FY26 Information

1.0  Purpose of the RALO Discretionary Funding

To provide opportunities for members of all RALOs to do local outreach and engagement about ICANN and ICANN policy related issues within the region in alignment with the Regional Outreach Plans for the relevant Fiscal year.

2.0 Selection Criteria

1. The applications for funding support for the local At-Large Structure (ALS) activity must come from a certified ALS or individual member that has demonstrated to be active by regularly (i.e., participating in the regional monthly calls).

2. The use of RALO Discretionary Funds shall be in alignment with the approved RALO Strategic Outreach and Engagement Plans filed for the relevant Fiscal year.

3.  Staff will consider regional balance within each RALO during their review of the requests.

3.0 Application Process

1. A request form needs to be completed to initiate the process. The applicant is to send a note to Policy staff in support of At-Large that they have submitted an application. The request needs to be reviewed and approved by the appropriate GSE Regional Vice Presidents, Policy staff in support of At-Large, and RALO leadership.  

2. The request must be submitted at least three weeks before the date funding is required. NOTE: Local travel requests must be made 120 days in advance.

4.0 Approval Process

4. Staff determines if the request follows the established criteria and is in alignment with regional priorities as set out in the RALO’s Strategic Outreach and Engagement Plans for the relevant Fiscal year.  Staff determines if there are sufficient funds available to support the request. Approval (or not) will be informed via email to the organization representative that made the request.

5.0 Reporting and reimbursement 

1. All requests and its final approval (or not) are to be published on this WIKi page for transparency purposes.

2. The ALS or individual member must produce, no later than 15 days after the end of the engagement, a report summarizing its outreach efforts and possible outcome. This report will be published on a WIKI page for transparency purposes. No reimbursement will be made without receipt of a report.

3. The ALS or individual member must send a copy of the vendor invoices within 15 days of the engagement. No reimbursement will be made without receipt of a vendor invoice.

4. Requirements for reimbursement will be sent to the applicant following approval of their funding request. All required documentation must be submitted within 15 days. 

5. Reimbursement will be processed as soon as possible upon receipt of paid vendor invoices, after the event has taken place or project is completed. 

6. Events that occur over two fiscal years (i.e., running between end of June and the beginning of July) will require review and approval for the two fiscal years. 

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING TRAVEL BOOKING:All trips on buses, train and planes as well as hotel accommodation must be booked through ICANN Constituency Travel in collaboration with GSE and Policy staff and must be made 120 days in advance.

RALO Available Funds

Each RALO is granted $4k for FY26

RALO Requests

RALO	Date Submitted	Date of Event	Submitted within three weeks of Event?/  Local travel requests must be made 120 days in advance	Submitter	Purpose	Proposal	Amount	REPORT	Status

RALO	Date Submitted	Date of Event	Submitted within three weeks of Event?/  Local travel requests must be made 120 days in advance	Submitter	Purpose	Proposal	Amount	REPORT	Status
NARALO	Oct 3, 2025	Nov 12, 2025	Yes	Glenn Mcknight	CIGF Ottawa Nov 12 2025	Open Open   Open	$ 358.00		Approved
NARALO	February 21, 2026	March 27 2026	Yes	Glenn Mcknight	UA DAY 2027	Open requested amount will be used to fund the following: Rental space at the Royal Canadian Legion at 43 SImcoe Street, Oshawa a Open forum location for the use of their community space  Creation of promotional CANVAS Flyers Promotional Press Releases	$400		Approved
NARALO	April 08, 2026	June 9-11 2026	Yes	Glenn Mc Knight.	Event Annual CRRP Theme “ The Infinite Build: Navigating the Perpetual Horizon of Connectivity” EVENT website: https://crrbc.ca/eastern-canada-2026	Open additional information submitted by Glenn: The Event is an annual event CRRB  and they have extensive contacts with First Nations, Indigenous communities, focused on providing Internet connectivity in rural and far northern communities in Canada  CRRBC has two conferences, one in Eastern Canada and another in Western Canada, run by Amedeo Bernardi, who brings together telcoms, Internet Providers, government officials, community advocates, and indigenous grassroots organizations. This collection of attendees is an excellent representation of end users to regulators in Canada on Intenet policy issues.  Costs Amedeo has waived the registration fees for the event for our participation and will provide an opportunity for the Lightning Talks to encourage attendees to join NARALO and learn more about ICANN.   Food and transportation will be covered by applicant.  Expectations  Inform general audience and target specific organizations deemed aligned to the values of  the ATLARGE community to become active members of NARALO.  Expect  at least five potential members.	$463		Approved
NARALO	April 17, 2026	June 1-3 2026	yes	Mohibul Mahmud	NANOG 97	Open	$950		Approved
NARALO	April 21 2026	June 1-3 2026	yes	Ron da Silva	NANOG 97	Open	$925		Approved
AFRALO	Event was held over 2 Fiscal years from June 30, 2025 (FY25) to July 4, 2025 (FY26)	July 4th 2026	yes	Raymond Manattah	2025 Ghana School on Internet Governance (Ghana SIG) Fellowship 6th edition	Open	$938	Open	Approved
AFRALO	Dec 12, 2025	20-25 June 2026	Yes	Herve Setondjih	2 Day of West Africa Peering Forum - Cotonou, Benin	Open	$2,000		Approved
AFRALO	Jan 18, 2026	4 June 2026 (re-scheduled first week of June)	Yes	Amina Ramallan	One day cybersecurity capacity building training for women in Nigeria	Open	$ 1000		Approved
EURALO	Mar 10, 2026	17 & 18 April 2026	yes	Sébastien Bachollet	2 Day Conference on the theme "Let's protect all internet users. Together, for a safer internet."	Open	$ 1000	Report 1 Report 2 (FR) Original Report FR to EN via Computer translate	Approved
EURALO	Apr 1, 2026	25 May	yes	Sandra Hoferichter	EURALO Sponsorship for Networking event of YOUthDIG, as part of EuroDIG	Open	$2,000		Approved by EU Leadership.
LACRALO	Apr 2, 2026	18 May 2026	yes	Sergio Salinas Porto	National Internet Day Event to be held in Mar de Plata, Buenos Aires , Argentina.	Open	$2,000		Approved
LACRALO	May 12, 2026	May 26, 2026	yes	Jose Luis Mendoza	Venezuela 2026 Universal Acceptance Event. catering and meeting space	Open	$ 1,000		Approved