Flow Foundation
Flow
Flow Ecosystem Grants
Flow Foundation grants for startup projects on Flow, paid against milestones you propose; send your proposal by email at any time.
The grants page has not changed since August 2025 and no recent grantees are published, so ask before you build.
Time left to apply
UTCApplications are reviewed as they arrive. There is no deadline to plan around.
- Grant size
- Size not published
- No published ceiling
- Paid in
- FLOW
- In milestone tranches
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 4 weeks
- From submission to an answer
Checked Oct 1 against 5 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on developers.flow.com before you apply.
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About the program
The Flow Foundation funds developers and teams building tools and products that grow the Flow ecosystem. Its Ecosystem Grants are for startup-stage projects that need funding to grow, and the Foundation's business development team picks the grantees.
There is no form or deadline. You email a proposal to bd@flowfoundation.org with a milestone-based roadmap, a timeline and the amount you want for each milestone, how you will use the money and how you will measure success. The team replies when it has reviewed it.
Earlier-stage teams were served by the GrantDAO, a community-voted program run on DoraHacks with a prize pool of at least 50,000 FLOW per round, paid out by MACI voting at the end of the round. Round 1 focused on DeFi, adoption and public goods and closed on Aug 16, 2025; the docs only say to stay tuned for the next round.
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What they fund
- Startup-stage projects on Flow that need funding to grow
- DeFi products (GrantDAO Round 1 focus)
- New ideas that push adoption of Flow (GrantDAO Round 1 focus)
- Public goods: infrastructure or services for the Flow ecosystem (GrantDAO Round 1 focus)
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Who can apply
Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.
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How applying works
Write a proposal
Describe the project, a milestone roadmap with timelines, the amount requested per milestone, how you will spend it and your success metrics.
Email the Foundation
Send the proposal to bd@flowfoundation.org.
Foundation review
The Flow Foundation business development team evaluates it and gets back to you.
Milestone funding
If selected, funding follows the milestones in your proposal.
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Sources
Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on developers.flow.com before you apply.
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