Grant programs

Filter by what you build and when you can apply. Every program links to its official site.

36 programs

Optimism Grants Council
Optimism CollectiveDeFiDeveloper tools
$10K–$250K
OP tokens
Closes Oct 3
in 3 days
Gitcoin Grants
GitcoinPublic goodsEducation & community
$1K–$50K
ETH or stablecoins
Closes Oct 5
in 5 days
Starknet Seed Grants
Starknet FoundationGamingDeFi
$5K–$25K
STRK tokens
Closes Oct 7
in 7 days
Chainlink Grant Program
ChainlinkInfrastructureResearch
$10K–$150K
LINK or USDC
Closes Oct 9
in 9 days
Stellar Community Fund
Stellar Development FoundationConsumer appsDeFi
$10K–$150K
XLM
Closes Oct 11
in 11 days
Celo public goods round
CeloPublic goodsConsumer apps
$2K–$25K
CELO or Celo stablecoins
Closes Oct 13
in 13 days
Arbitrum Foundation grants
Arbitrum FoundationDeFiGaming
$5K–$100K
ARB tokens
Closes Oct 18
in 18 days
Optimism Retro Funding
Optimism CollectivePublic goodsInfrastructure
$1K–$500K
OP tokens
Closes Oct 26
in 26 days
Polygon community grants
PolygonDeFiConsumer apps
$5K–$100K
POL tokens
Closes Nov 2
in 33 days
The Graph grants
The Graph FoundationDeveloper toolsInfrastructure
$10K–$100K
GRT or USDC
Closes Nov 10
in 41 days
Project Catalyst
Cardano communityEducation & communityConsumer apps
$15K–$300K
ADA
Closes Nov 18
in 49 days
NEAR Foundation grants
NEAR FoundationAIInfrastructure
$10K–$150K
NEAR or USDC
Closes Nov 26
in 57 days
Retro9000
Avalanche FoundationInfrastructureDeveloper tools
$5K–$500K
AVAX
Closes Dec 5
in 66 days
Scroll ecosystem grants
ScrollDeveloper toolsSecurity
$5K–$50K
SCR or USDC
Closes Dec 15
in 76 days
Lido Ecosystem Grants Organisation
Lido DAODeFiSecurity
$5K–$100K
LDO or stablecoins
Closes Dec 27
in 88 days
ZKsync ecosystem grants
ZKsyncInfrastructureDeveloper tools
$10K–$250K
ZK tokens
Closes Jan 18, 2027
in 110 days
Base Builder Grants
BaseConsumer appsAI
$1K–$15K
ETH
Opens Oct 4
in 4 days
Octant funding epoch
OctantPublic goodsEducation & community
$2K–$60K
ETH
Opens Oct 8
in 8 days
ENS public goods grants
ENS DAOPublic goodsDeveloper tools
$5K–$100K
ETH or USDC
Opens Oct 14
in 14 days
Interchain Foundation grants
Interchain FoundationInfrastructureResearch
$20K–$300K
USDC or ATOM
Opens Oct 20
in 20 days
Uniswap Foundation grants
Uniswap FoundationDeFiResearch
$10K–$300K
USDC
Opens Oct 27
in 27 days
Academic grants round
Ethereum FoundationResearchEducation & community
$5K–$60K
ETH or fiat
Opens Nov 9
in 40 days
Aave grants
Aave DAODeFiSecurity
$5K–$100K
USDC or GHO
Opens Nov 27
in 58 days
Aptos ecosystem grants
Aptos FoundationDeveloper toolsConsumer apps
$10K–$100K
APT or USDC
Rolling
Apply any time
Ecosystem Support Program
Ethereum FoundationPublic goodsResearch
$5K–$250K
ETH or stablecoins
Rolling
Apply any time
Filecoin open grants
Filecoin FoundationInfrastructurePublic goods
$5K–$50K
FIL or USDC
Rolling
Apply any time
OpenGov treasury proposals
PolkadotPublic goodsEducation & community
$10K–$500K
DOT or USDC
Rolling
Apply any time
Solana Foundation grants
Solana FoundationPublic goodsInfrastructure
$10K–$150K
USDC or SOL
Rolling
Apply any time
Sui developer grants
Sui FoundationDeveloper toolsDeFi
$10K–$100K
SUI or USDC
Rolling
Apply any time
Superteam Instagrants
SuperteamConsumer appsDeveloper tools
$500–$10K
USDC
Rolling
Apply any time
TON developer grants
TON FoundationConsumer appsGaming
$5K–$50K
Toncoin
Rolling
Apply any time
Web3 Foundation Grants Program
Web3 FoundationInfrastructureDeveloper tools
$10K–$100K
USDC or DOT
Rolling
Apply any time
Zcash Community Grants
Zcash Community GrantsResearchSecurity
$5K–$200K
ZEC or USD
Rolling
Apply any time
Compound Grants Program
Compound DAODeFiDeveloper tools
$5K–$100K
COMP or USDC
Closed Sep 25
Watch for the next round
Next Billion Fellowship
Ethereum FoundationEducation & communityConsumer apps
$10K–$40K
ETH or fiat stipend
Closed Sep 13
Watch for the next round
FIL-RetroPGF
Filecoin FoundationPublic goodsInfrastructure
$1K–$100K
FIL
Closed Aug 30
Watch for the next round