Python plan to boost software security foiled by Trump admin’s anti-DEI rules
The Python Software Foundation has rejected a $1.5 million government grant because of anti-DEI requirements imposed by the Trump administration, the nonprofit said in a blog post yesterday. The grant would have been the largest in the organization's history.
Hoping to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI," the foundation submitted a grant proposal in January 2025 to the National Science Foundation's Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program. After a multi-round proposal writing process" and a months-long vetting process," it appeared the foundation was close to obtaining a two-year grant worth $1.5 million.
But what at first seemed like good news quickly turned sour due to rules against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, the foundation said: