Working Group Guide

This guide is the handbook for proposing, launching, running, and finishing an ESIIL Working Group.

Use it to answer three questions:

1. How do I propose a Working Group?
2. How do I successfully run a Working Group?
3. What support does ESIIL provide?

Start Here

If you are...	Start with
Preparing a proposal	Sample RFP and Guide for Applicants
Answering a specific policy or process question	Frequently Asked Questions
Naming leadership roles	Working Group Team Roles
Starting after selection	Guide for New Groups
Running an active group	Guide for Groups During the Two Years
Preparing final records	Guide to Finishing and Reporting
Looking for copyable patterns	Reusable Templates

Working Group Lifecycle

1. Review the RFP and prepare the proposal using the Guide for Applicants.
2. Identify the Project Leader, Co-Leaders, Tech Lead, Collaboration Lead, and Transition Lead.
3. After selection, use the Guide for New Groups to confirm roles, team norms, repositories, data inventories, and early milestones.
4. During the active period, use the Guide for Groups During the Two Years to keep work visible, supported, and documented.
5. At closeout, use the Guide to Finishing and Reporting to inventory outputs, clarify reuse, and prepare final records.

Core Reference Pages

• Sample RFP: sample proposal structure, scope, objectives, funding language, and review process from a previous year.
• Frequently Asked Questions: canonical answers to common Working Group questions.
• Working Group Team Roles: canonical description of the Tech Lead, Collaboration Lead, and Transition Lead.
• Reusable Templates: copyable Markdown patterns for group documentation.

Current RFP

The RFP page currently shows a sample from a previous year. The current RFP will be released by the end of July 2026.