BDK Foundation Grants

Full-time and three-month project grants for developers who build and maintain the open-source Bitcoin Dev Kit wallet libraries.

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

Grant size: Size not published; No published ceiling
Paid in: Not published; Paid in one go
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 6 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 2 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on bitcoindevkit.org before you apply.

About the program

The Bitcoin Dev Kit Foundation raises money to fund developers who research, contribute to and maintain BDK, a suite of open-source Rust libraries for building Bitcoin wallets, plus its Swift, Kotlin and Python bindings.

Full-time grants are for developers who spend most of their working time on BDK and related projects; the Foundation looks for strong Rust skills or mobile and language bindings experience, plus a vision for the code you would maintain. Project grants fund at least three months of part- or full-time work on a defined improvement, which can be research, testing or docs as well as code.

There is no form: you email a proposal to grants@bitcoindevkit.org. The Foundation weighs your public open-source record, how well you communicate and mentor, and whether you would bring a new region onto the team.

What they fund

Maintaining and improving the BDK Rust libraries
Mobile and language bindings (Swift, Kotlin, Python) via bdk-ffi
Research, testing and documentation for BDK
Supporting work such as releases, CI and user support

Who can apply

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Developers with a public record of open-source contributions
Understanding of Bitcoin on-chain protocols
Rust or mobile development skills for full-time grants
Project grants need a proposal that fits BDK's mission and can be done in about three months

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How applying works

Write a proposal
Describe the full-time role or three-month project you want to take on.
Email it
Send it to grants@bitcoindevkit.org.
Review
The Foundation assesses your public open-source work, skills and fit with the BDK mission.

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Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on bitcoindevkit.org before you apply.

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Write a proposal

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Review

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