Cardano Treasury

Ask Cardano's on-chain treasury directly for larger projects; DReps and the Constitutional Committee vote on each request.

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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: Size not published; No published ceiling
Paid in: ADA; In milestone tranches
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 12 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 5 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on cardano.org before you apply.

About the program

Since the Plomin hard fork, Cardano's treasury can only be spent through treasury withdrawal governance actions under CIP-1694. Anyone can submit one, naming the amount and the stake address to be paid, and every ecosystem budget, including new Project Catalyst funding, now goes through this route.

A withdrawal passes when DReps holding 67% of the active voting stake approve it and the Constitutional Committee finds it constitutional. It is ratified at an epoch boundary and the funds move at the next one. Submitting an action needs a 100,000 ada deposit, which is refunded after the vote.

Most approved withdrawals are paid through an administrator such as Intersect, which signs a legal contract with the vendor after KYC or KYB checks and releases payments by milestone through a smart contract. This route suits mature projects and shared infrastructure rather than small or early-stage work, which cardano.org points to Catalyst or hackathons.

What they fund

Core protocol and node development
Shared ecosystem infrastructure and tooling
Ecosystem programs such as Catalyst rounds and DeFi growth programs
Governance, open-source and developer-experience initiatives

Who can apply

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Anyone can submit a treasury withdrawal governance action
You need a 100,000 ada deposit, refunded after the vote
Approved recipients must pass Intersect's KYC or KYB due diligence and sign a contract
Spending must fit Cardano's constitution and the treasury net change limit

Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.

How applying works

Draft and discuss
Prepare your proposal, ideally through Intersect's yearly budget process for community feedback and advisory review.
Submit on-chain
Post the treasury withdrawal action with a 100,000 ada deposit, for example through GovTool.
DRep and CC vote
It is ratified at an epoch boundary once 67% of DRep stake approves and the Constitutional Committee agrees.
Enactment
Funds move from the treasury one epoch after ratification.
Contract and milestones
Intersect signs a contract with you after KYC or KYB and pays by milestone through a smart contract.

Sources

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

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Draft and discuss

Submit on-chain

DRep and CC vote

Enactment

Contract and milestones

Sources

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