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From the Grant Wire

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

1-18 of 112 programs

1inch Network

Grants from the 1inch Foundation for developers, teams, or individuals working on tools, products, or content that benefit the 1inch ecosystem, including community engagement, protocol integrations, research and analytics, education, and events. Grants are non-dilutive, no intellectual property rights are claimed, contributions are expected to be open source, and payment is in 1INCH tokens or other agreed currencies, typically aligned with project milestones; the foundation directs interested parties to its governance forum rather than a direct application form.

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Aethir Ecosystem Fund

Aethir's $100 million Ecosystem Fund backs AI and gaming projects building on Aethir's decentralized cloud infrastructure, with applications submitted through an online form.

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CIFAR - Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

CIFAR program providing short-term, flexible funding to catalyze new interdisciplinary machine-learning research collaborations across domains including AI safety and alignment, misinformation/information integrity, trustworthy and interpretable LLMs, real-world deployed-system safety, AI auditing and fairness, and privacy-preserving techniques. Awards have run annually since at least 2020; a recent call funded the program's first AI-safety-specific Catalyst Grants under the national strategy. Apply by contacting CIFAR directly; no standing application URL found.

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HRF AI for Individual Rights Fund

Grants to activists, researchers, and open-source developers building privacy-preserving, freedom-enhancing AI tools and exposing authoritarian AI uses; also runs the AI Hack for Freedom hackathon series.

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OpenAI Foundation

Grants across four focus areas -- bio-resilience, cyber-resilience, AI model safety, and impact on children/youth from AI tools -- led by co-founder Wojciech Zaremba, part of the Foundation's broader $1B+ annual deployment from its $25B commitment.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation — Technology Program

The Sloan Foundation's Digital Technology program funds the tools, norms, and institutions that sustain open-source software, hardware, and models in research. Its Open Source in Science line funds university Open Source Program Office (OSPO) grants (up to $750,000 over two years), publication/archiving infrastructure, and research-software career paths; prospective applicants submit a two-page letter of inquiry. Recorded sub-lines include "Better Software for Science" (13 grants) and "Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology" (8 grants).

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Algorand Foundation

The Algorand Foundation's Grants Program is a broad, multi-year, worldwide program funding projects that grow the Algorand ecosystem, launched with a 250-million ALGO commitment.

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GiveWell

GiveWell's All Grants Fund lets donors support the full range of GiveWell's grantmaking in global health and well-being, including incubating newer programs alongside its top charities.

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Aptos Foundation

Aptos Foundation provides non-dilutive, milestone-based grants for teams building tools, applications, public goods, payments infrastructure, and other products on Aptos. Funding levels and eligibility vary by track; Payment Grants have offered up to $150,000 for MVP+ teams working on wallets, APIs, compliance layers, and payment infrastructure.

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Arbitrum Foundation

An Arbitrum DAO grants program administered via Questbook in which community-elected domain allocators distribute milestone-based grants to projects building on Arbitrum across domains such as developer tooling, education, gaming, and new protocols and ideas. Allocators are elected quarterly and funding is approved on a rolling basis within each domain; later rounds run as Arbitrum DDA seasons on Questbook.

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Amateur Radio Digital Communications
Open SourceGrants

ARDC Grants

ARDC (Amateur Radio Digital Communications) funds projects that advance amateur radio, digital communications, and related technologies through an open grants application process, with awards announced annually.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Awards AWS Promotional Credit to researchers building cloud-hosted tools, running proof-of-concept tests, or training communities on cloud research workloads. Open to full-time faculty and enrolled graduate or PhD students at accredited research institutions; applications are reviewed on a rolling 90-120 day cycle, with student awards capped at $5,000 and faculty/staff awards uncapped.

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AxonDAO

Grants, compute credits, mentorship, and connections for researchers and teams building in health AI, DeSci, bioinformatics, and scientific computing.

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BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority)

The BARDA Accelerator Network offers proof-of-concept funding opportunities year-round with rolling application submissions and priority deadlines, part of BARDA's DRIVe partnering approach for health-security innovation.

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BNB Chain
CryptoGrants

BNB Chain Grants

BNB Chain Grants funds developers building open-source initiatives and projects on or migrating to BNB Chain, part of a wider set of builder support programs.

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