Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
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.
Olympix Arbitrum Security Grant — Teams Now Being Onboarded
A dedicated Omidyar Network funding effort, launched with a $30M initial investment, to promote inclusive and responsible development of generative AI. Made at least 6 awards as part of the initial cohort.
$42M in non-dilutive grants and investments for open-source AGI development
The Open Source Endowment is billed as the first endowment fund dedicated to sustainably funding open source projects, investing donations in a low-risk portfolio and disbursing only investment income as grants, starting with roughly $5,000 microgrants.
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.
The funding channel through which OpenSSF allocates resources for audits, technical writers, interns, and other needs across its technical initiatives, working groups, and projects. Its defined request process includes tiers up to $70,000–$150,000. A separate $12.5 million coalition investment announced in March 2026 supplies OpenSSF and Alpha-Omega with capital for sustainable open source security work; it is not a standalone public application round.
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.
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.
An $80 million equity-first ecosystem fund managed by Draper Dragon for high-growth companies building on or integrating with Cardano. It focuses on real-world assets, institutional DeFi, and links between Cardano and Bitcoin, with the Cardano Foundation serving as constitutional administrator rather than fund manager.
In-kind security-engineering support for critical open source projects: a dedicated Trail of Bits review week producing patches, tooling improvements, and coordinated disclosures, plus six months of ChatGPT Pro/Codex access for selected maintainers. No cash grant.
A donation-funded grant initiative of The Perl & Raku Foundation supporting development of the Perl core language. Proposals are reviewed on a bi-monthly cycle (call opens every two months, two-week public feedback window before committee vote).
A $20M ecosystem grant program for builders on Pharos Network (RWA tokenization, decentralized payments, DeFi, tooling/infrastructure), applied for at pharos.xyz/ecosystem; run alongside a separate $10M RealFi/RWA incubator (Builder Base Camp, with HackQuest).
The Pharos Incubator Program offers a $10M fund supporting visionary projects building on the Pharos Layer-1 network. The program targets three innovation paths: RWA/Payments, DeFi, and Innovative Infrastructure. Selected projects receive capital, direct technical mentorship from the core development team, go-to-market support, fundraising connections, and financial and legal expertise. Applications are currently open via an online submission form followed by an internal review process.
PL Genesis is Protocol Labs' global builder series: hackathons surface promising projects in decentralized infrastructure, AI, and internet primitives, top teams can move into the Founders Forge accelerator, and the wider Protocol Labs ecosystem supports long-term founders. Across two completed seasons it counts 4,300+ builders, 744+ projects submitted, and $400k+ distributed in prizes; listed seasons include the Modular Worlds global hackathon (Summer 2025) and Frontiers of Collaboration (Spring 2026).
Polkadot Treasury Proposals accepts rolling community-governed funding requests from its network treasury for projects that benefit the Polkadot ecosystem. Any DOT holder can submit a proposal at any time. There is no fixed funding cap or deadline. Full details and submission process are available at the Polkadot wiki.
$25k/week rewards + Builder fees, 10+ active grants
Community funding platform on NEAR for public-goods and impact projects, running discovery listings and periodic quadratic-style community funding rounds.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.