Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems

The Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program aims to support the formation of new managing organizations for open-source ecosystems (OSEs). The program seeks to harness the power of open-source development for the creation of new technology solutions to problems of national and societal importance. The program will support two types of proposals: Phase I for scoping and planning the establishment of an OSE, and Phase II for establishing a sustainable OSE based on a robust open-source product. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The program is open to various types of organizations, including for-profit and non-profit organizations, state and local governments, and institutions of higher education. • The program aims to support the transition of promising open-source products into sustainable and robust OSEs. • The program is not intended to fund the development of open-source products or existing well-resourced open-source communities or ecosystems. • The expected outcomes of the program are to grow the community of researchers and innovators who develop and contribute to OSE efforts and to enable pathways for the safe and secure development of OSEs with broad societal impacts.