Advancing Open Funding Metadata With Community Infrastructure – Response to Barcelona Declaration Call to Action

Open funding metadata is crucial for research transparency, revealing potential conflicts of interest and supporting accountability. Rich public information about research funding helps trace its societal impact, reduces administrative burden on researchers, and enables a better understanding of the research landscape. Despite its importance, gathering high-quality open funding metadata remains challenging. From limited incentives and fragmented community practices to technical challenges and capacity constraints, addressing these issues requires coordination across the research ecosystem.