Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Coefficient Giving's Alternative Protein R&D RFP funds pre-competitive research on taste, flavor, fat systems, egg replacement, and priority fish species. The call expanded to $30 million across two rounds. Round 1 ($100,000-$1 million) closed August 10, 2026. Round 2 ($1-5 million) closes September 15, 2026.
The Internet Society Foundation's Common Good Cyber Fund supports nonprofits that maintain public-interest cybersecurity infrastructure and protect vulnerable or high-risk communities. The 2026 call will award at least $3.5 million through two-year operating grants.
Community-run microgrants of $3,000-$5,000 for individual builders, creators, educators, and contributors delivering practical projects for the Stacks ecosystem, with Stacks Endowment funding and Community Stewards making award decisions.
The FreeBSD Foundation accepts rolling grant requests to improve the FreeBSD Project, including equipment for developers, conference and event sponsorship, and other efforts benefiting the FreeBSD community.
International collaborative-research call for real-world AI robotics applications, part of the CONCERT-Japan framework.
Grants with a current PayFi track priority
The Cooperative AI Foundation's recurring PhD fellowship supporting doctoral researchers working on cooperative AI, with cohorts announced for 2025 (16 scholars) and 2026 (14 fellows).
Copernicus Grants, administered through ECMWF, includes calls such as the C3S National Collaboration Programme, with proposals submitted via ECMWF's Call Package and submission portal.
The COTI Builders Program is COTI Foundation's grants program funding developers building COTI-based solutions, run through a public GitHub repo of RFPs, alongside a separate $500K Gitcoin-partnered grants round for privacy projects.
Rolling gas support plus COTI token rewards every 14 days for qualifying AI agents
a16z crypto's intensive, in-person accelerator for early-stage crypto and web3 startups, investing $500,000 for 7% equity and providing mentorship, workshops, and access to the a16z network, culminating in a Demo Day. Runs two cohorts per year in rotating cities.
Decentraland's DAO Grants let users submit and vote on funding proposals across defined grant categories, tracked publicly, with enacted proposals including the Decentraland Ambassador's Program.
Defactor's Accelerator Grant Fund offers roughly $250,000-260,000 to real-world-asset (RWA) projects tokenizing onchain, launched jointly with RWA.io as a global acceleration initiative.
The Digital Freedom Fund funds three types of activity — litigation, pre-litigation, and post-litigation — advancing digital rights through strategic litigation in Europe, with open calls reviewed by community peers.
A rolling DIV Fund request for proposals supporting evidence-driven innovations across global development. GiveWell provided $5 million over three years for selected water quality and access projects; awards range from pilot grants up to $200,000 to scaling grants up to $1.5 million.
Apereo Foundation's Dolphin Awards and Fellowships recognize and fund teaching-and-learning work built on open source education software, including a Dolphin Fellows track.
3-6 month (extendable) applied ML research fellowship for summer/fall 2026, including a housing subsidy.
The eBPF Foundation's Academic Research Grant Program funds academic research benefiting the eBPF community. It awarded five $50,000 grants in 2024, and its 2026 cycle accepted applications from June 15 through July 15 for awards up to $50,000; submissions are now under review.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.