Open calls

Discover current opportunities to engage with GA4GH. Share feedback on our products, apply for volunteer leadership roles, and contribute your expertise to shape the future of genomic data sharing.

Title	Category	Status	Work Streams	Products and Toolkits	Communities of Interest	Closing Date
GA4GH Structural Review is now open for comment	Form	Open				Closes: 24 November 2026
GA4GH April Connect 2027 session proposals are now open!	Form	Open				Closes: 12 January 2027
Federated Analysis Work Stream Co-Lead	Opportunity	Open	Federated Analysis Work Stream (formerly Cloud Work Stream)			Closes: 15 December 2026
GA4GH Place-Based Exposure Metadata Standard: test implementation	Product	Closed	Clinical & Phenotypic Data Capture (Clin/Pheno) Work Stream	Human Exposome Data Standards		Closed: 2 September 2026
Comment on the future direction and technical maturation of the GA4GH Phenopackets schema	Product	Closed	Clinical & Phenotypic Data Capture (Clin/Pheno) Work Stream	Phenopackets		Closed: 12 September 2026
The GA4GH Product Development and Approval Process is open for comment	Form	Closed				Closed: 18 June 2026
Apply to become a GIF Project	Form	Closed				Closed: 30 June 2026
Cloud Work Stream Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed	Federated Analysis Work Stream (formerly Cloud Work Stream)			Closed: 28 May 2026
Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed	Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream			Closed: 28 May 2026
GA4GH Implementation Forum (GIF) Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed				Closed: 30 June 2026
Input requested from Cat-VRS users	Survey	Closed	Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream	Categorical Variation Representation Specification (Cat-VRS)		Closed: 2 April 2026
Contribute to GA4GH’s Response to the NIH’s Request for Information	Form	Closed				Closed: 26 February 2026
AI Work Stream Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed				Closed: 2 December 2025
Help us map DRS across the globe!	Product	Closed	Federated Analysis Work Stream (formerly Cloud Work Stream)	Data Repository Service (DRS)		Closed: 9 October 2025
GA4GH GIF Spotlight is now open for public comment	Document	Closed				Closed: 23 October 2025
"A tool for implementers of genomic sequencing for newborn screening to navigate ethical, legal, and social issues" is now open for public comment	Product	Closed	Regulatory & Ethics Work Stream (REWS)	Genomic sequencing in newborn screening		Closed: 10 October 2025
Position Statement on Genetic Discrimination is now open for public comment	Product	Closed	Regulatory & Ethics Work Stream (REWS)	Genetic Discrimination Toolkit, Position Statement on Genetic Discrimination		Closed: 10 October 2025
The Experiments Metadata Standard is now open for public comment	Product	Closed	Discovery Work Stream	Experiments Metadata Checklist (Expmeta)		Closed: 15 August 2025
The Whole Genome Sequencing Quality Control Standard is now open for public comment	Product	Closed	Large-Scale Genomics (LSG) Work Stream	Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Quality Control (QC) Standards		Closed: 15 August 2025
Join the Beacon Implementers Forum	Form	Closed	Discovery Work Stream	Beacon		Closed: 23 July 2025
The Connect session proposal process is now open!	Form	Closed				Closed: 3 July 2025
Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) & the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) Neuroscience Community Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed			Infectious Disease Community	Closed: 26 June 2025
Open for comment: GA4GH Policy for Acknowledging and Recommending Externally Developed Standards, Policies, and Best Practices Guidelines	Document	Closed				Closed: 8 May 2025
Rare Disease Community Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed			Rare Disease Community	Closed: 22 April 2025
GA4GH Implementation Forum (GIF) Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed				Closed: 22 April 2025
Discovery Work Stream Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed	Discovery Work Stream			Closed: 4 April 2025
Infectious Disease Community Co-Lead	Opportunity	Closed				Closed: 4 April 2025
Open for public comment: Categorical Variation Representation Specification (Cat-VRS)	Product	Closed	Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream	Categorical Variation Representation Specification (Cat-VRS)		Closed: 3 April 2025
Open for public comment: GA4GH Variant Annotation Specification (VA-Spec)	Product	Closed	Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream	Variant Annotation (VA)		Closed: 3 April 2025
Complete GA4GH's annual Inclusivity and Impact Survey	Survey	Closed				Closed: 31 December 2025
Propose a GIF project	Form	Closed				Closed: 14 March 2025
Propose a Google Summer of Code project	Document	Closed				Closed: 11 February 2025

Open calls

GA4GH Structural Review is now open for comment

GA4GH April Connect 2027 session proposals are now open!

Federated Analysis Work Stream Co-Lead

GA4GH Place-Based Exposure Metadata Standard: test implementation

Comment on the future direction and technical maturation of the GA4GH Phenopackets schema

The GA4GH Product Development and Approval Process is open for comment

Apply to become a GIF Project

Cloud Work Stream Co-Lead

Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream Co-Lead

GA4GH Implementation Forum (GIF) Co-Lead

Input requested from Cat-VRS users

Contribute to GA4GH’s Response to the NIH’s Request for Information

AI Work Stream Co-Lead

Help us map DRS across the globe!

GA4GH GIF Spotlight is now open for public comment

"A tool for implementers of genomic sequencing for newborn screening to navigate ethical, legal, and social issues" is now open for public comment

Position Statement on Genetic Discrimination is now open for public comment

The Experiments Metadata Standard is now open for public comment

The Whole Genome Sequencing Quality Control Standard is now open for public comment

Join the Beacon Implementers Forum

The Connect session proposal process is now open!

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) & the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) Neuroscience Community Co-Lead

Open for comment: GA4GH Policy for Acknowledging and Recommending Externally Developed Standards, Policies, and Best Practices Guidelines

Rare Disease Community Co-Lead

GA4GH Implementation Forum (GIF) Co-Lead

Discovery Work Stream Co-Lead

Infectious Disease Community Co-Lead

Open for public comment: Categorical Variation Representation Specification (Cat-VRS)

Open for public comment: GA4GH Variant Annotation Specification (VA-Spec)

Complete GA4GH's annual Inclusivity and Impact Survey

Propose a GIF project

Propose a Google Summer of Code project