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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
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Awards

137 on file
Showing 126-137 of 137, newest dated evidence first
  1. Veramo
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  2. Viper
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  3. Wagmi
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  4. Warpgate
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  5. WebAuthn (Go)
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  6. WebdriverIO
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  7. webpack
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  8. xyflow
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  9. YAML
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  10. Yii framework
    ProgramSession 3
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  11. Zeus
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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  12. Zitadel
    ProgramSessions 1 and 2
    Amount$10,000 USD
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Programs
137
Awards
137
Grantees
$1.4M
Known USD
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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