During the second project phase (June 2009 to May 2012) a productive version of the software was created and the user base was broadened.

Meanwhile, the project reached its third funding phase (June 2012 to May 2015) entitled "TextGrid - Virtual Research Environment for the Humanities".

The objective within this phase is the transformation of the project for the continuous operation in financial, legal and technical terms.

This environment consists of two main components: User of TextGrid are able to contact the developers of the software and further involved persons.

[3] Furthermore, user meetings are arranged on a regular basis and training courses and workshops are offered.