- From: Greg Mcverry <jgregmcverry@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:46:10 -0500
- To: Mike Prorock <mprorock@mesur.io>
- Cc: "John, Anil" <anil.john@hq.dhs.gov>, "W3C Credentials CG (Public List)" <public-credentials@w3.org>, Kaliya Hamlin <kaliya@identitywoman.net>, Heather Vescent <heathervescent@gmail.com>, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>, Christopher Allen <christophera@lifewithalacrity.com>
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Also please look to SBIR as a small business. Every Department does them (though they need reauthorization by Sept...) If anyone in the CG wants an overview on SBIR let me know. On Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 7:50 PM Mike Prorock <mprorock@mesur.io> wrote: > Anil, > This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing with the community! I am sure > many have their gears turning right now. > > Mike Prorock > mesur.io > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 18:00 John, Anil <anil.john@hq.dhs.gov> wrote: > >> I’ve been part of multiple conversations over the years with some of you >> that goes something like this … “It is just as important to fund entities >> that can build, support and sustain test suites, open source projects, >> tooling etc. as it is to fund companies working to build capabilities and >> solve problems” >> >> >> >> To which my response has been “I understand your point, but I am >> constrained by my remit in that anything that I fund has to show a direct >> line benefit to my organization. So while I seek to fund work that sits at >> the Venn of what my org needs, what the technical community needs, and >> public interest, directly funding only basic science in the public >> interest, as much as I would want to, is really not something within my >> remit.” >> >> >> >> For those of you, and you know who you are, I just came across a new >> program that is being started by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) >> that may have an answer to your needs. See below .. >> >> >> >> NSF is introducing a new program called “Pathways to Enable Open-Source >> Ecosystems” (POSE). The purpose of the program is to harness the power of >> open-source development for the creation of new technology solutions to >> problems of national and societal importance. Many NSF-funded research >> projects result in publicly accessible, modifiable, and distributable >> open-sourced software, hardware or data platforms that catalyze further >> innovation. *The goal of the POSE program is to fund new OSE managing >> organizations, each responsible for the creation and maintenance of >> infrastructure needed for efficient and secure operation of an OSE based >> around a specific open-source product or class of products.* The early >> and intentional formation of such managing organizations is expected to >> ensure more secure open-source products, increased coordination of >> developer contributions, and a more focused route to impactful technologies. >> >> >> >> >> https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pathways-enable-open-source-ecosystems-pose >> >> >> >> Take a look and apply if you think it can help your ecosystem! >> >> >> >> Best Regards, >> >> >> >> Anil >> >> >> >> Anil John >> >> Technical Director, Silicon Valley Innovation Program >> >> Science and Technology Directorate >> >> US Department of Homeland Security >> >> Washington, DC, USA >> >> >> >> Email Response Time – 24 Hours >> >> >> >> [image: A picture containing graphical user interface Description >> automatically generated] <https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology>[image: >> /Users/holly.johnson/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1972159395] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
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