Civic Tech Field Guide
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Open Source Endowment Foundation

Truly sustainable funding for critical OSS through a community‑driven endowment

Delaware
2026
Funders & donors, Get funding, Open source, Open source supply chain
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/programs/fellowshipActive

Fellowship for Maintainers

A pilot program to pay maintainers of critical open source technologies.

Germany
Fellowships, Get funding, Open source supply chain
https://github.com/Open-Weights/DefinitionActive

Open Weights

A definition and license for open source compatible licensing of neural network weights

Artificial Intelligence (AI), General purpose open source tools, Open source, Open source supply chain
https://moda.gov.tw/en/digital-affairs/democracy-network/operations/6623ActiveOpen-source

Civic Technology Collaboration

Swimming with the tide of international trends on the "Public Code, Public Goods" and pursuing digital democracy, moda supports civic technology and empowers open source software development.

Taipei City, Taiwan
Govtech, Open source, Open source supply chain
https://opencollective.com/opensourceActive

Open Source Collective

Non-profit fiscal host promoting a healthy and sustainable open source ecosystem.

USA
Fundraising tools, Get funding, Nonprofit tech, Open source, Open source supply chain
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/1/sens-cruz-peters-introduce-share-it-act-to-require-government-agencies-to-share-codeActive

Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology (SHARE IT) Act

Bipartisan legislation that would require government agencies to share custom-developed source code with each other—thereby avoiding duplicative government contracts to build software.

Washington, DC
2024
Civic tech legislation and policy, Open source, Open source supply chain, Policy
United States (federal government)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/09/biden-harris-administration-launches-artificial-intelligence-cyber-challenge-to-protect-americas-critical-software/Active

Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC)

The “AI Cyber Challenge” (AIxCC) will challenge competitors across the United States, to identify and fix software vulnerabilities using AI.

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Challenges, Open source, Open source supply chain
United States (federal government)
https://www.sovereign.tech/Active

Sovereign Tech Agency

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems in the Public Interest

Berlin
2022
Build something, Digital sovereignty, Fellowships, Foundational layers, Funders & donors, Get funding, Open source, Open source networks, Open source supply chain
https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pathways-enable-open-source-ecosystems-poseActive

Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)

National Science Foundation program supporting the facilitation, creation and growth of open-source ecosystems for the creation of new technology solutions.

Alexandria, VA
Funders & donors, Get funding, Open source, Open source networks, Open source supply chain
United States (federal government)