Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Tenfold Polybrain Season 2 used an AI grant allocator to select Polygon ecosystem projects, with five teams advancing to milestone-gated awards of up to 40,000 POL each. The final February 2026 update records four completed projects and one incomplete project, with payouts tied to delivered milestones.
TON Blockchain announces results of its AI Agent Tooling Fast Grants. The program received 40 submissions and selected 14 winners, distributing $14k in total. Winners developed tools, SDKs, infrastructure primitives, and A2A building blocks to accelerate AI agent development on TON. Results were announced on March 5, 2026.
A completed six-week online Uniswap Foundation accelerator for early-stage startups and projects integrating the Uniswap API suite. The program selected 15 to 20 teams for technical support, mentorship, masterclasses, AWS credits, and a Startup World Cup fast pass.
A concluded co-branded grant program between Uniswap and the Arbitrum Foundation, awarding $50,000-$250,000 in ARB tokens to protocols, marked "Program Complete" on the Foundation's grants page.
The first global 1inch hackathon ran online with ETHGlobal from July 25 to August 6, 2025. The 1inch Foundation funded the event's title partnership with the equivalent of $300,000 in 1INCH.
Web3 Foundation's open grants program, which funded open-source software development and research around Polkadot, Kusama, Substrate, and ink! in quarterly waves. Historical levels ran from Level 1 (up to $10,000) to Level 3 (unlimited), with at least 50% typically paid in vested DOT. The program has been discontinued and no longer accepts applications, in favor of Targeted Strategic Funding and the Decentralized Futures program.
A completed Q1 2026 retroactive Zcash funding round for public goods and ecosystem contributions. Coinholders reviewed proposals for completed work before final funding decisions.
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