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Home ยป ICANN Empowers Underrepresented Communities with new gTLD Applicant Support Program

ICANN Empowers Underrepresented Communities with new gTLD Applicant Support Program

Program will offer assistance to eligible organizations that want to operate a registry.

Joan Aimuengheuwa by Joan Aimuengheuwa
December 6, 2024
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS), recently announced the opening of the Applicant Support Program (ASP) for the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: Next Round.

The New gTLD Program: Next Round is an initiative that will enable the introduction of new gTLDs (including those longer than three characters and in non-Latin scripts) into the Internetโ€™s domain name space.

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It will be the first opportunity since 2012 to secure a gTLD, and the ASP makes it possible for lesser-resourced organizations to benefit from this transformation in their presence online.

Top-level domains are the part of an Internet address that comes after the dot. For example, in the domain name icann.org, the characters โ€˜orgโ€™ identify the TLD and help to classify the purpose of the domain name.

The Internet started with just a handful of TLDs, such as .com, .net., .org and others. As it has evolved, the number of generic TLDs in the DNS has increased to reflect the multidimensionality of its billions of users and to help classify and communicate the purpose of a domain name.

ICANN appreciates that applying to operate a gTLD can be expensive and out of reach for many organizations.

The ASP is intended to make the processes and fees involved in applying for a new gTLD more accessible to entities that may want to operate a gTLD but are unable because of financial and other resource constraints.

Supported applicants will be eligible to receive access to pro bono service providers, training, and other resources, and a 75-85% reduction in gTLD evaluation fees.

โ€œThe New gTLD Program: Next Round will give businesses, communities, and others the opportunity to apply for new top-level domains tailored to their community, culture, language, business, and customers. The program reinforces ICANNโ€™s commitment to encourage innovation, competition, and consumer choice in the domain industry,โ€ said Pierre Dandjinou, vice president, ICANN, Africa. โ€œThe ASP supports that commitment by paving the way for more entrepreneurs, small businesses, governments, and communities around the world to apply to operate a generic top-level domain of their own choosing.โ€

To be eligible for the program, applicants must meet financial need and financial viability criteria, and fall into at least one of the following entity categories:

  • Nonprofits, charities, or equivalent
  • Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
  • Indigenous/tribal peoplesโ€™ organizations
  • Social impact or public benefit micro or small businesses
  • Micro or small businesses from a less-developed economy

More information on evaluation and eligibility criteria are described in Section 4: Applicant Eligibility and Evaluation Categories, of theย ASP Handbook.

ASP applicants will be evaluated on an ongoing basis. The first applicants to apply and qualify for support will the first to take advantage of the available resources.

The application window will remain open for 12 months. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.

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