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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

217-234 of 480 programs

Stacks Endowment

The Stacks Endowment's active early-stage track supports pre-product-market-fit teams with concepts or prototypes. The program site lists Getting Started Grants as active, names Q2 grantees, and says Q3 grants open in August 2026.

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Stacks Endowment

Two tracks: Builder Grants (up to $50,000, for teams with proven traction) and Getting Started Grants (up to $10,000, for early prototypes).

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Active
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In rounds
Starknet Foundation

Later-stage grants from the Starknet Foundation of up to $1M for traction-stage projects on Starknet, alongside gas sponsorships, accelerator support, and follow-on investor introductions.

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Active
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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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Active
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Stellar Development Foundation

Marketing grants of up to $500,000 to fund user-acquisition and growth campaigns for qualified teams building on the Stellar network.

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Active
How to apply
Any time
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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Stripe Climate

Stripe Climate lets businesses of any size fund frontier carbon removal by directing a share of revenue to Stripe's portfolio of carbon-removal purchases.

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Active
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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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Sui Foundation
CryptoPrize

Sui Overflow

Sui Foundation's flagship annual hackathon for Sui builders, with prizes and seed funding across core tracks. The 2026 project submission window closed 23 May 2026.

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Active
How to apply
In rounds
Taiko Grant Program

Taiko's community grants program funds builders in DeFi, AI, RWA, SocialFi, gaming, and core ecosystem categories, milestone-based and non-dilutive. Current round is Grant Cycle 3 ($25M), rolling applications via GitHub or the program portal; prior rounds include Cycle 2 (2023).

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Active
How to apply
Any time
Tarbell Center
AIFellowship

Tarbell Fellowship

One-year fellowship combining AI training with nine-month newsroom placements for journalists covering AI; $60,000-$80,000 stipend for early-career fellows, $90,000-$110,000 for senior fellows.

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Tarbell Center

Residency program for senior journalists and experienced editors doing in-depth AI reporting; $80,000+ stipend plus an upskilling component.

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Active
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National Science Foundation

NSF initiative funding State/Territory AI Readiness Coordination Hubs and a single National Coordination Lead (up to $5M/year for up to 5 years) to coordinate them nationally.

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Active
How to apply
In rounds
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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Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.