Public Project Registries for Funded Work

In one sentence

Public registries create shared sources of truth for funded work and reduce duplicated effort across ecosystems.

Short answer

A project registry lists funded projects, shows their status and updates, preserves historical context, and enables community transparency.

Why registries matter

Without a central registry, ecosystems lose track of what has been funded. This leads to:

Duplicate funding for similar projects
No visibility into project progress
Lost institutional memory
Difficulty comparing outcomes

What good registries provide

Searchable list of all funded projects
Current status and milestone progress
Historical execution records
Cross-ecosystem visibility

Related

→ The grant lifecycle → Grant accountability

Karma's role

Karma provides public project registries that turn funding into shared memory, making execution visible across programs and rounds.