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Funds for the foundation to mange and distribute can come from a variety of sources:
- Budget allocation from ICANN, including the USD$ 2,000,000 committed by the ICANN Board.
- Auctions proceeds beyond the cost of the running the auction
- Allocation of funds from ccTLDs
- Allocations of funds from incumbent gTLD registries and registrars
- External funding sources
- Budget allocation from ICANN
- Other source yet to be determined
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It is improbable that a foundation could be created in time to assist applications directly with funding, though this might have been achieved if work on the proposal had started shortly after the JAS made the recommendations, though of course not with auction funds. At this point, however, a fund could be in place in time to help JAS-qualified applicants with deploying the new registry, and the expenses of the first years. The fund could also be available in time to replenish and reserve funds, or risk and contingency funding that was originally applied to help cover the application expenses for JAS-qualified applicants.
Use of funds
Funds collected, can be used for various purposes to assist JAS qualified participants. Included among these uses are:
- Application assistance beyond the JAS recommended reduction in fees
- Assistance in defraying the cost of the required continuity instrument
- Overcoming technical requirement gaps, such as the IPv6 and other technical requirements which may require technical upgrade not obtainable through in-kind assistance.
