Amateur Radio Digital Communications
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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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
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance's ASI:Accelerator Programme gives applicants access to AI insights, enterprise-grade infrastructure, and dedicated mentorship, alongside separate grant programs run by member projects SingularityNET and Fetch.ai.
Avalanche Foundation
Accelerator Grants up to $30K; Mini Grants up to $10K
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.
AxonDAO
Grants, compute credits, mentorship, and connections for researchers and teams building in health AI, DeSci, bioinformatics, and scientific computing.
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.
Base (Coinbase)
Base runs its own retroactive Builder Grants (1-5 ETH per shipped project, 20+ cohorts since 2024) for developers shipping live on the Base mainnet; note this is distinct from Coinbase Developer Platform's separately-registered CDP Builder Grants program, so check for overlap before promoting.
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.
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.
BNB Chain
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.
Cooperative AI Foundation
The Cooperative AI Foundation's research grants fund work that improves the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI, addressing multi-agent and cooperation problems among AI systems and between AI and humans. Grants run GBP 10,000-385,000 (median ~GBP 150,000, Early-Career Track up to GBP 100,000) in periodic rounds via a two-stage pre-proposal and full-proposal process; projects run up to 2 years with indirect costs capped at 10%.
Canton Foundation
The Canton Foundation has launched the Protocol Development Fund to support the Canton Network ecosystem. This fund allocates 5% of future network supply through governance to key areas including core protocol R&D, developer tooling, security audits, reference implementations, critical infrastructure, and early DeFi liquidity. The initiative aims to bolster the network's growth and innovation by funding essential development and infrastructure projects.
BlueDot Impact
BlueDot Impact's Career Transition Grants provide 6-12 months of runway for people transitioning into AI safety work, including introductions, check-ins, and a community of grantees. Applications are rolling.
Cohere For AI
Free Cohere API access (not cash) for academic partners, civic institutions, and impact-focused organizations working on education, healthcare, climate, sustainability, LM safety, and values alignment; rolling applications.
CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)
CEPI's Calls for Proposals invite vaccine and biosecurity innovators worldwide to apply to its scientific programs, funding R&D across a diverse portfolio of vaccine candidates against epidemic threats.
ChainGPT
ChainGPT offers up to $1 million in tiered Web3-AI Grants, including research grants up to $5K in API credit, to accelerate AI-powered blockchain projects.
Google Chrome
A Google Chrome-run fund, fiscally hosted by Open Source Collective, that backs web framework and build-tool projects working on performance: reducing initial bundle size, progressive resource delivery, meta-framework improvements (e.g. Next.js, Nuxt), breaking up JavaScript tasks, and underlying build tools (webpack, parcel). The 2022 cohort is historical. Open Collective now says submissions are in review, not that a new open intake is available.
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).
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.