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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

1-18 of 29 programs

Acquia Fair Trade Initiative

Acquia commits 2% of every closed eligible partner deal to the Drupal Association, credited in the partner's name, as an automatic structural funding commitment with no separate grant application process.

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Active
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Algorand xGov
CryptoOther

Algorand xGov

Algorand xGov is a decentralized, on-chain platform where xGov council members analyze community grant proposals and vote to select which ones receive funding.

Status
Active
How to apply
Any time
Arbitrum Foundation
CryptoOther

ArbiFuel

Gas fee sponsorship program from the Arbitrum Foundation intended to help early-stage teams ship faster on Arbitrum by covering onboarding gas costs.

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Active
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Arbitrum Foundation

Arbitrum's 2026 delegate incentive program rewards eligible delegates for voting and timely public rationales. Arbitrum OpCo administers monthly rewards through December 31, 2026, with budgets set by proposal type and reviewed quarterly. RAD replaced the earlier Delegate Incentive Program.

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Active
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Base (Coinbase)

Base Ecosystem Fund is Base's strategic investment arm with Coinbase Ventures. It invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups building on Base. This is venture intake, not a public grant.

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Active
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BNB Chain

An ongoing BNB Chain Foundation program that supports qualifying BNB Chain assets through direct token purchases and targeted liquidity initiatives. The foundation continued making purchases from the $100 million program in 2026; selection timing remains discretionary.

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Active
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Anthropic

Anthropic launched Claude for Startups, offering API credits, early model access, and priority support to early-stage founders integrating Claude, plus community events, hackathons, and direct technical support. Applications are rolling with no fixed deadline. Duplicate signal: 9991 (claude.com/programs/startups).

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Active
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European Innovation Council (EIC)

EIC Accelerator supports high-risk, market-creating innovations from startups and SMEs through grants below EUR 2.5 million, optional equity investments of EUR 1-10 million, and business acceleration support. Short proposals are accepted continuously and full proposals use scheduled 2026 batching dates on 7 Jan, 4 Mar, 6 May, 8 Jul, 2 Sep, and 4 Nov.

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Active
How to apply
In rounds
ENS

A 90-day ENS DAO pilot that distributes viewpoint-neutral incentives to active delegates and their delegators using time-weighted balances, recipient caps, and monthly claimless transfers. Governance authorized 90,000 ENS for rewards and 5 ETH for sponsored delegation gas, with unused funds returned to the treasury after the pilot. Distributions are claimless. There is no application form.

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Active
How to apply
In rounds
Google.org

Google for Startups Cloud Program's AI tier offers eligible venture-backed AI startups up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years, plus technical support and access to Google's AI ecosystem. The first-party page currently accepts applications.

Status
Active
How to apply
Any time
Manifund (AI safety regranting)

A regranting program that gives independent budgets ($100k+) to expert regrantors in AI safety, who recommend fast, small grants ($5k-$50k) to seed early-stage projects; applicants can also post projects publicly on the Manifund platform for donors and regrantors to fund. Regrants can go to registered charities and individuals, with for-profits eligible pending due diligence.

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Active
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Mantle Foundation
CryptoOther

Mantle EcoFund

A $200M catalyzed capital pool funding early-stage ecosystem projects in partnership with 20+ venture firms (incl. Polychain, Dragonfly), providing deal structuring, fundraising assistance, and exchange-listing support rather than fixed grant rounds. No published award size, cadence, or application form; contact is ecofund@mantle.xyz.

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Active
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NEAR Foundation

Metrics-based rewards system for NEAR projects that ties funding directly to on-chain development activity and user adoption metrics, rather than a discretionary grants review.

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Active
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Not recorded
Cardano Foundation

An $80 million equity-first ecosystem fund managed by Draper Dragon for high-growth companies building on or integrating with Cardano. It focuses on real-world assets, institutional DeFi, and links between Cardano and Bitcoin, with the Cardano Foundation serving as constitutional administrator rather than fund manager.

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Active
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Patch the Planet
Open SourceOther

Patch the Planet

In-kind security-engineering support for critical open source projects: a dedicated Trail of Bits review week producing patches, tooling improvements, and coordinated disclosures, plus six months of ChatGPT Pro/Codex access for selected maintainers. No cash grant.

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Active
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Web3 Foundation

Polkadot Treasury Proposals accepts rolling community-governed funding requests from its network treasury for projects that benefit the Polkadot ecosystem. Any DOT holder can submit a proposal at any time. There is no fixed funding cap or deadline. Full details and submission process are available at the Polkadot wiki.

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Active
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Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.