# The PSF has paused our Grants Program

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/the-psf-has-paused-our-grants-program/101288>\
**Category:** PSF\
**Created:** [August 5, 2025, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/the-psf-has-paused-our-grants-program/101288 "2025-08-05T10:16:44Z")\
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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](https://pycon.org/#calendar) 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](https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2023/)

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