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Grant programs across
crypto, AI and open source.

Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.

480 programs on file258 active programsCrypto · AI · Open source

73-89 of 89 programs

Celo

Following on from the Celo Seasons 0 funding approval, Prezenti is pleased to open its ‘Almond Round’ of Celo grant funding! Like the Mint round, this round is open to all builders on Celo for a period of time. This round is facilitated using Charmverse .

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Celo

We are thrilled to announce that a selected team from Celo Camp Batch 9 or the Startup Pathway will win a $25,000 cUSD Growth Pool grant from Prezenti! This is a $25,000 cUSD grant for delivering their next set of works, against agreed milestones. One payment of $12,500 upfront and the final payment of $12,500 upon successful completion.

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IVADO

IVADO's 2027-2030 call invests up to C$20 million in roughly 8-12 AI research clusters. Letters of intent closed July 31, 2026. Invited full proposals remain an internal step for teams that already submitted an LOI, not a public intake.

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Decentraland

A season-based Decentraland funding program for small open-source projects that can ship within 90 days. Season 1 offered up to $15,000 in MANA for mobile content and AI-assisted builder tooling; applications closed April 24, 2026. No later season has been announced.

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NLnet Foundation
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Restack

EUR 10M Horizon Europe cascade-funding programme led by NLnet with FSFE and other partners, offering EUR 5,000-50,000 R&D grants with rolling calls every two months (2026-2030) plus a scale-up track, across open-tech sovereignty/privacy, internet resilience, environmental impact, and supply-chain transparency. NLnet currently describes the fund as being set up; the first recorded call is closed and the next window is not yet confirmed on the Restack page.

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ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency)

Cybersecurity call within ARIA's GBP 59M Safeguarded AI programme, allocating GBP 20M across Blue Team awards (3-6, production-grade security-critical software with machine-checked proofs) and one Red Team for adversarial evaluation.

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Schmidt Sciences

Schmidt Sciences' 2026 AI at Work call offered up to $200,000 to early-career economists and other quantitative social scientists for field experiments on worker displacement, adjustment, and scientific productivity. Expressions of interest closed on April 10, 2026.

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Strategic Animal Funding Circle

A donor circle supporting cost-effective animal welfare and protection nonprofits at stages where targeted funding can accelerate growth. SAFC runs two calls per year, typically allocating about $500,000 across selected applicants with grants around $50,000 each; the Spring 2026 call closed March 25.

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Tarbell Center

Story grants of $1,000-$20,000 for original, forward-looking journalism on AI impacts, published in established outlets. Open to freelancers, staff reporters, and newsroom teams.

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The Chicken Coup

A first-round microgrant fund for animal advocates testing new recruitment, community-building, and campaign tactics. The $5,000 round offered grants of up to $1,000 and closed June 12, 2026.

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Thinking Machines Lab

Multiple $100,000 research grants, each paired with $25,000 in Tinker credits, for work advancing multimodal and real-time human-AI interactivity. Proposals could cover evaluations, safety, generative interfaces, agent steering, or other interactivity research and were due June 19, 2026.

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UNICEF

UNICEF Venture Fund is inviting startups in emerging markets to apply for mentorship and equity-free funding of up to US$100,000 in ETH, BTC, or USDC for onchain solutions focused on social good. The call targets ready-to-deploy projects that leverage crypto technology. Applications are open until the deadline of March 10, 2026. More details on eligibility and requirements are available via the provided link.

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Uniswap Foundation

Uniswap Foundation Security Fund is offering audit subsidies of up to 100% coverage for teams building with Uniswap v4 hooks or Trading APIs. The program also provides pre-audit scans and security guidance. Eligible projects can receive full audit cost coverage through the fund.

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Who Let The Docs Out

Who Let The Docs Out, a new non-profit documentary film fund and alliance, officially announced its public launch of two grant programs: the 2026 Coexistence Documentary Fund and the 2026 Automation & Humanity Documentary Fund.

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Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Employer-led workforce training grant program from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, focused on advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence. Grants of up to $330,000 per grantee or consortium fund employer-driven occupational training, open to employers of any size operating in Wisconsin; after the initial deadline, applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis until funds are awarded.

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