Tenfold Polybrain Season 2 used an AI grant allocator to select Polygon ecosystem projects, with five teams advancing to milestone-gated awards of up to 40,000 POL each. The final February 2026 update records four completed projects and one incomplete project, with payouts tied to delivered milestones.
Grant programs across
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Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Polygon Community Treasury grants administered by Thrive Protocol for consumer crypto builders across eight categories. Season 1 offered $800,000 in MATIC, received 255 applications, and selected 25 projects.
TON Blockchain announces results of its AI Agent Tooling Fast Grants. The program received 40 submissions and selected 14 winners, distributing $14k in total. Winners developed tools, SDKs, infrastructure primitives, and A2A building blocks to accelerate AI agent development on TON. Results were announced on March 5, 2026.
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.
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.
A concluded co-branded grant program between Uniswap and the Arbitrum Foundation, awarding $50,000-$250,000 in ARB tokens to protocols, marked "Program Complete" on the Foundation's grants page.
Web3 Foundation's open grants program, which funded open-source software development and research around Polkadot, Kusama, Substrate, and ink! in quarterly waves. Historical levels ran from Level 1 (up to $10,000) to Level 3 (unlimited), with at least 50% typically paid in vested DOT. The program has been discontinued and no longer accepts applications, in favor of Targeted Strategic Funding and the Decentralized Futures program.
Confidential application development program for FHE-powered smart contracts, private token distribution, and composable privacy on Ethereum.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.