Our colleagues at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have been funding the establishment of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) at a number of universities to advance the systematic use of open source practices in software development and ongoing support; we've had reports on this at CNI, most recently

Guide To Set Up University Open Source Programs Office (OSPO)

Sayeed Choudhury, Carnegie Mellon University

and earlier

CNI Fall 2021 Membership Meeting: University-based Open Sources Programs Offices

Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University Watch the Video

Recently, the Sloan Foundation issued a call for expressions of interest from additional institutions interested in launching these programs; they will invite full submissions from selected respondents. The deadline for expressions of interest is February 15, 2023, and full details can be found at

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI