os4science funding call

[CodyCBakerPhD]

Event

@yarikoptic Should we consider submitting something here?

Funding call: https://os4science.org/funding_opportunity/os4ls/

Opens: May 11

Funding Details

$250,000 over 2 years (Track 1: Domain-specific Tools)

$1,000,000 over 2 years (Track 2: Foundational Libraries and Ecosystem Initiatives)

[yarikoptic]

nice find!

Indirect costs may not exceed 15% of direct costs and should be included in the maximum funding for each track

so I will run it by Angela first to see if we even could apply, and then we would go from there.

[yarikoptic]

per Angela: we should be ok. Let's talk about it!

[yarikoptic]

I think "BIDS" would be a great fit here on so many regards. Here is the inquiry I dropped to the mattermost channel for sterring+maintainers:

There is an interesting initiative and funding opportunity -- https://os4science.org/funding_opportunity/os4ls/ . I think "interested" of us could easily apply for BIDS within "Track 2 — Foundational Libraries and Ecosystem Initiatives"! WDYT? could cover so many things we have on the slate - website, validator(s), bids-utils I initiated, .... BIDS itself: BIDS 2.0, Cody just today inquired about multi-omics data so expanding into those biodomains to cover them would be great fit within this opportunity. WDYT? and who is interested to join the effort since I think I will ;-) LOI is soon'ish (in a month). If invited -- it is a little rushed submission July 21, 2026 , but doable

I think this might be the most pragmatic, best fitting and most impactful topic for an application we can submit to this program. WDYT?