RootstockCollective Grants

RIF stakers vote on milestone-gated grants of up to $35,000, paid in USDRIF, for projects that drive measurable on-chain use of Rootstock.

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Applications are reviewed as they arrive. There is no deadline to plan around.

Grant size: Up to $35K; Largest grant $35,000
Paid in: USDRIF; 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 rootstockcollective.xyz before you apply.

About the program

RootstockCollective is the DAO of Rootstock, the EVM-compatible Bitcoin sidechain. Holders of staked RIF (stRIF) vote on grants for builders who are live or about to launch on Rootstock mainnet. The program funds DeFi, infrastructure and integrations, developer tooling, wallets and onboarding, payments and stablecoins, analytics and interoperability.

Grants come in three tiers: Seed under $3,000, Scaling from $3,000 to $10,000, and Strategic from $10,000 to $35,000, which needs a full security audit. Money is released milestone by milestone, starting with a 20% to 30% first tranche. Since September 2026 about 30% is held back until a post-completion impact review.

The bar is measurable impact. Your proposal must show evidence of demand, disclose other funding and past security incidents, and set targets for on-chain metrics such as TVL, transactions and active wallets. Events, pure marketing and content without on-chain results are not funded.

What they fund

DeFi protocols and financial infrastructure on Rootstock
Developer tooling, SDKs and protocol integrations
Wallets and onboarding UX that cut time to first transaction
Payments and stablecoin use (rBTC, USDRIF, DoC) and the RIF economy
Analytics, dashboards and cross-chain interoperability

Who can apply

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Projects deployed or ready to deploy on Rootstock mainnet
Teams that complete KYB/KYC through Persona and can stake at least 1,000 stRIF to submit an on-chain proposal
Proposals with demand validation and measurable targets, such as an integrator letter of intent for tooling or usage data for consumer apps
Events, conferences, hackathons, pure marketing and content-only proposals are excluded

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How applying works

Pre-screening and KYB
Fill in the pre-screening/KYB form and complete Persona verification.
Forum proposal
Post your off-chain proposal in the Grants category of the governance forum and take 1 to 3 weeks of community feedback.
Initial AMA
Present the project in a live, public AMA scheduled by the Collective.
On-chain vote
Submit the proposal in the governance dApp with 1,000 stRIF staked; stRIF holders vote for 7 days.
Milestone tranches
Receive a 20% to 30% first tranche, file monthly reports, and unlock each later tranche with proof of delivery.

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

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Pre-screening and KYB

Forum proposal

Initial AMA

On-chain vote

Milestone tranches

Sources

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