[Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] Should OSMF run another microgrants round?

John Whelan jwhelan0112 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 22 21:25:48 UTC 2021


Looking through the reports I'd say yes.  On the whole the results were 
positive with only one project apparently not producing ideal results.

/_*Mapping Uganda’s New Cities*_/ 
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Mapping_Uganda%27s_New_Cities/Report>


Especially caught my eye and I wonder if it could be reproduced in other 
countries.

Cheerio John

Amanda McCann wrote on 10/22/2021 4:59 PM:
> Hello OSMers,
>
> In 2020 (& onwards) the OSMF ran a microgrants programme ( https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Microgrants ) , and distributed about €50,000 to 12 projects. You can read the report from the Microgrants Committee here: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/File:OSMF_Microgrants_report_2020-21.odt
>
> The OSMF Board is often asked if we're going to do another round. No decision has been taken, but I and others are pleased with the results, and I am tempted to run a similar microgrants round again.
>
> But first I want to ask you, the OSM & OSMF membership. Do you think we should do it again?
>

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