New funding opportunity. Today, the non-profit “Open Source for Science Fund” launched their inaugural call for proposals for open source software that underpins data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences.
https://os4science.org/funding_opportunity/os4ls/
They’re seeking proposals that address significant technical bottlenecks or deliver critical capabilities in these software projects. Proposals should target a clear technical challenge that serves critical needs for a research audience, include a realistic plan of work aligned with the project’s own roadmap, and have genuine buy-in from the core maintainer community about the proposed fundable activities.
Two application tracks are available:
• Track 1. domain-specific software tools across a broad range of disciplines in the life sciences (up $250,000 USD over two years).
• Track 2. foundational libraries and software dependencies as well as collaborations among related projects within the same software ecosystem (up to $1,000,000 USD over two years)
Across these two categories, they will give priority to projects that enable large-scale data analysis and AI-driven applications and workflows.
Letters of intent (LOI) are due June 8, 2026. Full application details below:
Btw - I know nothing more about this funding call, except I hold them in high regard. Here is their contact page: https://os4science.org/contact/