[FFmpeg-devel] STF 2025 grant request (2025-09-01 target)

[Pierre-Anthony Lemieux]

Quick reminder that the deadline for submitting your proposal is
quickly approaching.

Also note that the total amount of the proposed projects is below for
the minimum threshold for STF to consider the application.

On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM Pierre-Anthony Lemieux <pal at sandflow.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> As with last year, Michael asked me to help coordinate the creation of
> grant request to the STF:
>
> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/SponsoringPrograms/STF/2025
>
> The objective remains to unlock funds for individuals that are
> interested in contributing to the FFMPEG codebase.
>
> The proposed deadline for individuals to submit their proposal is
> 2025-09-01. The proposals will be published at the link above upon
> submission.
>
> I am happy to collate the proposals and forward the grant request to
> SPI, who would handle the submission to STF and payments to
> contributors as the case may be. I am also happy to do nothing.
>
> This activity is completely voluntary, there is no guarantee that all
> (or any) proposals will be accepted by SPI and/or STF, and the chances
> of success are unknown (to me). The activity was reasonably successful
> last year.
>
> Best,
>
> -- Pierre