National Science Foundation
NSF initiative funding State/Territory AI Readiness Coordination Hubs and a single National Coordination Lead (up to $5M/year for up to 5 years) to coordinate them nationally.
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
Tether
Tether's developer grants program funds local-first AI and payments infrastructure built on QVAC and Tether's open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK), with task-based awards of roughly $1,500-$4,000 paid in USD₮ or Bitcoin. Open tasks include wallet infrastructure, browser extensions, and e-commerce integrations; there is no cap on total payouts. Applications go through the QVAC platform.
Tezos Foundation
Rolling grants across seven verticals (core dev, technical relations, infra & tooling, arts & culture, DeFi, business development, gaming) for Tezos and Etherlink. ~4 weeks review + ~4 weeks paperwork.
Graph Foundation
The Graph Foundation runs Grants & RFPs for developers and teams contributing to protocol, tooling, subgraph, and dApp development across the Web3 ecosystem, alongside open requests for proposals from core contributors.
UNICEF
UNICEF Venture Fund's equity-free cohort for early-stage, open-source blockchain startups in emerging markets, funding accountability/financing use cases for children; up to US$100,000 in ETH/BTC/USDC plus mentorship over 12-18 months.
Uniswap Foundation
Unichain Grants support teams building applications, infrastructure, and ecosystem tooling on Unichain. The current Uniswap developer funding page provides a direct application route and describes funding aligned to project scope and milestones.
Uniswap Foundation
Provides grants and support to teams building the Uniswap Protocol and the broader DeFi/onchain economy, funding projects across protocols, tooling, research, governance, security, and community initiatives. Published grants include governance upgrade audits, the Uniswap Hook Incubator, the v4 Hooks Registry, developer docs, a security fund, and research on incentive optimization and optimal routing; funding is scoped to project needs, with technical and ecosystem support provided alongside.
Unitary Foundation
Always-open flat $4,000 cash microgrants for open-source quantum software, education, and sensor projects. No organizational affiliation required.
vlayer
vlayer offers $1K-$10K in retroactive or milestone-based funding per project, from a $200K total commitment, for verifiable data dApps using its Web Proofs technology on any EVM chain. Applications are rolling; the form is currently gated via Discord or office hours.
Wikimedia Foundation
Umbrella grantmaking program for the Wikimedia movement, comprising the Rapid Fund (avg. $500-$5,000, short-term projects), the General Support Fund (flexible multi-year operating support up to 3 years), and the Hub Fund (multiple rounds per year), open to individuals and organizations advancing knowledge equity.
World Foundation
World Foundation offers rolling Spark grants for teams turning validated ideas into working Mini Apps and Scale grants for live Mini Apps with verified users and growth plans. The broader World Grants allocation is 50 million WLD.
X1 EcoChain
Hey builders! If you have a project that aims to bring real value to Web4, X1 EcoChain provides $5M in grant support for teams building highly utilitarian products with measurable on-chain activity.
XRPL Accelerator
XRPL Grants funds projects building on the XRP Ledger. Its current unified application considers applicants for regional and thematic funds as well as accelerator programs, with active fall 2026 accelerator applications listed on the program site.
Zcash Community Grants
Rolling grants for independent teams performing major development or other public-good work for the Zcash ecosystem. Applications receive community review before the elected grants committee makes an approval decision.
Zealynx
Subsidy program covering 25-100% of senior smart contract audit costs for early-stage, pre-mainnet DeFi protocols; no equity or tokens required.
ZetaChain Grant Program
Milestone-based grants with mentoring and technical resources for teams building omnichain dApps on ZetaChain, run directly by the ZetaChain team; 40+ projects funded to date, with applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.