diff --git a/geonode/base/forms.py b/geonode/base/forms.py
index 62bc078506a..f9292102122 100644
--- a/geonode/base/forms.py
+++ b/geonode/base/forms.py
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ class Meta:
             "was_approved",
             "was_published",
             "funders",
+            "related_identifier",
         )
 
 
diff --git a/geonode/base/models.py b/geonode/base/models.py
index 858e25bbf29..a377b951d57 100644
--- a/geonode/base/models.py
+++ b/geonode/base/models.py
@@ -671,9 +671,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class RelatedIdentifier(models.Model):
-    related_identifier = models.CharField(
-        max_length=255, help_text=_("Identifiers of related resources. These must be globally unique identifiers.")
-    )
+    related_identifer_help_text = _("Identifiers of related resources. These must be globally unique identifiers.")
+    related_identifier = models.CharField(max_length=255, help_text=related_identifer_help_text)
     related_identifier_type = models.ForeignKey(RelatedIdentifierType, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     relation_type = models.ForeignKey(RelationType, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
@@ -685,32 +684,45 @@ class FundingReference(models.Model):
     """Funding Reference Identifiers"""
 
     funder_name = models.CharField(
-        max_length=255, help_text=_("Name of the funding provider. (e.g. European Commission)")
+        blank=True, null=True, max_length=255, help_text=_("Name of the funding provider. (e.g. European Commission)")
     )
     funder_identifier = models.CharField(
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
         max_length=255,
         help_text=_(
             "Uniquely identifies a funding entity, according to various types. (e.g. http://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780)"
         ),
     )
-    funder_identifier_type = models.CharField(max_length=255, help_text=_("The type of the Identifier. (e.g. BMBF)"))
+    funder_identifier_type = models.CharField(
+        blank=True, null=True, max_length=255, help_text=_("The type of the Identifier. (e.g. BMBF)")
+    )
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f"{self.funder_name}"
 
 
 class Funder(models.Model):
-    funding_reference = models.ForeignKey(FundingReference, null=False, blank=False, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    funders_help_text = _("List of funders, funded dataset creators")
+
+    funding_reference = models.ForeignKey(FundingReference, null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     award_number = models.CharField(
-        max_length=255, help_text=_("The code assigned by the funder to a sponsored award (grant). (e.g. 282625)")
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
+        max_length=255,
+        help_text=funders_help_text,
     )
     award_uri = models.CharField(
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
         max_length=255,
         help_text=_(
             "The URI leading to a page provided by the funder for more information about the award (grant). (e.g. http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/100180_en.html)"
         ),
     )
     award_title = models.CharField(
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
         max_length=255,
         help_text=_(
             "The human readable title of the award (grant). (e.g. MOTivational strength of ecosystem services)"
@@ -1137,7 +1149,7 @@ class ResourceBase(PolymorphicModel, PermissionLevelMixin, ItemBase):
         Funder, verbose_name=_("Funder names"), null=True, blank=True, help_text=funders_help_text
     )
     related_projects = models.ManyToManyField(
-        RelatedProject, verbose_name=_("related project"), null=True, blank=True, help_text=related_projects_help_text
+        RelatedProject, verbose_name=_("Related project"), null=True, blank=True, help_text=related_projects_help_text
     )
 
     use_contraints = models.TextField(
diff --git a/geonode/layers/templates/datasets/dataset_metadata_advanced.html b/geonode/layers/templates/datasets/dataset_metadata_advanced.html
index d1c4b202bce..be512acfea4 100644
--- a/geonode/layers/templates/datasets/dataset_metadata_advanced.html
+++ b/geonode/layers/templates/datasets/dataset_metadata_advanced.html
@@ -129,11 +129,9 @@ <h2 class="page-title">{% trans "Edit Metadata" %}</h2>
 
