From 16b32d3e1417ac87702ace0f4a0b384cbd8646c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rinku Gupta Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:35:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] CSI funding resource --- CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md diff --git a/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md b/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..12506bf9d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Essential Open Source Software for Science program + + + +The *Essential Open Source Software for Science program*, initated by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, supports software maintenance, growth, development, and community engagement for open source tools critical to science. + + + +#### Contributed by [Rinku Gupta](https://github.com/rinkug) + +#### Publication date: Mar 12, 2022 + +Resource information | Details +:--- | :--- +Resource name | Essential Open Source Software for Science program +Website | [https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/) +Focus | Funding sources and programs + + +The *[Essential Open Source Software for Science program](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/)*, initiated by [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)](https://chanzuckerberg.com/), supports software maintenance, growth, development, and community engagement for open source tools critical to science. + +The program states that "many projects often suffer from a lack of investment a few years into development, which is, paradoxically, right when they start to become widely used". The program, also rightly notes, that “grant-based funding is often exhausted shortly after new software is released, and without support, in-house maintenance of the software and the systems it depends on becomes a struggle.” The program was designed to open source software essential to modern scientific research. Going beyond funding for writing code, there is focus on improving documentation, addressing usability, managing the project, and building community. + +Each award grantee may be allocated funds of upto $200,000 per year for up to two years, as of 2022 please check the [website](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/) for latest details). Applications may be submitted by non-profit and for-profit organizations, public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local government, companies, and eligible agencies of the federal government. + + + From fcf5a176305521bcf4527b225224ef09c2bf9be0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rinku Gupta Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:45:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update ChanZuckInitiative.md --- CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md b/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md index 12506bf9d0..ec15a6fda8 100644 --- a/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md +++ b/CuratedContent/ChanZuckInitiative.md @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Focus | Funding sources and programs The *[Essential Open Source Software for Science program](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/)*, initiated by [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)](https://chanzuckerberg.com/), supports software maintenance, growth, development, and community engagement for open source tools critical to science. -The program states that "many projects often suffer from a lack of investment a few years into development, which is, paradoxically, right when they start to become widely used". The program, also rightly notes, that “grant-based funding is often exhausted shortly after new software is released, and without support, in-house maintenance of the software and the systems it depends on becomes a struggle.” The program was designed to open source software essential to modern scientific research. Going beyond funding for writing code, there is focus on improving documentation, addressing usability, managing the project, and building community. +The program states that many projects often suffer from a lack of investment a few years into development, which is, paradoxically, right when they start to become widely used. The program, also rightly notes, that grant-based funding is often exhausted shortly after new software is released, and without support, in-house maintenance of the software and the systems it depends on becomes a struggle. The program was designed to open source software essential to modern scientific research. Going beyond funding for writing code, there is focus on improving documentation, addressing usability, managing the project, and building community. -Each award grantee may be allocated funds of upto $200,000 per year for up to two years, as of 2022 please check the [website](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/) for latest details). Applications may be submitted by non-profit and for-profit organizations, public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local government, companies, and eligible agencies of the federal government. +Each award grantee may be allocated funds of upto $200,000 per year for up to two years, as of 2022 (please check the [website](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/ for latest details). Applications may be submitted by non-profit and for-profit organizations, public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local government, companies, and eligible agencies of the federal government.