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# Open Source Software Virtual Incubator
👋 Hi there! We'd like to try a little experiment to help source, improve, and fund the best ideas to improve OSS sustainability, in a public way. Rather than a traditional RFP process, where the submissions are private, we hope a public submission process creates a resource for the entire community to give feedback on, improve, and collect proposals together. Promising ideas will be provided support such as funding / grants or other expertise from us or our partners.
Want to talk to further discuss your idea or any questions? [Find a time here](https://meetings.hubspot.com/ashwin33).
## tl;dr
1. We want **ambitious and innovative ideas** to systemically improve the sustainability of the OSS ecosystem. Promising proposals that are selected **might include mini-grants up to $10K or larger ($100K+) grants**.
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1. You can **get or give feedback** and help refine these ideas through changes and comments on this GitHub repository.
1. We plan to provide **further support**, such as grants / funding, to promising ideas and proposals.
## Introduction
👋 Hi there! We'd like to try a little experiment to help source, improve, and fund the best ideas to improve OSS sustainability, in a public way. Rather than a traditional RFP process, where the submissions are private, we hope a public submission process creates a resource for the entire community to give feedback on, improve, and collect proposals together. Promising ideas will be provided support such as funding / grants or other expertise from us or our partners.
Want to talk to further discuss your idea or any questions? [Find a time here](https://meetings.hubspot.com/ashwin33).
## 1. Ideas wanted
Like [roads and bridges](https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-reports/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure/) for the digital world, open source software (OSS) makes up much of our digital infrastructure and underlies many critical software systems, both public and private. Some of the most popular [apps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications) and [websites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_web_applications) are open source as well. Often referred to as "free and open source software" (FOSS), OSS can be used, modified, and shared by the public according to its terms of distribution.