         {% block funder_form %}
           <label > Fundings</label>
+          <div id="form_funder">
             {{funder_form.management_form }}
             <div id="DELETE" class="form-group">
-              <input type="hidden" name="FORM-xx-id" value="1" id="id_FORM-xx-id" hidden>
-              <input type="checkbox" name="FORM-xx-DELETE" id="id_FORM-xx-DELETE" hidden>
-              
             </div>
             <div class="panel ">
               <!-- Tab panes -->
@@ -144,25 +142,25 @@ <h2 class="page-title">{% trans "Edit Metadata" %}</h2>
                         <li role="presentation" class="active">
                           <a  href="#{{ form.prefix }}" aria-controls="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
                                   <span class="tabTex">{{ forloop.counter }}   </span> 
-                              <button type="button" class="nav-remove"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
+                              <button type="button" class="nav-remove" onclick="removeTab(this)"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
                               </button></a>
                           </li>
                           {% else %}
                           <li role="presentation" class="">
                               <a  href="#{{ form.prefix }}" aria-controls="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
                                   <span class="tabTex">{{ forloop.counter }}   </span>
-                              <button type="button"  class="nav-remove"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
+                              <button type="button"  class="nav-remove"  onclick="removeTab(this)"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
                               </button></a>
                           </li>
                         {% endif %}
                     {%endfor%}
                     <li role="presentation"  class="nav-item enpt tab li-add" >
-                      <a ><button id="nav-add"  class="btn-primary nav-add "  type="button"><icon class="fa fa-plus-circle"> new </button></a>
+                      <a ><button id="nav-add"  class="btn-primary nav-add " onclick="addNewTab(this)" type="button"><icon class="fa fa-plus-circle"> new </button></a>
                     </li>
                     <li role="presentation"  class="nav-item enpt tab nav-empty templateTab hidden" >
                       <a  href="" aria-controls="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
                                   <span class="newTabTex"></span>
-                              <button type="button" class="nav-remove"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
+                              <button type="button" class="nav-remove" onclick="removeTab(this)" ><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
                               </button></a>
                     </li>
                   
@@ -234,9 +232,119 @@ <h2 class="page-title">{% trans "Edit Metadata" %}</h2>
                     
               </div>
             </div> 
-         
+          
+        </div> 
         {% endblock funder_form %}
 
+        {% block related_identifier_form %}
+          <label > Related Identifiers</label>
+          <div id="form_related_identifier">
+            {{related_identifier_form.management_form }}
+            <div id="DELETE" class="form-group">
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel ">
+              <!-- Tab panes -->
+              <div class="panel-heading panel-heading-nav">
+                  <ul class="nav nav-tabs allTabs">
+                      {% for form in related_identifier_form %}
+                        {% if forloop.counter == 1 %}
+                        <li role="presentation" class="active">
+                          <a  href="#{{ form.prefix }}" aria-controls="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
+                                  <span class="tabTex">{{ forloop.counter }}   </span> 
+                              <button type="button" class="nav-remove" onclick="removeTab(this)"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
+                              </button></a>
+                          </li>
+                          {% else %}
+                          <li role="presentation" class="">
+                              <a  href="#{{ form.prefix }}" aria-controls="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
+                                  <span class="tabTex">{{ forloop.counter }}   </span>
+                              <button type="button"  class="nav-remove"  onclick="removeTab(this)"><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
+                              </button></a>
+                          </li>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    {%endfor%}
+                    <li role="presentation"  class="nav-item enpt tab li-add" >
+                      <a ><button id="nav-add"  class="btn-primary nav-add " onclick="addNewTab(this)" type="button"><icon class="fa fa-plus-circle"> new </button></a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li role="presentation"  class="nav-item enpt tab nav-empty templateTab hidden" >
+                      <a  href="" aria-controls="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
+                                  <span class="newTabTex"></span>
+                              <button type="button" class="nav-remove" onclick="removeTab(this)" ><icon class="fa fa-minus-circle"></icon>
+                              </button></a>
+                    </li>
+                  
+                  </ul>
+              </div>
+              <!-- Tab panes -->
+              <div class="tab-content allContent">
+                    {% for form in related_identifier_form %}
+                        {% if forloop.counter == 1 %}
+                          <div class="tab-pane active" id="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tabpanel" >
+                                <div>
+                                  {% if forloop.first %}
+                                    
+                                        {% for field in form.visible_fields %}
+                                            
+                                                <label for="{{ field.name }}">{{ field.label|capfirst }}</label>
+                                                <div id="{{ field.name }}" class="form-group">
+                                                    {{ field }}
+                                                    {{ field.errors.as_ul }}
+                                                </div>
+                                            
+                                        {% endfor %}
+                                  {% endif %}
+                                    {% for hidden in form.hidden_fields %}
+                                            <div>
+                                              {{ hidden }}
+                                            </div> 
+                                        {% endfor %}
+                                </div>
+                          </div>
+                        {% else %}
+                          <div class="tab-pane " id="{{ form.prefix }}" role="tabpanel" >
+                            <div>
+                                
+                                    {% for field in form.visible_fields %}
+                                        <label for="{{ field.name }}">{{ field.label|capfirst }}</label>
+                                        <div id="{{ field.name }}" class="form-group">
+                                            {{ field }}
+                                            {{ field.errors.as_ul }}
+                                        </div>
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                                    {% for hidden in form.hidden_fields %}
+                                        <div>
+                                          {{ hidden }}
+                                        </div> 
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                            </div>
+                          </div>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    {% endfor %}
+                    
+                  <div class="tab-pane hidden templateContent" id="templateContent" role="tabpanel" >
+                            <div>
+                                
+                                    {% for field in related_identifier_form.empty_form.visible_fields %}
+                                        <label for="{{ field.name }}">{{ field.label|capfirst }}</label>
+                                        <div id="{{ field.name }}" class="form-group">
+                                            {{ field }}
+                                            {{ field.errors.as_ul }}
+                                        </div>
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                                    {% for hidden in related_identifier_form.empty_form.hidden_fields %}
+                                        <div>
+                                          {{ hidden }}
+                                        </div> 
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                            </div>
+                  </div>
+                    
+              </div>
+            </div> 
+          
+        </div> 
+         
+        {% endblock related_identifier_form %} 
 
