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Filecoin open grants

Grants for open-source projects that improve decentralized storage and open data on Filecoin.

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Grant size: $5K–$50K; Paid in FIL or USDC
Time to apply: Any time; Rolling review, no deadline
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 6 weeks; From submission to an answer

Preview data. Confirm amounts and dates on fil.org before you apply.

About the program

Filecoin open grants support open-source work that makes decentralized storage more useful and easier to adopt.

Projects range from client libraries and retrieval tools to efforts that preserve important public datasets.

What they fund

Storage tooling and client libraries
Open data preservation
Retrieval and content delivery
Data pipelines for AI and research

Who can apply

Individuals, teams and nonprofits
Open-source code or openly licensed data
A clear benefit to the Filecoin network

How applying works

Open an application
Submit your proposal publicly with scope, milestones and budget.
Review
The grants team evaluates fit, feasibility and impact.
Deliver milestones
Payments follow each completed and verified milestone.

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