Meeting summary: October 14, 2026
Meeting held on October 14, 2026. Published on October 14, 2026.
PDXHF accepted the PCR Workshop + Ongoing proposal, supporting hands-on biology workshops and continued community access to DNA-analysis equipment.
Grants
Small grants, big impact
A group of hackers got together and decided to create a fund. The idea was simple: sometimes a small amount of money is what stands between a good research question and someone actually doing the work.
PDXHF makes small grants, usually around $1,000, to help remove those barriers. The amount is not set in stone. What matters is what the funding makes possible and how the work benefits the community.
Meeting summary: April 8, 2026
Meeting held on April 8, 2026. Published on October 14, 2026.
The board approved Android TV device research and discussed local radio projects.
How to get your grant approved
A lot of grant applications fail for reasons that are avoidable.
Usually it is not because the idea is bad. It is because the reviewers cannot quickly tell what is being proposed, why it matters to the Portland hacker community, or whether the applicant can actually deliver it.
This post is specifically about how to make a strong case for a PDXHF grant.
Meeting summary: February 11, 2026
Meeting held on February 11, 2026. Published on October 14, 2026.
The board approved funding for a FOIA workshop and completed required filings.
Meeting summary: December 10, 2025
Meeting held on December 10, 2025. Published on October 14, 2026.
The board approved a grant for ADS-B surveillance-flight tracking research.
Meeting summary: September 10, 2025
Meeting held on September 10, 2025. Published on October 14, 2026.
The meeting recorded funding for Tails USB workshops and discussed how PDXHF communicates its mission.
Meeting summary: February 12, 2025
Meeting held on February 12, 2025. Published on October 14, 2026.
The board unanimously approved two PDXHF research grants and discussed the funding cycle and public outreach.