 
 
@@ -377,8 +485,9 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">{% trans "ERROR" %}</h4>
         });
     </script>
     <script>
-          let prefix = "{{funder_form.prefix}}";
+          let formsetsInTabs = ["{{funder_form.prefix}}","{{related_identifier_form.prefix}}"];
     </script>
 
+    {% comment %} <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static "geonode/js/utils/fundings_.js" %}"></script> {% endcomment %}
     <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static "geonode/js/utils/formsetsInTabs.js" %}"></script>
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/geonode/layers/views.py b/geonode/layers/views.py
index b5ed1a52584..0a8f5c36c4e 100644
--- a/geonode/layers/views.py
+++ b/geonode/layers/views.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 from geonode.base.auth import get_or_create_token
 from geonode.base.forms import CategoryForm, TKeywordForm, ThesaurusAvailableForm
 from geonode.base.views import batch_modify
-from geonode.base.models import Thesaurus, TopicCategory, Funder
+from geonode.base.models import Thesaurus, TopicCategory, Funder, RelatedIdentifier
 from geonode.base.enumerations import CHARSETS
 from geonode.decorators import check_keyword_write_perms
 from geonode.layers.forms import DatasetForm, DatasetTimeSerieForm, LayerAttributeForm, NewLayerUploadForm
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ def dataset_metadata(
         extra=0,
         min_num=1,
     )
+
+    RelatedIdentifierFormset = modelformset_factory(
+        RelatedIdentifier,
+        fields=["related_identifier", "related_identifier_type", "relation_type"],
+        can_delete=True,
+        extra=0,
+        min_num=1,
+    )
     current_keywords = [keyword.name for keyword in layer.keywords.all()]
     topic_category = layer.category
 
@@ -419,10 +427,15 @@ def dataset_metadata(
                 "errors": [re.sub(re.compile("<.*?>"), "", str(err)) for err in attribute_form.errors],
             }
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(out), content_type="application/json", status=400)
-        funders_intial_values = Funder.objects.all().filter(resourcebase=layer)
+
         funder_form = FunderFormset(
             request.POST,
-            prefix="funder_form",
+            prefix="form_funder",
+        )
+
+        related_identifier_form = RelatedIdentifierFormset(
+            request.POST,
+            prefix="form_related_identifier",
         )
         category_form = CategoryForm(
             request.POST,
@@ -483,7 +496,13 @@ def dataset_metadata(
         )
 
         funders_intial_values = Funder.objects.all().filter(resourcebase=layer)
-        funder_form = FunderFormset(prefix="funder_form", queryset=funders_intial_values)
+        funder_form = FunderFormset(prefix="form_funder", queryset=funders_intial_values)
+
+        related_identifier_intial_values = RelatedIdentifier.objects.all().filter(resourcebase=layer)
+        related_identifier_form = RelatedIdentifierFormset(
+            prefix="form_related_identifier", queryset=related_identifier_intial_values
+        )
+
         category_form = CategoryForm(
             prefix="category_choice_field", initial=topic_category.id if topic_category else None
         )
@@ -555,6 +574,7 @@ def dataset_metadata(
         and dataset_form.is_valid()
         and attribute_form.is_valid()
         and funder_form.is_valid()
+        and related_identifier_form.is_valid()
         and category_form.is_valid()
         and tkeywords_form.is_valid()
         and timeseries_form.is_valid()
@@ -580,7 +600,13 @@ def dataset_metadata(
         layer.set_contact_roles_from_metadata_edit(dataset_form)
         funder_form.save()
         instance = funder_form.save(commit=False)
+
         layer.funders.add(*instance)
+
+        related_identifier_form.save()
+        instance = related_identifier_form.save(commit=False)
+        layer.related_identifier.add(*instance)
+
         layer.save()
 
