Okay, this might sound stupid to a lot of people on Nostr, but has anyone thought of applying to Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) from the National Science Foundation (NSF)? Here's a link to the cited funding opportunity.

https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pose-pathways-enable-open-source-ecosystems/nsf24-606/solicitation?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery