Maintainer Retainer: Project Interest Forms Are Live

We’re officially opening Maintainer Retainer—pairing Cardano projects with paid community maintainers to strengthen releases, documentation, and governance compliance across the ecosystem.
How it works

  1. Projects apply. Submit the interest form so we understand your repos, scope, skills needed, and current governance readiness. → Projects: https://forms.clickup.com/9015279944/f/8cnmga8-36875/JR3AS90ED33OUOMN1O

  2. Maintainers apply. Engineers complete the maintainer form and select the projects they’re excited to support. This is coming post project forms.

  3. Match & interview. The Open Source Committee (OSC) and project leads shortlist candidates and run interviews to confirm technical fit, availability, and alignment with Intersect’s open-source governance policy.

  4. Engage & contract. Selected nominees complete a short evaluation period, then support the project under a 12-month full-time contract—focusing on backlog health, release cadence, documentation quality, and instituting governance policy & compliance.

All Details here: https://committees.docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-open-source-committee/about/paid-open-source-model-posm/maintainer-retainer