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Project Catalyst
Cardano's community-voted innovation fund, run in rounds with themed categories.
- Grant size
- $15K–$300K
- Paid in ADA
- Time to apply
- Left to apply, closes Nov 18
- Funding model
- Round
- Fixed application window, reviewed as a batch.
- Typical decision
- 10 weeks
- From submission to an answer
Preview data. Confirm amounts and dates on projectcatalyst.io before you apply.
About the program
Project Catalyst runs funding rounds where proposals are reviewed by community members and voted on by ADA holders. Each round is divided into categories with their own budgets.
Funded projects report progress against milestones before each payment is released.
What they fund
- Products and integrations built on Cardano
- Developer ecosystem and tooling
- Education and community growth
Who can apply
- Anyone who can meet the round's reporting requirements
- A proposal in one of the round's categories
- Milestones with verifiable outputs
How applying works
Submit a proposal
Write your proposal in the category that fits your project.
Community review
Community reviewers rate proposals for feasibility and impact.
Voting
ADA holders vote on which proposals get funded.
Milestone reporting
Payments are released as each milestone is signed off.