Center for Open-Source Research Software Advancement (CORSA)

Center for Open-Source Research Software Advancement (CORSA)#

Overview#

The Center for Open-Source Research Software Advancement (CORSA) is an organization focused on improving the sustainability of research software through collaboration, infrastructure support, and community engagement. CORSA complements the work of the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) by focusing specifically on the practical pathways research software projects can take—such as engaging with foundations, accessing funding, and building sustainable communities. While ReSA emphasizes policy and strategic coordination at a global scale, CORSA works more directly with research projects and infrastructure to implement sustainability in practice.

Key Activities Supporting Open Source Sustainability#

  • Pathways to Foundations: Assisting the research software ecosystem in leveraging resources and community structures of open source software foundations.
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  • Community Engagement: CORSA organizes events and workshops, such as the “Sustainable Project Pathways for HPC Software” workshop, to discuss best practices for HPC software sustainability strategies and metrics.
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  • Foundations Forum: An open forum for projects to meet and share experiences with joining or maintaining membership in open source software foundations, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration.
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  • Funding Awareness: CORSA curates and shares funding opportunities from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and other public and private entities. These opportunities help support the long-term development and sustainability of open source research software.
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Contact#

For more information, visit the CORSA website.

Other Context#

The Consortium for the Advancement of Scientific Software (CASS) is sponsored by DOE, as are six projects underneath it, of which CORSA is one. As a funded project, CORSA’s primary team are the funded people behind those projects, but the larger community are the people on the mailing list. Most of the projects have specific software projects that DOE has mandated that they pass some of their funds to, to help sustain those software projects. CORSA focuses first on those software projects and their maintainers, then also on other software projects.

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