Developer tooling grants
web3grant tracks 46 grant programs that fund SDKs, frameworks, indexers and testing. Right now 3 rounds are open, 39 programs take applications all year and 4 are between rounds. The largest, Polkadot OpenGov Treasury, publishes grants of up to $12M. The next deadline is Rocket Pool GMC grants on Oct 7.
Taking applications
Open rounds first, by deadline, then programs you can apply to any time.
- Rocket Pool GMC grantsRocket Pool DAO
Size not published
RPL or USDC
Closes Oct 7
in 5 days - Stellar Community FundStellar Development Foundation
Up to $150K
XLM
Closes Nov 8
in 37 days - TheDAO Security FundTheDAO Security Fund
Up to $640K
ETH and crypto
Closes Jan 31, 2027
in 121 days - Akash Community PoolAkash Network
Size not published
AKT
Always open
Apply any time - Alephium Foundation GrantsAlephium Foundation
Size not published
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - Analog Grant ProgramAnalog
Up to $50K
Stablecoins or ANLOG
Always open
Apply any time - Aptos Ecosystem GrantsAptos Foundation
$5K–$50K
Includes APT
Always open
Apply any time - BDK Foundation GrantsBDK Foundation
Size not published
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - BNB Chain Builder GrantsBNB Chain
Up to $200K
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - Canton Development FundCanton Foundation
Size not published
Canton Coin
Always open
Apply any time - Cardano TreasuryCardano governance
Size not published
ADA
Always open
Apply any time - CKB Community Fund DAONervos community
Size not published
CKB or USDI
Always open
Apply any time - Compound Grants ProgramCompound DAO
Up to $100K
COMP
Always open
Apply any time - Conflux Integration GrantsConflux Foundation
Size not published
CFX
Always open
Apply any time - CoW DAO GrantsCoW DAO
Size not published
xDAI and COW
Always open
Apply any time - DoubleZero GrantsDoubleZero Foundation
Size not published
2Z
Always open
Apply any time - dYdX Grants ProgramdYdX Foundation
Size not published
USDC or DYDX
Always open
Apply any time - Filecoin Open GrantsFilecoin Foundation
Up to $50K
FIL or USD
Always open
Apply any time - Flare Grants ProgramFlare Foundation
Size not published
FLR
Always open
Apply any time - Gear Foundation GrantsGear Foundation
$10K–$30K
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - Golem Ecosystem FundGolem Factory
Size not published
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - Kusama OpenGov TreasuryKusama OpenGov
Up to $1.8M
KSM
Always open
Apply any time - Metaplex DAO GrantsMetaplex DAO
Size not published
MPLX or USDC
Always open
Apply any time - Mina Builders Grantso1Labs
$1K–$30K
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - Nosana GrantsNosana Foundation
$5K–$50K
USDC, NOS, credits
Always open
Apply any time Up to $2.7K
NYM
Always open
Apply any time- Polkadot OpenGov TreasuryPolkadot OpenGov
Up to $12M
DOT, USDC or USDT
Always open
Apply any time - Polymarket Builders ProgramPolymarket
Size not published
USDC
Always open
Apply any time - Reactive Dev FundReactive Network
Size not published
REACT
Always open
Apply any time - RootstockCollective GrantsRootstockCollective
Up to $35K
USDRIF
Always open
Apply any time - Solana Foundation grantsSolana Foundation
Size not published
Varies
Always open
Apply any time - Solana Mobile Builder GrantsSolana Mobile
Size not published
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - STON.fi DEX GrantsSTON.fi
Up to $10K
USDT
Always open
Apply any time - Team1 Builder GrantsTeam1
Up to $30K
Not published
Always open
Apply any time $1.5K–$5K
USDT or BTC
Always open
Apply any time- Tezos Commons Small GrantsTezos Commons
Size not published
Not published
Always open
Apply any time - Tezos Foundation GrantsTezos Foundation
Size not published
Fiat or tez
Always open
Apply any time - The Graph Grants ProgramThe Graph Foundation
$1K–$325K
GRT
Always open
Apply any time - Uniswap Foundation Open GrantsUniswap Foundation
Size not published
USD or stablecoins
Always open
Apply any time - VeBetter GrantsVeChain Foundation
Up to $50K
B3TR
Always open
Apply any time - xGovAlgorand Foundation
$634–$50.7K
ALGO
Always open
Apply any time - Zcash Community GrantsZcash Community Grants
Up to $750K
ZEC or USD
Always open
Apply any time
Between rounds
These run in rounds and the last one has closed. Watch them to see the next one open.
- D.A.O. Grant ProgramArbitrum DAO
Up to $50K
USDC
Closed Mar 17
Next round TBA - Optimism Retro FundingOptimism Foundation
$55–$32.5K
OP
Closed Dec 31, 2025
Next round TBA - Gitcoin GrantsGitcoin
Up to $10.9K
USDC
Closed Oct 28, 2025
Next round TBA - FIL-RetroPGFBlueshift Foundation
$520–$21.5K
FIL
Closed Oct 27, 2025
Next round TBA