Circle Developer Grants

Milestone-based USDC grants from Circle for teams building payments, FX, lending and agent products on Arc and Circle's stack.

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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: USDC; In milestone tranches
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 6 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 3 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on circle.com before you apply.

About the program

Circle funds teams that build with USDC and its developer products, such as Wallets, CCTP, Gateway and Nanopayments. Since 2026 the program has put Arc, Circle's stablecoin-native settlement chain, at the center: Circle wants Arc to be core to how value, liquidity or settlement moves in your product.

Funding is tiered, paid in USDC and released as agreed milestones are met. Grantees also get co-marketing, technical guidance from Circle teams and introductions across Circle's ecosystem. Once you finish your last milestone you can apply again.

The first 2026 cohort included Blockradar, Hurupay, RebelFi and DZap.io, working on agent commerce, payments, treasury, FX and DeFi.

What they fund

Agentic economic activity: AI agents that contract and settle in stablecoins
Stablecoin FX and peer-to-peer payments
Treasury management tools
Prediction markets for economic and financial outcomes
Lending and borrowing with instant stablecoin settlement

Who can apply

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Teams whose architecture uses Arc and Circle products as meaningful building blocks
Founders with a track record of shipping and clear technical ownership
Evidence of usage, pilots, partners or revenue, or a credible path to them
Finalists must pass Circle's screenings before moving forward

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How applying works

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Describe your business, your Circle and Arc integrations, your roadmap and proposed milestones.
Initial review
The Grants team checks your application for alignment.
Technical review
Finalists get a deeper review with input from Circle Ventures, Product and BD teams.
Milestone design
If selected, you agree on milestones tied to your roadmap and Arc integration commitments.
Paid per milestone
USDC is released as each milestone is met and approved.

Sources

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

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Apply on Questbook

Initial review

Technical review

Milestone design

Paid per milestone

Sources

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