The Digital Trust Foundation granted over $6,200,000 in its core phase of grantmaking, which involved a series of RFPs issued in the first half of 2015.

Grant Numbers by Program Area

Program Area	Number of Grants	Total Amount
1. Privacy Education for Youth	11	$1,290,000
2. Understanding Socioeconomic Status and Online Privacy and Security	6	$1,793,480
3. Assessing, Preventing, and Addressing Digital Abuse	9	$1,651,000
4. General Funding for Promotion of Online Privacy, Safety, and Security	12	$1,400,000

Grant Numbers by Award Amount

Range	Number   of Grants
$40,000 – $99,000	8
$100,000 – $199,000	23
$200,000 – $299,000	4
$300,000 – $400,000	1
Over $400,000	2

Geographic Focus

Most of the funded projects tackle privacy, safety, and security issues at a national or general level. However, several grants focus on a particular geographic region, including:

• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Detroit, Michigan
• Harris County, Texas
• Los Angeles, California
• New York, New York
• Rochester Metro Area, New York
• Rural Appalachia
• The State of California

Population Focus

Some grants focus on the general U.S. population while others home in on specific categories or groups, including:

• Middle school students
• Teens and young adults
• Low-income youth
• Parents
• Low-income adults
• Teachers and school administrators
• Consumers
• Workers
• Low-wage workers
• Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other digital abuse

Main Grant Activity

It may be useful to get a picture of how many grants focus mainly on conducting pure research, versus developing and disseminating informational resources, versus providing direct services. Classifying the grants in these categories is a bit difficult because the lines among the activities blur. For instance, all of the research grants have a dissemination component (which arguably puts them in the resource development category), most of the grants focused on resource development have a hefty research component, and many of the direct services grants require formal evaluation (which is a type of research). The following is a rough attempt to break down the grants according to their primary activity:

Main Activity	Percentage of Grants
Direct Services	16%
Resource Development	50%
Research	34%