Research Funders and ORCID: New members, mandates, and platforms | ORCID

"Researchers rejoice!  Funders have been working to integrate ORCID iDs in grant application and reporting workflows, and you should start to experience benefits in the form of single sign on, streamlined application data entry, and reduced post-award reporting burden....

Funders play a critical role, along with universities and publishers, in building and supporting the infrastructure to support open research.  Major funders, including the European Commission, agree that persistent identifiers for people and works are necessary components of this infrastructure...."