# Funding Ideas or Partners

**URL:** <https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592>\
**Category:** Day-to-day project operations\
**Tags:** funding-opportunity\
**Created:** [June 18, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592 "2024-06-18T09:21:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![thadguidry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/thadguidry/32/653_2.png) [@thadguidry](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/thadguidry)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592/1 "2024-06-18T09:21:27Z")

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@Martin I recall that someone in NASA, cannot recall if it was Ames Research or another department, who asked about licensing/privacy/software assurances ?

We might want to find them or the department and see if we can get some funding for features. Maybe even pass their name over to CS&S to ask if they can also help or have government contacts to establish partnership under a government contract or open budget item for NASA software tooling support?

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**Author:** ![Martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/martin/32/7_2.png) [@Martin](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Martin)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592/2 "2024-06-18T09:43:24Z")

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Other ideas from the Barcamp: @Michael_Markert mentioned [NDFI Memory](https://4memory.de/) as a potential source of funding in Germany.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Markert](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/michael_markert/32/88_2.png) [@Michael\_Markert](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Michael_Markert)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592/3 "2024-06-19T08:09:49Z")

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It's this funding programme: [4Memory Incubator Funds | 4Memory/Nationale Forschungsdaten Infrastruktur (NFDI)](https://4memory.de/4memory-incubator-funds/)  
65.000 Euros for 10 months, unfortunately next deadline is 24 June 2024

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**Author:** ![Martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/martin/32/7_2.png) [@Martin](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Martin)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592/4 "2024-06-21T12:02:47Z")

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@Michael_Markert, thanks for the details. OpenRefine will not qualify directly as we are not part of the 4Memory consortium and we are not based in Germany. However, I am interested in partnership with a qualifyed institution for next year.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Markert](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/michael_markert/32/88_2.png) [@Michael\_Markert](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Michael_Markert)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-ideas-or-partners/1592/5 "2024-06-22T13:56:38Z")

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That's what I thought as well. I will keep my eyes open for suitable partners/projects.