         new_keywords = current_keywords if request.keyword_readonly else dataset_form.cleaned_data["keywords"]
@@ -694,6 +720,7 @@ def dataset_metadata(
             "attribute_form": attribute_form,
             "timeseries_form": timeseries_form,
             "funder_form": funder_form,
+            "related_identifier_form": related_identifier_form,
             "category_form": category_form,
             "tkeywords_form": tkeywords_form,
             "preview": getattr(settings, "GEONODE_CLIENT_LAYER_PREVIEW_LIBRARY", "mapstore"),
diff --git a/geonode/static/geonode/js/utils/formsetsInTabs.js b/geonode/static/geonode/js/utils/formsetsInTabs.js
index 5b78f4ac0be..8be8629a2c1 100644
--- a/geonode/static/geonode/js/utils/formsetsInTabs.js
+++ b/geonode/static/geonode/js/utils/formsetsInTabs.js
@@ -1,38 +1,66 @@
 
+for (let name of formsetsInTabs) {
 
-let totalForms = $('#id_' + prefix + '-TOTAL_FORMS').val();
-let initialForms = $('#id_' + prefix + '-INITIAL_FORMS').val();
-let maxForms = $('#id_' + prefix + '-MAX_NUM_FORMS').val();
-let minForms = $('#id_' + prefix + '-MIN_NUM_FORMS').val();
-let deleteInput = $("#id_FORM-xx-DELETE")
-let hiddenInput = $("#id_FORM-xx-id")
+    form = $('#' + name)
+    reOrder(form)
+    hideDeleteCheckbox(form)
+}
+
+
+function dataForm(form) {
+    instance = form.attr('id')
+    totalForms = $('#id_' + instance + '-TOTAL_FORMS').val();
+    initialForms = $('#id_' + instance + '-INITIAL_FORMS').val();
+    maxForms = $('#id_' + instance + '-MAX_NUM_FORMS').val();
+    minForms = $('#id_' + instance + '-MIN_NUM_FORMS').val();
+
+    allDelete = form.find('#DELETE')
 
-let allDelete = $('#DELETE')
+    actualForms = totalForms
 
-let actualForms = totalForms
+    templateTab = form.find('.templateTab')
+    templateContent = form.find('.templateContent')
+    allTabs = form.find('.allTabs')
+    allForms = form.find('.allContent')
+
+
+
+    return {
+        totalForms,
+        initialForms,
+        maxForms,
+        minForms,
+        allDelete,
+        actualForms,
+        templateTab,
+        templateContent,
+        allTabs,
+        allForms,
+    }
+}
 
-let templateTab = $('.templateTab')
-let templateContent = $('.templateContent')
-let allTabs = $('.allTabs')
-let allforms = $('.allContent')
 
-reOrder()
-hideDeleteCheckbox()
 
-$("#nav-add").on("click", function () {
+function addNewTab(element) {
+    button = $("#" + element.id)
+    form = $(element).closest("div[id^='form']")
+    infosForm = dataForm(form)
+    prefix = form.attr("id")
+    actualForms = infosForm.actualForms
     label = Number(actualForms) + 1
-    removeActive()
-    newTab = templateTab.clone(true).removeClass('hidden')
+    removeActive(form)
+    newTab = infosForm.templateTab.clone(true).removeClass('hidden')
     newTab.removeClass('templateTab').removeClass('nav-empty')
     newTab.attr('id', '')
     newTab.find('a').attr('href', '#' + prefix + '-' + actualForms)
     newTab.attr('aria-controls', prefix + '-' + actualForms)
     newTab.find('.newTabTex').text(label)
     newTab.find('.newTabTex').addClass('tabTex').removeClass('newTabTex')
-    newTab.insertBefore($('.li-add'))
-    newTab.addClass('active')
 
