@badrihippo kicking off conversation around NLNet funding

@badrihippo specifically talking about the NGI 0 fund. And he’s helping us understand the org, the fund, the application process, and more

@badrihippo xref https://nlnet.nl/NGI0/ and https://nlnet.nl/

@badrihippo had a basic MVP built before applying for the grant

@badrihippo Nemo highlights that nlnet grants range from 5000-50000 euros, but the funds can only go towards active development, and not regular maintenance. And having an European connection helps during the evaluation

@badrihippo a aboutcode/nexB mantainer is also present at the event, who is a regular NLNet grantee

@badrihippo shared a list of milestones that he needs to hit, but a participant noted that smaller grants dont have stringent requirements for smaller grants

@badrihippo how the funds will be transferred to India is a big question, and a participant notes that the money transfer might happen via paypal

@badrihippo a participant asked if they expect the grantee to be employed or not employed, and badri noted that there are no such requirements - this is a grant

@badrihippo decided to host the source code on disroot instead of on GitHub! Xref https://disroot.org/en

@badrihippo noted that whatsapp dropping support for KaiOS was what instigated him to build his project and apply for the grant

@badrihippo checkout the long list of projects that NLNet funds https://nlnet.nl/project/current.html

@badrihippo a participant familiar with the grants process notes that the grant evaluations seem to happen in tranches i.e. applications submitted until deadline will be evaluated after the deadline, instead of having a rolling evaluation process

@badrihippo a new participant noted that there are conversations happening at NLNet about considering funding maintainership instead of only research and development work

@fossunited just wanted to flag that @nlnet is also here on the Fediverse!