Hi @riecatnor, could you please explain how grant expenditures in a single quarter can use up more than twice the amount scheduled for that quarter without the grants WG noticing ?
From the blog post: “PSF Staff have been checking in quarterly on our award expenditure … at the end of Q1, we were on track. … at the end of Q2, however, we had granted close to 80% of the 2025 grant budget”.
This sounds like there’s a need for better budget management in the grants WG and also a need for the reference figures used in giving out grants to be adjusted to fit expected grant applications for a year and updated during a given year.
There should be enough past data available to make reasonable and sound estimates. You can also use the events calendars to see when conferences are typically scheduled and when to expect grants requests.
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To @fkiraly : You can have a look at the annual report to see at least a summary of the financials: 2023 PSF Annual Impact Report | Python.org