Supported applicants will be eligible to receive the following:
- An ASP capacity development program.
- Access to pro bono (volunteer) professional service providers* that have agreed to volunteer their services to supported applicants.
- Resources and information for potential applicants to better understand the New gTLD Program, what it means to operate a gTLD, and how to participate in ICANN's multistakeholder community.
- Access to Applicant Counselors to help answer questions about the gTLD application process and provide guidance on where to find available resources.
- A 75-85% reduction in New gTLD Program evaluation fees for supported applicants.
- A bid credit applied to supported applicants participating in contention resolution procedures established in the New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook, which could occur if two or more applications are placed in contention sets. The type of support will be determined as part of the implementation of SubPro Final Report Topic 35 (see pp. 173-182). Further detail around this will be included in the New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook.
- Reduced base Registry Operator fees, should the supported applicant prevail in the gTLD program evaluation and proceed to contracting and delegation.
*Pro bono service providers are independent from ICANN. Pro bono services are not endorsed or contracted by ICANN, though ICANN may play a facilitative role in making supported applicants aware of the services available, should applicants seek to utilize them. ICANN is working to identify service providers that have made themselves available and will provide a list of those vendors to supported applicants.