PDC Development Roadmap

All development around the PDC Framework and PDC Exchange group software development asks around features and improvements through development sprints. For 2026, we have aligned both development efforts around key themes. Below is a list of the key themes around the development efforts along with proposed sprint topics/areas of expected focus. Depending on user input and requests, the topic areas may shift, sprints may shift and priority may adjust, but this is our planned approach for 2026.

2026: Q1

Focus: Planned Infrastructure Improvements, Data and User Onboarding

Framework

Core Data Types

  • Data Provider Source
  • Data Provider Changemaker Data

Core Entities

  • New Permissions Model
  • File Support
  • Application Form Format Hinting
  • Documentation

Utilities

  • Bulk Upload Application and File Improvements
  • Error Message Improvements
  • Documentation

Infrastructure

  • Updated Instances Structure
  • Identity Provider Documentation
    • Okta
    • Google
    • MS Entra

Exchange: Improved API-backed architecture, Enhanced support for file types, Data rendering improvements, Profile enhancements, Handling of data from different sources, User onboarding improvements, Changemaker Direct improvements

2026: Q2

Focus: User Experience Improvements

Framework: User front-end for permission management, more self-service onboard tools, Dual-Role Organization handling, Bi-directional data platform provider(s) provisioning continued, Organization authorization onboarding with IdPs continued, Bi-Directional grant management system(s) provisioning continued.

Exchange: Funder profile development, Changemaker Direct improvements, Data soure references, Profile enhancements (section naming, user preferences, etc.) Support for larger, more complex organizations, Proposal Management, PDC Data Category integration to rendering, Enhanced notifications and collaboration needs.

2026: Q3

Focus: User Experience Improvements, AI Functionality

Framework: User front-end for permission management improvements, more self-service onboard tools, Dual-Role Organization handling, Bi-directional data platform provider(s) provisioning continued, Organization authorization onboarding with IdPs continued, Bi-Directional grant management system(s) provisioning continued.

Exchange: Funder profile development, Changemaker Direct improvements, Data soure references, Profile enhancements (section naming, user preferences, etc.) Support for larger, more complex organizations, Proposal Management, PDC Data Category integration to rendering, Enhanced notifications and collaboration needs.

AI-Related Areas: Advanced search (e.g., semantic/hybrid via embeddings), Recommendations (e.g., LLM suggestions via RAG, graph queries, traditional recommender systems), Data quality (e.g., consistency checks, deduping, entity resolution), Chat-based user workflows (e.g., researcher interface via RAG), Generative (e.g., proposal filling/drafting), Data-driven insights for evaluating long-term funding impact

2026: Q4

Focus: AI Functionality

Framework: User front-end for permission management improvements, more self-service onboard tools, Bi-directional data platform provider(s) provisioning continued, Organization authorization onboarding with IdPs continued, Bi-Directional grant management system(s) provisioning continued, Model Context Protocol (“MCP”) Integration, LLM-assisted field mapping.

Exchange: Funder profile development, Changemaker Direct improvements, Data soure references, Profile enhancements (section naming, user preferences, etc.) Support for larger, more complex organizations, Proposal Management, PDC Data Category integration to rendering, Enhanced notifications and collaboration needs.

AI-Related Areas: Advanced search (e.g., semantic/hybrid via embeddings), Recommendations (e.g., LLM suggestions via RAG, graph queries, traditional recommender systems), Data quality (e.g., consistency checks, deduping, entity resolution), Chat-based user workflows (e.g., researcher interface via RAG), Generative (e.g., proposal filling/drafting), Data-driven insights for evaluating long-term funding impact

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