<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><style type="text/css">body { background: rgba(108, 96, 85, 255); }</style></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; background-color: rgb(111, 100, 90);" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class=""><table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><img width="650" height="223" alt="" apple-inline="yes" id="010C6DE6-66E3-4C56-929C-F2A3E36DF357" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:4BD7A4CB-FB8E-4181-A779-BEFCCD47B346@staff.mu.afrinic.net" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""><table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="10" class=""> </td><td width="630" align="left" valign="top" class=""><p class="h1" data-kwik="0" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(93, 93, 93);">APPLY FOR A GRANT</p><p class="maintext" data-kwik="1" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">AFRINIC is announcing the call for applications for the 2016 FIRE Grants.</p><p class="maintext" data-kwik="2" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">This year, the available types of Grants are:</p><ul data-kwik="4" class=""><li class="maintext" data-kwik="5" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.4em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">The FIRE Africa Grants will provide four Grants of up to US$25,000 each.</li><li class="maintext" data-kwik="6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.4em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">The Internet Society Africa Grant will provide two Grants of up to US$ 25,000 each.</li><li class="maintext" data-kwik="7" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.4em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">The FIRE Africa Scale-Up Grants will provide three Grants of up to US$ 30,000 each for existing projects to scale up activities and move to the next level of their cycle.</li></ul><p class="maintext" data-kwik="8" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">The application deadline for the 2016 Awards has been set for 31 May 2016, 23:59 UTC.</p><p class="maintext" data-kwik="9" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">For detailed information about competition categories, conditions of entry, and submission procedures, please visit <a href="file:///Users/vymala/Downloads/www.fireafrica.org" style="color: rgb(236, 112, 14); font-size: 14px; font-family: 'helveticaneue bold'; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5;" class="">www.fireafrica.org</a> or send us an email at: <a href="mailto:eprogram@afrinic.net" style="color: rgb(236, 112, 14); font-size: 14px; font-family: 'helveticaneue bold'; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5;" class="">fireprogram@afrinic.net</a></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><hr class=""><p class="maintext" data-kwik="15" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">Version Française</p><p class="h1" data-kwik="17" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(93, 93, 93);">ANNONCE DES SUBVENTIONS FIRE</p><p class="maintext" data-kwik="18" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">Nous avons l'honneur d'annoncer l'appel à candidatures pour les subventions FIRE 2016.</p><p class="maintext" data-kwik="19" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">Cette année, les types de subventions disponibles sont:</p><ul data-kwik="20" class=""><li class="maintext" data-kwik="21" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.4em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">Les Subventions Afrique FIRE fournira quatre subventions allant jusqu'à 25.000 $ chacun</li><li class="maintext" data-kwik="22" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.4em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">Les subventions Internet Society Afrique <span data-kwik="23" class="">fournira deux subventions de 25.000 $ chacun </span></li><li class="maintext" data-kwik="24" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.4em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">Les Subventions Scale-up FIRE fournira trois subventions allant jusqu'à 30.000 $ chacun pour trois projets existants pour intensifier les activités et passer à la prochaine étape de leurs cycle.</li></ul><p class="maintext" data-kwik="25" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">La date limite d'inscription pour les 2016 prix a été fixée au 31 mai 2016, 23:59 UTC.</p><p class="maintext" data-kwik="26" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 1.5;">Pour plus d'informations sur les catégories de la concurrence, les conditions d'entrée et les procédures de soumission, s'il vous plaît visitez <a href="file:///Users/vymala/Downloads/www.fireafrica.org" style="color: rgb(236, 112, 14); font-size: 14px; font-family: 'helveticaneue bold'; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5;" class="">www.fireafrica.org</a> ou envoyez-nous un courriel à: <a href="mailto:eprogram@afrinic.net" style="color: rgb(236, 112, 14); font-size: 14px; font-family: 'helveticaneue bold'; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5;" class="">fireprogram@afrinic.net</a><br class=""><br class=""></p></td><td width="10" class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""><img width="650" height="198" alt="" apple-inline="yes" id="EA9E0341-B99D-47F6-8D74-1D0043BDD54A" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:E09D6AA6-65A2-4A22-8615-8752092E1F4A@staff.mu.afrinic.net" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""><table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="10" class=""> </td><td align="center" valign="top" class=""><p class="h2" data-kwik="40" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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