Shutter DAO Impact Pilot

Small Shutter DAO grants, mostly $1,000 to $3,000, for scoped work on encrypted mempool, private voting and other Shutter uses.

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Opened Sep 22Closes Oct 9

44% of the window left: 7 of 18 days.

Grant size: $1K–$3K; Largest grant $3,000
Paid in: USDC and SHU; In milestone tranches
Funding model: Round; Fixed application window, reviewed as a batch.
Typical decision: 2 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 3 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on shutternetwork.discourse.group before you apply.

About the program

Shutter builds an encrypted mempool for Ethereum, which hides pending transactions until they are included in a block to stop front-running and censorship, as well as private voting for DAOs. Its DAO is testing a lightweight, evidence-based way to pay outside contributors through two grant rounds over three months.

Round 1 funds proactive grants for defined work against seven objectives, such as qualifying an encrypted mempool integration with a named wallet, RPC or chain, qualifying a private voting deployment, validating a Shutter use case in tokenized markets, or advancing Shutter PEN, a proposed funding body for cypherpunk Ethereum projects. Round 2 pays retroactive grants for work already done.

You post your request publicly on the Shutter forum using the template. Each request gets at least a week of discussion, then requests are bundled into one DAO vote. Proactive grants pay 50% after approval and 50% after the milestone is delivered and approved in a second vote. SEEDGov administers the program and Axia Network runs applicant clinics.

What they fund

Encrypted mempool integrations with wallets, dApps, RPC providers and chains
Private voting deployments for DAOs and real-world elections
Shutter use cases in tokenized markets and repeatable workflows such as sealed bids
Shutter PEN operations, governance and funding readiness
Use cases for Concorde shared AI agents

Who can apply

Check yourself0 of 4

Open to any individual or organization that creates verifiable value for Shutter
Work must answer a defined Shutter need and produce a concrete outcome; ideas alone are not paid
Delegation or voting activity alone does not qualify
Bountied work can qualify for scope beyond the bounty if the bounty is disclosed

Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.

How applying works

Read the guide
Pick a Round 1 objective and use the application template in the grant guide.
Post on the forum
Post your request publicly on the Shutter forum by Oct 9, 2026.
Public discussion
Each request stays open for at least one week of discussion; Axia runs clinics to help sharpen scope.
DAO vote
Requests are bundled into a DAO vote the week of October 12, and approved grants get 50% up front.
Deliver
Deliver by the week of November 30; the remaining 50% is paid after review and a second DAO vote.

Sources

Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on shutternetwork.discourse.group before you apply.

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Read the guide

Post on the forum

Public discussion

DAO vote

Deliver

Sources

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