Initiatives
As the steward of the Rust programming language and community, the Rust Foundation's work is spread across a variety of focus areas managed by our hardworking team. Take a look at several key Rust Foundation initiatives below.
You can find the Rust Foundation's repository on GitHub.
THE MISSION of the Rust Foundation Technology Team is to enable Rust as the most secure development language and ecosystem in the world while supporting an enjoyable and efficient developer experience for maintainers and the end-user community alike. To accomplish their mission, the Technology Team will focus on pillars of work, some of which may overlap with each other.
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Ecosystem Security
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The first major technical initiative that came to the Foundation was the security initiative, with the expressed goal to help ensure that Rust and its ecosystem is as secure as possible.
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Infrastructure Support
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Through monetary-style donations and engineering support, the Rust Foundation ensures that the lights stay on for Rust maintainers and developers by providing available, secure and efficient infrastructure, from continuous integration (CI) to crates.
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Emerging Trends
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The Rust Foundation will stay at the forefront of emerging trends and technologies, and how Rust can be applied to enable them.
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Ecosystem Evolution
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The Rust language and its ecosystem are still relatively young. The Rust Foundation will support initiatives that continue to move the language and ecosystem forward, enabling even more security and productivity for Rust developers.
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Rust Software Support
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The Rust Foundation will engage with Rust-based software initiatives, either through first-party development or third-party development and support. This includes developing our own tooling for the community or bringing in projects that have asked for support by the Foundation.
Security Initiative
The Security Initiative is a collaborative effort managed and supported by the Rust Foundation to secure the Rust programming language and its ecosystem.
Infrastructure Support
The Rust Foundation provides critical tooling and infrastructure support to the Rust programming language and community, helping core maintainers do more than keep the lights on.
Community Grants Program
Rust Foundation Community Grants are financial awards and support packages that enable the further development and innovation of Rust. We offer grants for Rust maintainers, community organizers, and community members experiencing hardship.
Interop Initiative
With the support of Google, the Rust Foundation has created its new Interop Initiative to make the decision and process of investing in Rust smoother for organizations across the globe that are invested in C++.
Rust Education & Training
In 2023, the Rust Foundation began planning and developing a new Rust education, training, & certification program. While this service is not yet available, we will provide regular public updates as the work progresses.
Safety-Critical Rust Consortium
The Rust Foundation partnered with 10 founding organizations and member companies in June 2024 to create the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium — a group dedicated to supporting the responsible use of the Rust programming language in safety-critical software.
Cloud Compute Program
The Rust Foundation’s Cloud Compute Program provides free compute infrastructure for Rust Project maintainers around the world.
Our Initiatives in the News
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DevClass: AWS Will Pay Devs to Verify Rust Standard Library Because of 7,500 Unsafe Functions and Enormity of Task
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TechZine: AWS is Paying to Make Rust Safe
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InfoWorld: Rust Foundation Moves Forward on C++ and Rust Interoperability
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The New Stack: The Rust-C++ Bridge: A New Path Forward
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InfoWorld: Eclipse Joins with Industry Groups to Secure Open Source
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DevOps.com : Securing Open Source Software, the Cyber Resilience Act Way
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SC Media: CISA’s Open Source Software Security Initiatives Detailed
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SecurityWeek: CISA Outlines Efforts to Secure Open Source Software
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The Register: Securing open source software: Whose job is it, anyway?
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Stories About Our Work
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Rust Foundation Releases Problem Statement on C++/Rust Interoperability
DOVER, DELAWARE, November 12, 2024 – The Rust Foundation, an independent non-profit dedicated to stewarding and advancing the Rust programming…Learn more about Rust Foundation Releases Problem Statement on C++/Rust Interoperability -
Announcing the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium
The Rust Foundation, AdaCore, Arm, Ferrous Systems, OxidOS, Synopsys, HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH, TrustInSoft, Veecle, and Woven by Toyota have formed…Learn more about Announcing the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium -
Welcoming Rust-C++ Interoperability Engineer Jon Bauman to the Rust Foundation Team
We are pleased to announce that Jon Bauman has joined the Rust Foundation as the newest member of our engineering…Learn more about Welcoming Rust-C++ Interoperability Engineer Jon Bauman to the Rust Foundation Team -
Unsafe Rust in the Wild: Notes on the Current State of Unsafe Rust
With so many damaging software exploits haunting our industry and so much at stake, software foundations, technology consortiums, and governments…Learn more about Unsafe Rust in the Wild: Notes on the Current State of Unsafe Rust -
Guest Blog: Attending CISA’s Open Source Software Security Summit
The Rust Foundation sponsored Carol Nichols from the crates.io team to attend a CISA summit on Open Source Software Security,…Learn more about Guest Blog: Attending CISA’s Open Source Software Security Summit -
Rust Foundation Joins CRA Compliance Collaboration
The Rust Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, Apache Software Foundation, Blender Foundation, OpenSSL Software Foundation, PHP Foundation, and Python Software Foundation have…Learn more about Rust Foundation Joins CRA Compliance Collaboration -
Second Security Initiative Report Details Rust Security Advancements
The Rust Foundation’s Security Initiative was created in 2022 to support security improvements to the Rust programming language ecosystem. In…Learn more about Second Security Initiative Report Details Rust Security Advancements -
Google Contributes $1M to Rust Foundation to Support C++/Rust “Interop Initiative”
Google’s generous contribution of $1M USD will help the Rust Foundation make meaningful contributions to improve the state of interoperability…Learn more about Google Contributes $1M to Rust Foundation to Support C++/Rust “Interop Initiative” -
Improving Supply Chain Security for Rust Through Artifact Signing
A high-level explanation of a Rust Foundation initiative to implement signing infrastructure in service of Rust ecosystem supply chain securityLearn more about Improving Supply Chain Security for Rust Through Artifact Signing