UC OSPO Network New Grant
New Sloan Grant Keeps the UC OSPO Network Building Toward Long-Term Sustainability
A new $484,455 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will support the next phase of the UC OSPO Network as we work to turn a grant-funded effort into a permanent part of the UC system. The funding underwrites the long-term governance and the shared services the growing Network relies on to support open source research, teaching, and public service.
The award builds on earlier Sloan Foundation investment in open source at UC. The Foundation funded the launch of the OSPO at UC Santa Cruz in 2022, and in 2024 a $1.85 million grant established the UC OSPO Network, extending the model to partners at Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. Now in its third year, the Network has stood up regular meetups, office hours, and consultations, delivered instruction, and built partnerships with other units across its campuses. It has hosted two annual UC Open Source Summits and completed a network-wide survey of UC open source contributors, now published in PLOS One. Further, the Network has expanded from the original six campuses to include two additional campuses: UCSF and UC Law SF (formerly known as UC Hastings).
For more information check out the announcement on the UC OSPO Network website.
