, in compliance with the Wikimedia Movement’s new affiliate health criteria, and to provide Regional Fund Committees a good shared understanding of how funds are being spent and what financial practices are being maintained, and how affiliate leadership is involved in the financial management, more detailed financial and Board Membership information might be asked from grantees.