Software will be considered out of scope if it primarily serves domains outside biomedical science (e.g., physics, astronomy, earth sciences). Domain-specific software for analyzing, visualizing, and otherwise working with the specific data types that arise in biomedical science (e.g., genomic sequences, microscopy images, molecular structures).Applications for two broad categories of open source software projects will be considered in scope: This program aims to support software tools that are essential to this mission.

ScopeĬZI currently supports several areas of basic science and technology with the goal of making it possible to cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of this century. Whether it’s hiring an additional developer, improving documentation, addressing usability, improving compatibility, onboarding contributors, or convening a community, we hope our support can help make the computational foundations of biological research more usable and robust. With this program, we aim to provide software projects with resources to support their tools and the communities behind them. Note that previous cycles of Essential Open Source Software for Science (EOSS) RFA required a full proposal at the time of application this cycle will be a two step process: an initial Letter of Intent (LOI), which will be followed by invitations to a select number of applicants to submit a Full Application. Grants will be for two years and can be used to fund a variety of eligible activities.

In an effort to support open source software for science, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) seeks letters of intent to apply for funding for software projects that are essential to biomedical research, have already demonstrated impact, can show potential for continued improvement, and expect to deliver added value to the biomedical research community through the proposed activities. Also, those who work on such software often lack credit and recognition. Despite its importance, even the most widely-used research software often lacks dedicated funding for maintenance, growth, development, and community engagement.

Hundreds of software packages, libraries, and applications have become essential tools for research-so much so that many researchers could not continue their work without them.

Open source software is critical to modern scientific research, advancing biology and medicine while providing reproducibility and transparency.

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