Interchain Foundation
The Interchain Foundation's Funding Program supports development of open-source decentralized networks across the Cosmos ecosystem, run alongside a separately restarted Grants Program for a wider range of organizations.
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
iExec
iExec promotes an Ecosystem Fund and Grants Program supporting dApps in DeFi, AI, RWA, and other use cases, per its official ecosystem fund page. iExec is absent from the org registry; a companion signal (10963) shows it also running a small privacy-focused hackathon ($1,500 pool).
Konnex
Tiered grants for builders on Konnex subnets: Spark ($25K prototypes), Launch ($75K demos), Mainnet ($200K+ shipped subnets), with SDK support and marketing allocations.
Lido
LEGO (Lido Ecosystem Grants Organisation) funds individuals and projects benefiting the Lido protocol and broader Ethereum PoS/DeFi ecosystem, via a tiered structure (Sandgrain up to $1,000; Pebble up to $10,000; Boulder up to $100,000; Mountain $100,000+) overseen by an 8-member LEGO Council with domain-specific tracks. Applicants pitch a committee member directly rather than through an open-form apply page.
Linea (ConsenSys)
ConsenSys launched the Linea Ecosystem Investment Alliance with 30+ venture capital firms to support builders on Linea, announced alongside Linea's mainnet launch and separate developer grants.
Mantle Foundation
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.
Mantle Foundation
Up to $20K fast-track grants, weekly review cadence
Meta Earth
Meta Earth, a modular rollup and DID project, advertises a $100M developer ecosystem fund with rolling applications and no fixed deadline via its official grants page. The $100M figure is the project's own claim and is not independently corroborated in the signal.
NEAR Foundation
Meta Pool's grants program funding DeFi, education, and TVL-growth initiatives in the NEAR ecosystem.
Mina Foundation
Three rolling tiers: $1K-$5K / $5K-$30K / $100K+
NEAR Foundation
Community-run grants program funding infrastructure and developer tooling on NEAR, run through NEAR's DevHub.
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.
NSF SBIR / STTR
Non-dilutive R&D funding for U.S. deep-tech startups: Phase I awards up to $305k, Phase II up to $1.25M, with Fast-Track options, reaching roughly 400 companies and $200M+ deployed per year. A Distributed Ledger topic explicitly covers blockchain, DAGs, cryptography, and smart contracts; applications begin with a Project Pitch, followed by invitation to a full proposal and merit review by program directors.
Obol
Obol Technical Grants are now open for applications. The program offers funding for four specific open-source projects: DVT-TEE security research, Dappnode validator features, GotEth data indexer, and a token monitoring dashboard. All grants support development that benefits the Obol Collective and its Distributed Validator Technology ecosystem. Apply directly through the details posted on X at https://x.com/Obol_Collective/status/2029557050620211384.
Arbitrum Foundation
Olympix Arbitrum Security Grant — Teams Now Being Onboarded
OpenSats
Recurring wave-based grants funding Nostr protocol projects: app discovery, private calls, software distribution, client onboarding, and AI tools for open-source Bitcoin/freedom-tech developers.
Optimism Foundation
Grants Council Mission Expected impact on the Intent: The Grants Council makes grants, on behalf of the Token House, in an effort to make progress towards the Intent.
Optimism Foundation
In 2025, Retro Funding sharpens its focus on data-driven impact measurement , using targeted Missions to develop robust methods for evaluating specific types of contributions. The Retro Funding Missions from S7, Onchain Builders and Dev Tooling, will continue in S8.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.