You should try applying and see how it goes. I have a high opinion of the integrity of the board/committee. I've not personally seen any behavior that I would read as duplicitous, although of course there will always be conflicts of interest in an ecosystem this small.

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I did apply, (recently) in November. Received the boiler-plate response below: ``` Dear Applicant, Thank you for submitting your grant application to OpenSats. We regret to inform you that your project was not selected for funding. We received a large number of applications and were unable to fund all of the worthy proposals. The applicant pool was very competitive, which is a great thing to see in and of itself. Unfortunately, your application did not make the cut this time around. Feel free to apply again in the future: In the meanwhile, we wish you the best of luck in your fundraising efforts. Sincerely, The OpenSats Team ```