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Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.

480 programs on file258 active programsCrypto · AI · Open source

1-15 of 15 programs

Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP)
CryptoGrants

CDP Builder Grants

Coinbase Developer Platform's grant program for developers building real, user-facing onchain applications using CDP tools (Wallets, AgentKit, the CDP SDK, Onramp, and the Swap API). Runs in quarterly/seasonal rounds ($3,000-$10,000 per grant, ~$30,000 per round); a project must be at MVP stage with a public demo video. CDP also funded prize tracks at the "Agents in Action" hackathon (Best Use of x402 + CDP Wallet, Best Use of CDP Wallet, Best Use of x402), each with 1st/2nd/3rd place awards.

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Active
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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
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In rounds
Ethereum Foundation

ESP fellowship round funding PhD-level research in areas relevant to Ethereum, including blockchain, AI, and economics; the 2026 round offered $24,000 grants to current PhD students conducting research in these areas.

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Active
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Filecoin Foundation
CryptoGrants

Filecoin ProPGF

Proactive, milestone-based public-goods funding for core Filecoin infrastructure maintenance and RFPs in Web3 Builders and Web2 Object Storage verticals, distinct from Filecoin's Retroactive PGF rounds.

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Active
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Flow
CryptoQuadratic

Flow GrantDAO

Community-voted fund (MACI voting on DoraHacks) for pre-startup and hackathon-stage builders on Flow; at least 50k FLOW prize pool per round, with advisory and fundraising support for standout teams.

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Active
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Octant
CryptoQuadratic

Octant Epoch Funding

Octant's recurring epoch-based public-goods funding round, distributing a matching pool via quadratic funding to participating ecosystem projects.

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Celo
CryptoGrants

Prezenti Grants

Three funding pools for Celo builders: Anchor (traction-stage, $25k+), Boost (invite-only, cross-ecosystem), and Frontier (AI/agent-economy infrastructure, $25k+). 575+ applications, 120+ contracts signed, $2M distributed to date.

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Active
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Stellar Community Fund
CryptoGrants

SCF Build Award

The Stellar Community Fund's primary award, funding teams building on the Stellar network with up to $150,000 in XLM per project across three tracks: Open (brand-new projects), Integration (existing Stellar building blocks or teams with significant traction), and RFP (tooling/services matching an open SCF RFP). Runs in numbered rounds; new applicants start with an interest form reviewed on a rolling basis, and selected teams complete KYC/KYB.

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Active
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Stacks Endowment

Two tracks: Builder Grants (up to $50,000, for teams with proven traction) and Getting Started Grants (up to $10,000, for early prototypes).

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Active
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Sui Foundation
CryptoPrize

Sui Overflow

Sui Foundation's flagship annual hackathon for Sui builders, with prizes and seed funding across core tracks. The 2026 project submission window closed 23 May 2026.

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Active
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In rounds
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.

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Active
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Zealynx

Subsidy program covering 25-100% of senior smart contract audit costs for early-stage, pre-mainnet DeFi protocols; no equity or tokens required.

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Active
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In rounds

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