Today at 16.00 CET we have another NLnet Open Office hour. If you have any questions, you can drop by in our Matrix room and ask them.
You can already enter your questions to the Etherpad and we'll answer them this afternoon.
The questions that are asked are collected in a FAQ so the answers are available to others as well.
Links to the Matrix room, Etherpad and FAQs can be found at:
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The European Commission has issued a survey on the Governance and Sustainability of Critical Open Source Software.
The survey hopes to identify "pathways for collective efforts" and make "actionable recommendations for public administrations".
It's a relatively short survey, takes max 15 minutes & provides lots of opportunities to rate FOSS as 'very important' 😛
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_Governance_and_Sustainability_Survey
Are you working on Free & Open Source technologies that benefit other people too? Consider to apply for funding in our open calls.
You can ask for between 5k - 50k euro
Anyone can apply: individuals, SMEs, institutions, collectives, etc.
There is little administrative overhead: no reporting-the project is the proof of work. And the application form is simple & straightforward.
The next deadline for the rolling open call is October 1
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250801-call.html
#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #fossfunding
Happy to announce 29 projects have been selected in round 6 of the NGI Zero Commons Fund.
It is a great selection of Free and Open Source projects covering the entire stack from open hardware to apps that improve user autonomy. Together they help to build the digital commons.
Some projects even already have #hex stickers \o/. Come check it out!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251016-selection-NGI0CommonsFund.html
(and if you'd like to work for the internet as well, the current call closes December 1).
Hubzilla awarded NLnet NGI0 grant for performance and moderation work
Another 45 FOSS projects have been selected for the #NGI0 Commons Fund. We want to thank the project teams for their contribution to a free and open internet. In a world increasingly in the grip of proprietary technologies and those who control them, we are proud to be supporting people who choose to work on the digital commons: shared digital assets that serve not the few but the many.
Come over to read what each project is working on.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251127-45-NGI0-CommonsFund.html
We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.
This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI
Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html
Have you checked our series "Building a Free Internet of the Future"?
Meet tech players who have received an #NGI0 grant to build a #FreeInternetoftheFuture (publications available in English, Spanish and French)
🎉 Development for Mastodon compatible #ActivityPub polls in #WordPress is starting. This project is receiving funding from the latest round of the NGI Zero Commons Fund. #ngi0 #NLnet
Interoperability of Events in the Fediverse
Hooray! It is now official: We have been granted funding by NLnet to support the realisation the vision we outlined in our last post.
Events are at the heart of social life and deserve to be treated accordingly in the Fediverse. […]
In addition, we will also investigate the Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider Specifications (FASPs) for discoverability and filtering of public events.
Flock XR is a visual creativity & coding tool that allows young people to create 3D experiences in a web browser.
Catherine Elliott, of the Flock XR project wanted to find out how it can be used to engage learners with social emotional and mental health needs. She engaged a group of 12-14 year olds who were not only asked to build a 3D project but also to act as beta testers, a task they quite enjoyed.
You can read Catherine's blog the post here:
Commons Caretakers has a job opening for a coordinator for the NGI0 support services. Grantees of NGI0 funds can request a wide range of services, from technical writing to UX advice. The coordinator, well, coordinates between the support providers and the grantees.
You'll be working closely together with NLnet's Technology Assessors to support project teams.
Location is hybrid: partly remote and partly in-office in the Netherlands.
https://www.commonscaretakers.com/services/work-with-us-coordinator.html