<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div> We are eligible to apply for small grants for PETSc development under this program. Only one application is allowed per project. It can pay for access to resources (e.g. LLMs) or people's time with a 1099, so long as they are not already funded for similar work.<div><br></div><div> Ideas? I am thinking of one focused on PETSc LLM agents for coding etc.<br><div><br></div><div> Barry</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arliss Collins <help@numfocus.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[Projects] CFP - 2025 Round 2 Small Development Grants CFP is open</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 19, 2025 at 3:47:59 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bsmith@petsc.dev<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">help@numfocus.org<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; 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font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;">Hello, Projects!</div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"> </p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;">NumFOCUS is pleased to invite proposals for our<strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2nd round of Small Development Grants</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for 2025!</div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"> </p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reminder: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Projects can submit a new proposal or re-submit a past proposal.</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"><strong>Apply Here:</strong><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://d4jbd104.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/OT*113/d4JBd104/VVX_KM8D2khYW5WYbgH2txqx5W5SJqyG5CG0HNN4gTlK23m2nnW6N1vHY6lZ3pkW8T2BY28vh3S9W16JHXw8hlJLQN37XBKvZ9frTN65RJZ1x_bMbN2mLm2DkSXQ_W5kh6QT7r_h-XW1tX6wJ3VyqWdN1KqZnN2KpysW3SJD_W7vr--XVp_YyF4nW4JqW7J8GG02xYCN7W2R43zk1Gl-phW6WPvz23smXqMW6LmCyx6pRjWtW1SgsgG1J_0n7N3hKHJXBYPYdW5Pwq581mN9WRW92WdQg82cnYzW7Vl1D_18jbbqW3Bcb9x7WHdVrW94nn8w3zcBCfW8QBsKL4nJzNPf6m7H8M04__;Kw!!G_uCfscf7eWS!YlZ-xnWC1gsYE5SCZejm4WKWHWlD5CcU_R_CPtW6dhvpBsQ_J1yvurvVa3zc43DlQOtBxuTOcuvKucK7S1De-A$" data-hs-link-id="0" data-hs-link-id-v2="sBOXAo8u" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; 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line-height: 26.25px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Available Funding:</span></div><ul style="line-height: 26.25px;"><li aria-level="1">Maximum $72,000 for allocation in Round 2.</li><li aria-level="1">Up to $10,000 maximum per project for 2025.</li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Eligibility:</span></div><ul style="line-height: 26.25px;"><li aria-level="1">Any NumFOCUS Fiscally Sponsored or Affiliated project may submit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">1</span>proposal on behalf of the project per grant cycle.<ul style="line-height: 26.25px;"><li aria-level="2"><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"><span style="color: rgb(35, 73, 109);">If you wish to solicit proposal ideas from your project community, the project leaders must organize their own review process to select the proposal that the leadership will put forward to NumFOCUS.</span></div></li></ul></li><li aria-level="1">Proposed work must be achievable within the 12 months following the award.</li><li aria-level="1">The call is open to applicants from any nationality and can be performed at any university, institute, or business worldwide (US export laws permitting).</li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Funding Distribution:</span></div><ul style="line-height: 26.25px;"><li aria-level="1">For fiscally sponsored projects only, NumFOCUS can<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>award the fund to the project in our accounting platform</strong>. The project would then submit invoices through the normal channels to pay the grant expenses.</li><li aria-level="1">NumFOCUS can set up an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>independent contractor agreement</strong>, a must for contractor time over $600 USD, with an individual or company.</li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;">You can see past successful proposals here: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://d4jbd104.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/OT*113/d4JBd104/VVX_KM8D2khYW5WYbgH2txqx5W5SJqyG5CG0HNN4gTlKl3m2nnW7lCdLW6lZ3mzW5B5BGv8CkswyW46k7lb6dYmsnW5V-dP82FGJKBW8DxC6f7SGCzGW2By20m2sGCtkW87r83b305py1V44RkJ7mZHF-W4DZ111112P0wN6gPWmvvHTWfW1v-Lm63rxRxfW8LMz3t5hbzlwW7trMlQ4P6ts4W8WY8pG4bZ6tMW6Vd4mb1D11BvW6FK76z6CGG92VXD9ps1sq4CVV-gNM-9d6HGBW2y-ZPk7Ty_pDW6DkrQJ6stfwwW58Rd7C1s73MCW4vsy2T4q6gXCW4ZQqms4MMG0DVns92t4_9CkBW2MzG7x3GXYLLf1Xt4Bz04__;Kw!!G_uCfscf7eWS!YlZ-xnWC1gsYE5SCZejm4WKWHWlD5CcU_R_CPtW6dhvpBsQ_J1yvurvVa3zc43DlQOtBxuTOcuvKucLucO0A4A$" data-hs-link-id="0" data-hs-link-id-v2="9MiF5YzJ" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 164, 189);">https://numfocus.org/programs/small-development-grants</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"><br><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(35, 73, 109); font-weight: bold;"><em>Please feel free to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em><a href="mailto:help@numfocus.org" data-hs-link-id="0" data-hs-link-id-v2="WRy9ovpl" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(35, 73, 109);"><em>reach out</em></a><em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>if you have any questions.</em></span></div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: 26.25px;"> </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div id="section-2" class="hse-section hse-section-last" style="padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;"><div class="hse-column-container" style="max-width: 600px; width: 600px !important; min-width: 280px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"><div id="column-2-0" class="hse-column hse-size-12" style="display: table-cell; vertical-align: top; max-width: 600px !important; width: 600px !important;"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module-2-0-0" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><table role="presentation" class="hse-footer hse-secondary" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.200001px; color: rgb(35, 73, 109); margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(35, 73, 109); word-break: break-word; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 20.25px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; color: rgb(35, 73, 109);">NumFOCUS, P.O. 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