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From: Clifford Snow <<a href="mailto:clifford@snowandsnow.us">clifford@snowandsnow.us</a>><br>
Date: Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 8:06 PM<br>
Subject: [Talk-us] OSM Foundation’s Call for Microgrant Applications<br>
To: talk-us <<a href="mailto:talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><br>
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In case you missed this announcement, I'm reposting it on talk-us mailing list.<br>
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2020 will be the first year that the OSM Foundation operates the new<br>
microgrants project. In the coming weeks, we hope to hear from you<br>
about a bold, community-driven, and impactive OpenStreetMap project<br>
idea that will benefit from a microgrant of up to 5000 euros. We<br>
welcome a broad range of projects, with the minimum requirement being<br>
a clear connection to OpenStreetMap.<br>
<br>
<br>
What is a microgrant? In our case, it is a modest amount of funds<br>
awarded to applicants in order to fund direct expenses of a project.<br>
For an idea of successful projects, you can take a look at the<br>
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team’s 2019 microgrant awardees. Keep in<br>
mind that the OSMF has a wider focus than the humanitarian sector,<br>
spanning our global community, and welcomes applications with any<br>
focus that relates to OpenStreetMap. We particularly encourage<br>
applicants to consider the core values from the OSMF’s mission<br>
statement and how any microgrant work can incorporate them.<br>
<br>
The OSMF Microgrant Program focuses on simple grant proposals, and we<br>
will swiftly decide on what to fund. Our goal is to avoid a<br>
complicated and long application and decision process. You should<br>
submit a brief and concise proposal, and we plan to quickly announce<br>
the awardees.<br>
<br>
We encourage submissions from individuals, groups, and organizations<br>
who have a clear idea they want to pursue. Each project should be<br>
completed within 12 months of the microgrant being awarded this<br>
spring. Microgrants are open to all OSMF members, and can be submitted<br>
in any language. If you are not yet a member of OSMF then you can<br>
apply to join up until the time you submit a microgrant application,<br>
and be eligible for an award. Please note there is a fee waiver<br>
program that may allow you to join the OSMF at no cost.<br>
<br>
<br>
In light of the ongoing health crisis regarding COVID19, we will not<br>
be awarding microgrants for projects which require offline group<br>
gatherings and in person meetings, although these ideas are certainly<br>
valuable for future rounds.<br>
<br>
Funding can be used for a variety of purposes. You may need tools and<br>
supplies for mapping activity, funds for training materials,<br>
technology expenses for a series of virtual mapathons, prizes for an<br>
online coding, mapping, or writing contest, and many more examples.<br>
Please embrace your own creativity and not feel limited by the range<br>
of examples.<br>
<br>
<br>
We encourage you to consult with your local OpenStreetMap community<br>
when planning a microgrant application, and make sure you adhere to<br>
community guidelines in the scope of the project. If accepted for a<br>
microgrant, you will be responsible for reporting progress, signing a<br>
grant agreement, and making sure to follow the detailed microgrant<br>
rules. It is strongly suggested that your project uses the funding to<br>
enable volunteer work to have a wider and stronger impact than it<br>
would without funding.<br>
<br>
The call for microgrants will open on April 19th, 2020 and we will<br>
continue to accept applications through May 10th, 2020. In order to<br>
submit, visit the OSM Wiki page and click on “Start your application”<br>
to enter the template. When this is complete, send a message to<br>
microgrants at <a href="http://osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">osmfoundation.org</a>. We also encourage sharing your<br>
application on osmf-talk when it is submitted. If you need help with<br>
the submission process, please feel free to contact the Microgrants<br>
Committee for help. If you don’t have enough time to prepare your plan<br>
and application, please consider submitting it in a possible future<br>
round of microgrants.<br>
<br>
<br>
Once the submission period closes on May 10th, we invite the community<br>
to review the complete list of submissions and provide feedback on the<br>
wiki page. We also will accept feedback by email to microgrants at<br>
<a href="http://osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">osmfoundation.org</a> and via osmf-talk.<br>
<br>
<br>
Complete timeline:<br>
<br>
April 19: call for microgrant applications opens<br>
<br>
May 10: final date for submission (23:59 Pacific Time Zone, USA).<br>
<br>
May 10-TBD: community feedback period<br>
<br>
Late May: announcement of awards<br>
<br>
For more details, see the complete rules and guidelines on the OSM<br>
wiki and contact us at microgrants at <a href="http://osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">osmfoundation.org</a> with any<br>
questions. This is the first time the OSMF is sponsoring such an<br>
activity, and we look forward to learning together about how this<br>
benefits our community and how to build a transparent, effective, and<br>
inclusive microgrants program for everyone involved. We are grateful<br>
for the opportunity to make funds available to the community and hope<br>
to hear your ideas in the coming weeks.<br>
<br>
<br>
Clifford<br>
<br>
Member of the OSMF Microgrants Committee<br>
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