The Perl Foundation funds the maintenance, development, and community stewardship of the Perl and Raku programming languages by supporting core language work, tooling/infrastructure, documentation, education, and conferences. Grants are aimed at open-source projects, event organizers, and mentored student work (e.g., Google Summer of Code) that directly benefit the Perl/Raku ecosystems. Funding is typically modest and targeted, with both recurring designated funds (conference, GSoC, Raku infrastructure) and an open community grants program.
Awards are small-to-medium, project-based grants and designated funds (special funds for GSoC, conferences, and Raku infrastructure). They fund one-off project work, conference/event budgets, sabbatical/mentored student development, and infrastructure/maintenance tasks rather than unrestricted general operating support.
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Propose clearly scoped, deliverable-driven work that directly benefits Perl or Raku (core patches, tooling, CI, docs, or conference budgets). Include a budget, timeline, and maintainability/hand-off plan; cite prior impact or community endorsement and reference the appropriate designated fund (GSoC, conference, or Raku infrastructure) if applicable.
Current and upcoming funding from The Perl Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects must benefit Raku and the broader community; specific eligibility requirements are not stated in the provided content.
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