Faculty and staff may be interested in the following recurring funding opportunities for open source development.
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NSF Principles of Open Source Ecosystems (POSE)
This program is focused on taking existing open source projects and helping to create sustainable open source ecosystems with an active contributor and user base. Funding supports organizational and project improvements, but it does not support new feature development.
Due Date: Phase I and II proposals are due September of each year
See slides and video from Georgia Tech’s August 2024 informational event at these links: [Slides] [Video]
POSE Resources
NSF POSE Webinar, 2024 [Slides] [Video]
- Overview of the program and answers to common questions about the program.
Rochester Institute of Technology’s POSE Program Analysis, 2024 [Paper Link]
- Provides an analysis of funded projects from previous years of the POSE program
- DOI: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.11236085
Chan-Zuckerburg Initiative for Essential Open Source Software for Science
CZI awards typically focus on software supporting biomedical and scientific research and deployment.
Research Software Alliance Resources
ReSA has put together a nice list of funding opportunities that include NASA, MolSSI, and other funding opportunities.
Apereo Foundation
The Apereo Foundation OSS Grant Funding Prioritization Framework provides guidance on how open source projects can pursue related funding.
Past Calls for Funding
These posts are listed here as a reference and are meant to show the scope of current funding for open source research.
Llama Impact Grants – 2024
Meta is offering funding for teams using Llama 3.1 to tackle problems with social impact. Nonprofits and academics can apply with funding from $100,000 to $500,000.