The core of the Internet Program has been its work with our foundations to identify proposals from constituencies who need, and are ready, to implement and maintain Internet connectivity. While the program started in 1993 primarily to provide connectivity to countries which otherwise were not connected, as the situation improved in Central and Eastern Europe the program has focused primarily on content development and training.
Connectivity is still a component but subsidies are given for only one year.
Equipment grants are facilitated as well but only for items like servers, modems and equipment facilitating connectivity to the Internet. Over 1 million users have benefitted from access, content development and training related project activities through the OSI-IP program.