Project summary

I’m Emirhan Duman, the developer of Crisis Connect and founder of Auralis Industries, Inc. Crisis Connect’s free, open-source Android and iOS applications are designed to help people communicate during internet and cellular outages. I want to keep this public-benefit project running while we build a sustainable funding model.

Direct Bluetooth communication does not rely on cloud connectivity. Supporting online services still have recurring costs, and unpaid Google Cloud charges have led to a suspension.

What are this project's goals? How will you achieve them?

The goal is to sustain essential online infrastructure for the open-source mobile applications. We will identify the services and usage attributable to these applications before spending grant funds. Crisis Connect Hub is a separate commercial product, and its costs will be excluded.

How will you know it worked?

We will document the services funded, the period covered, and actual spending against the grant. We will also share relevant application updates and test findings, including limitations. We are not promising a particular number of months of service before the mobile project's costs have been separated from shared infrastructure.

How will this funding be used?

We are requesting a minimum of $500 and up to $2,000 for future, documented cloud infrastructure expenses attributable to the free, open-source mobile applications. If we receive less than the goal, we will prioritize essential services and reduce the period covered rather than assume funding we have not received.

For context, I report approximately TRY 5,300 in unpaid charges accumulated this month and a full-month estimate of TRY 14,000. The latter is a forecast, not an additional bill. Both figures include the mobile applications and the commercial Hub. The mobile applications account for the larger share, but we do not yet have a reliable allocation. These combined figures are not presented as an open-source-only budget or as a request to reimburse the full outstanding balance.

Existing unpaid charges are outside this proposed budget. We will not use this grant for commercial Hub costs or expenses already covered by another sponsor.

Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?

I lead Crisis Connect’s development. The mobile applications have been published and their source code is public. The project has received in-kind build infrastructure from Codemagic and testing access from BrowserStack. Clemta supported the incorporation of Auralis Industries, Inc.

Project website: https://crisisconnect.network/

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

The immediate risk is insufficient funding for recurring infrastructure costs. A short-term grant can help maintain services, but it does not guarantee long-term sustainability. Without sufficient funding, some cloud-dependent services may need to be reduced or paused. Direct device-to-device communication has different dependencies. Device compatibility and reliability also require continued testing; we do not claim guaranteed performance during emergencies.

How much money have you raised in the last 12 months, and from where?

I have received no cash grants or donations in the last 12 months. The support described above is in kind, and I am not assigning it a cash valuation here. Pending or declined funding applications are not counted as money received.