Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
The Cooperative AI Foundation's research grants fund work that improves the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI, addressing multi-agent and cooperation problems among AI systems and between AI and humans. Grants run GBP 10,000-385,000 (median ~GBP 150,000, Early-Career Track up to GBP 100,000) in periodic rounds via a two-stage pre-proposal and full-proposal process; projects run up to 2 years with indirect costs capped at 10%.
The Canton Foundation has launched the Protocol Development Fund to support the Canton Network ecosystem. This fund allocates 5% of future network supply through governance to key areas including core protocol R&D, developer tooling, security audits, reference implementations, critical infrastructure, and early DeFi liquidity. The initiative aims to bolster the network's growth and innovation by funding essential development and infrastructure projects.
BlueDot Impact's Career Transition Grants provide 6-12 months of runway for people transitioning into AI safety work, including introductions, check-ins, and a community of grantees. Applications are rolling.
Free Cohere API access (not cash) for academic partners, civic institutions, and impact-focused organizations working on education, healthcare, climate, sustainability, LM safety, and values alignment; rolling applications.
ChainGPT offers up to $1 million in tiered Web3-AI Grants, including research grants up to $5K in API credit, to accelerate AI-powered blockchain projects.
A Google Chrome-run fund, fiscally hosted by Open Source Collective, that backs web framework and build-tool projects working on performance: reducing initial bundle size, progressive resource delivery, meta-framework improvements (e.g. Next.js, Nuxt), breaking up JavaScript tasks, and underlying build tools (webpack, parcel). The 2022 cohort is historical. Open Collective now says submissions are in review, not that a new open intake is available.
$1M distribution fund supporting open-source projects and maintainers; roughly $700K already contributed as of June 2026.
Community-run microgrants of $3,000-$5,000 for individual builders, creators, educators, and contributors delivering practical projects for the Stacks ecosystem, with Stacks Endowment funding and Community Stewards making award decisions.
The FreeBSD Foundation accepts rolling grant requests to improve the FreeBSD Project, including equipment for developers, conference and event sponsorship, and other efforts benefiting the FreeBSD community.
Grants with a current PayFi track priority
The COTI Builders Program is COTI Foundation's grants program funding developers building COTI-based solutions, run through a public GitHub repo of RFPs, alongside a separate $500K Gitcoin-partnered grants round for privacy projects.
Decentraland's DAO Grants let users submit and vote on funding proposals across defined grant categories, tracked publicly, with enacted proposals including the Decentraland Ambassador's Program.
The Digital Freedom Fund funds three types of activity — litigation, pre-litigation, and post-litigation — advancing digital rights through strategic litigation in Europe, with open calls reviewed by community peers.
ECMWF Grants, adopted in 2025, is a funding instrument providing financial support to organizations whose activities contribute to ECMWF's objectives.
Initial $250M commitment to grants, partnerships, and direct work spanning independent measurement and forecasting of AI's economic impact, resourcing workers and communities through near-term disruption, and new approaches to sharing economic gains. First initiatives were still pending as of the May 27, 2026 announcement. This page is a source, not an application form.
A recurring internal-nomination fund supporting open-source projects that ElevenLabs engineers use in their work. Every six months, engineers nominate projects and the company distributes direct monthly support across maintainers and projects in audio, web infrastructure, testing, rendering, developer tooling, and language ecosystems.
Mercatus Center's low-overhead fellowship and grant program funding 'zero to one' ideas for social improvement, administered by Tyler Cowen since 2018. Runs dedicated geography tracks for India, Africa, the Caribbean, and Ukraine, and previously spun off Fast Grants for COVID-19 science funding. Rolling applications; minimum applicant age 13.
ETC Grants DAO funds projects that contribute to the Ethereum Classic ecosystem. Its current site reports more than 25 funded projects and over $850,000 deployed, and says the program remains committed to future ecosystem funding backed by BITMAIN and ANTPOOL.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.