Data Futures Lab

The Data Futures Lab is an experimental space for instigating new approaches to data stewardship challenges. It provides funding, scaffolding for collaboration, convening around emerging ideas, and a place to workshop approaches to data stewardship which give greater control and agency to people.

Previous calls

  • Infrastructure Fund 2023

    Supporting the development of open source software needed to foster a more fair and just data ecosystem, with awards of up to $50,000 USD, according to the development stage of the project. Applications closed August 31, 2023.

  • Prototype Fund 2023

    Let's Redesign Our Data Economy

    Supporting organizations building technology platforms that mobilize communities to contribute their data for a shared benefit. We selected 5 projects to receive individual awards of up to $100,000 USD, and access to a network of experts and peers over a period of 12 months.

Previous calls

  • Infrastructure Fund 2023

    Supporting the development of open source software needed to foster a more fair and just data ecosystem, with awards of up to $50,000 USD, according to the development stage of the project. Applications closed August 31, 2023.

  • Prototype Fund 2023

    Let's Redesign Our Data Economy

    Supporting organizations building technology platforms that mobilize communities to contribute their data for a shared benefit. We selected 5 projects to receive individual awards of up to $100,000 USD, and access to a network of experts and peers over a period of 12 months.