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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

73-90 of 150 programs

Starknet Foundation

Early-stage grants from the Starknet Foundation of up to $25k in STRK for teams with an MVP building on Starknet, providing non-dilutive funding plus guidance.

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Stellar Development Foundation

A community-governed program funding teams from validated concept through launch and growth on Stellar. Its Build track offers up to $150,000 in XLM across three award tracks, alongside smaller Instawards and post-launch growth support.

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Stellar Development Foundation

SDF's venture-style investment fund for companies building on the Stellar network, distinct from the grant-based Stellar Community Fund.

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ston.fi

An evergreen STON.fi grant program offering up to $10,000 in USDT for development work integrating its SDK or widget into DeFi products, wallets, exchanges, and games. Applications have no deadline.

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Subspace Foundation / Autonomys Network

Grants from the Subspace Foundation for builders of decentralized AI on the Autonomys Network, allocating up to 10% of the $AI3 token supply across five tracks — infrastructure, AI-powered dApps, research, community, and integration. Funding is milestone-based, with applications submitted through the foundation's official form.

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Tether

Tether's developer grants program funds local-first AI and payments infrastructure built on QVAC and Tether's open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK), with task-based awards of roughly $1,500-$4,000 paid in USD₮ or Bitcoin. Open tasks include wallet infrastructure, browser extensions, and e-commerce integrations; there is no cap on total payouts. Applications go through the QVAC platform.

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Tezos Foundation

Rolling grants across seven verticals (core dev, technical relations, infra & tooling, arts & culture, DeFi, business development, gaming) for Tezos and Etherlink. ~4 weeks review + ~4 weeks paperwork.

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Graph Foundation

The Graph Foundation runs Grants & RFPs for developers and teams contributing to protocol, tooling, subgraph, and dApp development across the Web3 ecosystem, alongside open requests for proposals from core contributors.

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Arbitrum Foundation

An ongoing Arbitrum DAO bounty program for evidence-based reports of grant fund misuse. Valid reports can earn a base ARB bounty plus a share of recovered funds, subject to severity-based caps. The program runs until its 400,000 ARB budget is exhausted or it transitions to the OpCo.

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Uniswap Foundation
CryptoGrants

Unichain Grants

Unichain Grants support teams building applications, infrastructure, and ecosystem tooling on Unichain. The current Uniswap developer funding page provides a direct application route and describes funding aligned to project scope and milestones.

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Uniswap Foundation

Provides grants and support to teams building the Uniswap Protocol and the broader DeFi/onchain economy, funding projects across protocols, tooling, research, governance, security, and community initiatives. Published grants include governance upgrade audits, the Uniswap Hook Incubator, the v4 Hooks Registry, developer docs, a security fund, and research on incentive optimization and optimal routing; funding is scoped to project needs, with technical and ecosystem support provided alongside.

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Walrus Foundation

Two-track funding from the Walrus Foundation: RFPs (single-award, milestone-tied funding for a specific ask, open until a team is selected) and smaller milestone-driven Grants for well-scoped deliverables or MVP validation. Focused on AI, data markets, and DeFi applications built on Walrus's verifiable data platform.

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X1 EcoChain
CryptoGrants

X1 EcoChain Grants

Hey builders! If you have a project that aims to bring real value to Web4, X1 EcoChain provides $5M in grant support for teams building highly utilitarian products with measurable on-chain activity.

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XRPL Accelerator
CryptoIncubator

XRPL Accelerator

Ripple's 12-week hybrid accelerator for startups building on the XRP Ledger, offering up to $200k in non-dilutive grants plus mentorship and investor access, with focus areas in DeFi, real-world assets, payments, and AI. Successor to XRPL Grants (140+ projects funded since 2021); runs multiple cohorts annually with a unified application.

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XRPL Accelerator
CryptoGrants

XRPL Grants

XRPL Grants funds projects building on the XRP Ledger. Its current unified application considers applicants for regional and thematic funds as well as accelerator programs, with active fall 2026 accelerator applications listed on the program site.

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Zcash Community Grants

Rolling grants for independent teams performing major development or other public-good work for the Zcash ecosystem. Applications receive community review before the elected grants committee makes an approval decision.

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