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Athenian Project

Athenian Project

Provides United States election websites with enterprise-grade DDoS defense, CDN protection, and performance tools.

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The Athenian Project is a Cloudflare program launched in September 2017 that provides US state, county, and municipal governments with free Enterprise-tier cybersecurity and performance services for election-related websites. The program was created in direct response to a 2017 US Department of Homeland Security notification that 21 states had experienced targeting of voter registration files or p…

What this grant funds

Provides US state, county, and municipal election websites with free Cloudflare Enterprise-tier DDoS protection and performance services.

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CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Credits
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.cloudflare.com