+    newTab.insertBefore(form.find('.li-add'))
+    newTab.addClass('active')
 
+    templateContent = infosForm.templateContent
     newContent = templateContent.clone(true).removeClass('hidden')
     newContent.removeClass('templateContent').removeClass('nav-empty')
     newContent.attr('id', prefix + '-' + actualForms)
@@ -42,38 +70,50 @@ $("#nav-add").on("click", function () {
             $(this).attr('name', $(this).attr('name').replace("__prefix__", actualForms))
             $(this).attr('id', $(this).attr('id').replace("__prefix__", actualForms))
         })
-    newContent.insertBefore($('.templateContent'))
+    newContent.insertBefore(form.find('.templateContent'))
 
     actualForms++
     $('#id_' + prefix + '-TOTAL_FORMS').attr("value", actualForms)
-});
+};
 
 
-$(".nav-remove").on("click", function () {
-    removeActive()
-    number = $(this).parent('a').attr('href').split('-')[1]
-    tabToRemove = $(this).parent('a').parent('li')
+function removeTab(element) {
+    removeActive(form)
+    element = $(element)
+    form = element.closest("div[id^=form]")
+    infosForm = dataForm(form)
+    prefix = form.attr("id")
+    actualForms = infosForm.actualForms
+
+    number = element.parent('a').attr('href').split('-')[1]
+    tabToRemove = element.parent('a').parent('li')
 
     tabToRemove.remove()
-    contentToRemove = $('#' + prefix + '-' + number)
-    contentToRemove.find('#DELETE input').prop("checked", true)
+    contentToRemove = form.find('#' + prefix + '-' + number)
+    contentToRemove.find('#DELETE input')
     contentToRemove.removeAttr('role')
     toDjango = contentToRemove.children('div')
-    toDjango.hide().insertAfter(templateContent)
+    template = form.find('.templateContent')
+    toDjango.hide().insertAfter(template).find('#DELETE input').prop("checked", true)
     contentToRemove.remove()
-    $('.allContent').find('.tab-pane').first().addClass('active')
-    $('.allTabs').find('li:first').addClass('active').find('a').attr('aria-expanded', true)
-    reOrder()
+
+    form.find('.allContent').find('.tab-pane').first().addClass('active')
+    form.find('.allTabs').find('li:first').addClass('active').find('a').attr('aria-expanded', true)
+    reOrder(form)
     actualForms--
+    return
 
 
-});
 
-function reOrder() {
+
+};
+
+function reOrder(form) {
+    prefix = form.attr("id")
     counter = 0
-    $('.allTabs').find('li:first').addClass('active').find('a').attr('aria-expanded', true)
 
-    $('.allTabs').find('li a').each(
+
+    form.find('.allTabs').find('li a').each(
         function () {
             $(this).attr('href', '#' + prefix + '-' + counter)
             $(this).attr('aria-controls', prefix + '-' + counter)
@@ -84,7 +124,7 @@ function reOrder() {
     )
 
     counterCont = 0
-    $('.allContent').find('.tab-pane').each(
+    form.find('.allContent').find('.tab-pane').each(
         function () {
             if ($(this).attr('id') != 'templateContent') {
                 $(this).attr('id', prefix + '-' + counterCont)
@@ -99,14 +139,18 @@ function reOrder() {
     )
 
 }
+form.find('.allTabs').find('li:first').addClass('active').find('a').attr('aria-expanded', true)
+
+form.find('tab-content').find('.tab-pane').removeClass('active')
+form.find('tab-content').find('.tab-pane:first').addClass('active')
 
-function removeActive() {
-    $('.allTabs').find('li').each(
+function removeActive(form) {
+    form.find('.allTabs').find('li').each(
         function () {
             $(this).removeClass('active')
             $(this).find('a').attr('aria-expanded', false)
         })
-    $('.allContent').find('.tab-pane').each(
+    form.find('.allContent').find('.tab-pane').each(
         function () {
 
             $(this).removeClass('active')
@@ -114,7 +158,7 @@ function removeActive() {
 
 }
 
-function hideDeleteCheckbox() {
-    allforms.find('#DELETE').hide()
-    allforms.find('#DELETE').prev().hide()
+function hideDeleteCheckbox(form) {
+    form.find('.allContent').find('#DELETE').hide()
+    form.find('.allContent').find('#DELETE').prev().hide()
 }