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+# Funding
+
+Sourmash development was initiated under award GBMF4551 from the Gordon
+and Betty Moore Foundation to C. Titus Brown.
+
+Further development was sponsored by:
+
+* [NSF DBI-2018911](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2018911&HistoricalAwards=false), BBSRC-NSF/BIO:Collaborative Research: genomeRxiv: a microbial whole-genome database and diagnostic marker design resource for classification, identification, and data sharing.
+* [NIH 1R03OD030596-01](https://reporter.nih.gov/search/aktj48mYz0ObXo62p_Tx7Q/project-details/10112077), Large-scale annotation-free disease correlation analysis of the iHMP.
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 supports most mash analyses. sourmash also implements an expanded set
 of functionality for metagenome and taxonomic analysis.
 
+sourmash development was initiated with a grant from the Moore
+Foundation under the Data Driven Discovery program, and has been
+supported by further funding from the NIH and NSF. Please see
+[funding acknowledgements](funding.md) for details!
+
 ## Using sourmash
 
 ### Tutorials and examples
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ X and Linux. They require about 5 GB of disk space and 5 GB of RAM.
 * [Python examples using the API](api-example.md)
 * [Publications about sourmash](publications.md)
 * [A guide to the internals of sourmash](sourmash-internals.md)
+* [Funding acknowledgements](funding.md)
 
 ## Developing and extending sourmash