Funding · public & philanthropic
Identifier and assessment standards for research funders
Research funders — national agencies, charitable trusts, and philanthropic foundations — increasingly require persistent identifiers and structured data throughout the grant lifecycle: ORCID iDs on applications, ROR for affiliations, Crossref Grant IDs for awards, and narrative-CV formats for assessment. Many are signatories to DORA and CoALition S (Plan S). CASRAI provides the shared vocabulary that connects funder reporting to the contribution and output records produced downstream by their grantees.
National agencies, charities, and foundations worldwide
What this sector cares about
Key research-administration concerns
- ORCID iD requirements on grant applications and reporting
- Crossref Grant IDs and persistent award identifiers
- Narrative-CV formats in place of publication-count assessment
- Open-access mandates and Plan S / CoALition S alignment
- Research-data-management plan requirements (FAIR data)
- Linking funded outputs back to awards via persistent identifiers
Standards in play
Relevant standards beyond CASRAI
- ORCID
- ROR
- Crossref Grant ID
- CRediT
- DORA
- Plan S
- FAIR data principles
- CERIF
Typical actors
Who's involved
- Programme officer
- Grants management lead
- Open-research / policy adviser
- Research-information analyst
- Assessment-panel chair
Going deeper
