xGov

Retroactive ALGO grants from 5,000 to 400,000 ALGO for open-source Algorand tools that are already built and in use.

Proposals are still accepted, but payouts wait on a Foundation top-up of the xGov treasury and a newly elected Council.

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Time left to apply

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RollingNo deadline

Applications are reviewed as they arrive. There is no deadline to plan around.

Grant size: $634–$50.7K; Largest grant $50,700
Paid in: ALGO; Paid in one go
Funding model: Retro funding; Rewarded after your work has shown impact.
Typical decision: 5 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 14 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on xgov.algorand.co before you apply.

About the program

xGov is the Algorand Foundation's on-chain grants program. It pays builders retroactively for open-source public goods that are already built and working, such as SDKs, wallets, explorers, developer libraries, dashboards, pooling services and indexers. A proactive option, paid against milestones, is described in the specs but is not available yet.

You create a proposer profile on the xGov portal, pass KYC, and submit a proposal that asks for a set amount of ALGO. The proposal is discussed on the Algorand forum, then a committee of xGovs (Algorand accounts that take part in consensus) votes on it. If it passes, the xGov Council checks it against the terms and conditions and the treasury pays you in full.

Funded proposals include Use-Wallet, Lute Wallet, the Folks smart contract library, Pact Fi liquidity pools and an Algorand x402 integration. In August 2026 the Foundation agreed to fund the treasury from staking rewards on about 110 to 120 million ALGO of Foundation nodes and to hand more control of the program to the Council and the Ecosystem Advisory Council.

What they fund

Open-source software and tooling: SDKs, wallets, explorers, developer libraries, dashboards
Shared infrastructure: block explorers, pooling services, indexing services, node telemetry
Maintenance costs of public goods already running on Algorand
Open-sourcing existing Algorand applications and smart contract code

Who can apply

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Individuals or teams with an Algorand address who pass the program's KYC
The work must already be built and working; xGov currently funds only retroactively
The code must be open source and listed with Electric Capital when you apply; some projects may open-source only after approval
One active proposal per proposer at a time

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How applying works

Become a proposer
Connect a wallet at xgov.algorand.co, accept the terms, pay the 100 ALGO proposer fee and complete KYC.
Open a proposal
Pay the 100 ALGO proposal fee, fill in the form and lock a refundable deposit of 3% of the amount you request.
Forum discussion
Post the proposal in the xGov proposals category of forum.algorand.co and discuss it for at least two weeks.
Committee vote
Submit it for a two-week vote by the xGov committee, which must reach a quorum that rises with the amount requested.
Council review and payout
The xGov Council checks the approved proposal against the terms and the treasury pays the full amount in ALGO.

Sources

Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on xgov.algorand.co before you apply.

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Become a proposer

Open a proposal

Forum discussion

Committee vote

Council review and payout

Sources

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