Rocket Pool GMC grants

Monthly Rocket Pool DAO grants, bounties and retro awards for work that helps node operators, rETH holders and the community.

Funds are tight. Round 40 approved 1 of 10 applications, and nothing above $7,500 has been approved since May 2026.

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Opened Sep 7Closes Oct 7

19% of the window left: 5 of 31 days.

Grant size: Size not published; No published ceiling
Paid in: RPL or USDC; In milestone tranches
Funding model: Round; Fixed application window, reviewed as a batch.
Typical decision: 3 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 11 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on rocketpool.net before you apply.

About the program

The Grants Management Committee (GMC) is a seven-member committee of the Rocket Pool Protocol DAO. It pays grants for work you propose and do yourself, bounties for open goals anyone can complete, and retrospective awards for Rocket Pool work that is already done. Its budget is 25% of the Protocol DAO's share of RPL inflation.

Rounds run monthly. Each round opens around the 7th with a call thread on the Rocket Pool governance forum. You post your application as a reply using the GMC template, and the committee scores it on how far it advances GMC goals, whether you can deliver it, and how large the benefit is relative to the cost. Results are posted two to three weeks after the deadline, followed by a two-week window in which anyone can dispute an award through an RPIP.

Awards are small. Recent approvals ranged from $680 (a Rescue Node top-up in Round 40) to $7,500, and every request above that, up to $100,000, was declined, often on cost or unclear demand. The committee has said it favors applicants who have engaged with the Rocket Pool community before applying.

What they fund

Making it easier or more attractive to become a Rocket Pool node operator
Tools and services for running a node and minting rETH, such as the Rescue Node
Ways to hold or use rETH, including integrations
Quality-of-life work for the protocol and its community, such as governance tooling and community calls
Retrospective awards for Rocket Pool work already completed

Who can apply

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Anyone can apply, as an individual or a team
Grants are for people doing the work themselves; bounties can be completed by anyone, and retrospective awards can be submitted on behalf of others
Payment goes straight to a recipient address; the GMC cannot pay invoices
You must disclose conflicts of interest and say whether the results will be open source

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How applying works

Post your application
Copy the GMC template into a reply on the current round's call thread before the deadline, the 7th of the month at 23:59 UTC.
Community discussion
Questions and comments on submitted applications go in a separate discussion thread for that round.
Committee scoring
The GMC scores each application against its rubric and may contact you about edits.
Award announcement
Results are posted on the forum two to three weeks after the deadline, and awards become official after a two-week dispute window.
Delivery and payment
You are paid on the schedule in your application and post progress updates for the GMC at least monthly.

Sources

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

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Post your application

Community discussion

Committee scoring

Award announcement

Delivery and payment

Sources

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