The Interledger Foundation (ILF) has launched its Local Impact Mini-Grants programme, a new funding initiative designed to empower grassroots organisations and community leaders working to expand digital financial access and open payment innovation around the world.
The Interledger Foundation’s Local Impact Mini-Grants programme is designed to support those grassroots efforts by putting flexible funding directly into the hands of the people leading change in their own communities.
The programme offers grants ranging from US$500 to US$3,000 to support community organisations, non-profits, cooperatives, civil society groups, local fintech startups, social enterprises, and individual practitioners with a concrete project plan. Funding can be used to organise meetups, workshops, hackdays, community conversations, research, storytelling, and other activities that expand awareness and understanding of open payment technology and digital financial access.
The Local Impact Mini Grants recognise that communities already have trusted networks, local expertise, and ideas worth investing in. Rather than prescribing new solutions, the programme empowers local leaders to design initiatives that respond to their own context while contributing to a growing global ecosystem of open, interoperable financial systems.
“The most sustainable innovation happens when communities have the resources to explore ideas that matter to them. Through the Local Impact Mini-Grants, we’re supporting local leaders who are already building trust, creating opportunities for learning, and expanding access to digital financial services in ways that reflect the needs of their communities,” said chief programme officer Chris Lawrence.
Applications will be accepted here on a rolling basis until November 11.