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GitHub

aka GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, GitHub Sponsors, github secure open source
CompanyOpen-Source SustainabilityActivegithub.com/open-sourceX ↗GitHub ↗
GitHub (Microsoft) operates multiple open-source funding channels: GitHub Sponsors for recurring support to maintainers, the GitHub Accelerator (equity-free support for OSS teams to work full-time), the GitHub Fund (VC investments in OSS companies via M12), and the Secure Open Source Fund, which pairs $10,000 per-project funding with security education and expert support for maintainers of critical projects. These programs have distributed over $130M and continue expanding, with Secure Open Source Fund sessions running into 2025/2026.1,2,3,4

Programs

1 program on file
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GitHub Secure Open Source Fund
0 grants tracked
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Awards

137 on file
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  1. ACI.dev
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  2. AirQo
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  3. Apache Airflow
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  4. Apache APISIX
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  5. API Dash
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  6. ArduPilot
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  7. ArviZ
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  8. AssertJ
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  9. AsyncAPI Initiative
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  10. AutoGPT/Gravitasml
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  11. Babel
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  12. Bevy
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  13. BlueFin
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  14. bootc
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  15. Bootstrap
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  16. Caddy
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  17. calibre
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  18. CAMEL-AI
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  19. Charset-Normalizer
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  20. Cobra
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  21. CocoIndex
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  22. CodeCarbon
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  23. Cognee
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  24. Colima
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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  25. CPython
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
    Date–
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Programs
137
Awards
137
Grantees
$1.4M
Known USD
0
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
Active
Status
Focus Areas

open source security, software supply chain, maintainer security education, critical dependencies, vulnerability reduction, secure development practices.

Typical size$10,000 per project ($6,000 during the program, $2,000 at the 6-month check-in, $2,000 at the 12-month check-in)
CadenceMulti-week sessions/cohorts (a 3-week security education program); applications accepted on a rolling basis, with applicants considered for upcoming sessions without reapplying.
Sources
  1. github.com/open-source
  2. resources.github.com/github-secure-open-source-fund
  3. github.blog/open-source/maintainers/securing-the-supply-chain-at-scale-starting-with-71-important-open-source-projects
  4. github.blog/open-source/maintainers/securing-the-ai-software-supply-chain-security-results-across-67-open-source-projects