DFG Funding Initiative to Secure Endangered Data Repositories
In October 2025, the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced a new funding initiative aimed at preserving secure endangered data repositories and strengthening data resilience.
Between 2025 and approximately 2027, the DFG will provide funding to enhance the resilience of data infrastructures and to secure endangered data repositories and research results from foreign repositories, making them permanently accessible to the German research community. The initiative supports projects that, for example, build storage capacities, provide personnel resources for data acquisition, curation, or subject-specific processing, address legal issues, or promote the integration of secured data into national and European structures. Funding may also be provided for the development of frameworks and technologies that enable better integration of relevant repositories and infrastructures into supraregional or European networks and cloud environments.
More information about the new funding initiative and the application procedure can be found on the DFG website. There you will also find the first four projects that have already been approved as part of the funding initiative.
Webinar on Proposal Submission
A webinar on proposal submission will be held from 3 to 4 pm on 10 November 2026. You can join the webinar (externer Link).
The TKFDM and your local rdm support provide comprehensive support in the planning and proposal preparation process – from aligning your project idea with the funding call and selecting suitable storage and infrastructure solutions to addressing questions of research data management and technical implementation. Feel free to contact us.