The '''Open Science Grid Consortium''' is an organization that administers thea '''Open Science Grid'''. The OSG is aworldwide [[grid computing|grid]] of technological resources called the '''Open Science Grid''', facilitatingwhich facilitates [[distributed computing]] for scientific research purposes in various disciplines. Founded in 2004, the [[consortium]] is comprised of service and resource providers, researchers from universities and national laboratories, as well as computing centers across the United States. Members independently own and manage the resources which make up the distributed facility, and consortium agreements provide the framework for technological and organizational integration.
