Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) runs a Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities Fund with open routes for career development and transition support, plus programs and events related to catastrophic risks, biosecurity, and effective altruism.
Cisco's Global Impact Cash Grant Program funds community partners worldwide via an online grants management portal, with Cisco also connecting recipients to pro-bono strategic and technical advisory services.
Community-voted retroactive funding for XRPL contributors, run by XRPL Commons since October 2025.
Base grants plus up to $1M pool for teams building agent-native AI applications with real economic utility on GOAT Network.
Google Academic Research Awards fund academic researchers advising students and conducting technology and computing research, through periodic nomination-based calls for proposals.
A fully funded fellowship run by Watson Institute with Google for community leaders using AI or technology in eligible Google data center communities. The 2026 program runs from September 2026 through January 2027 and includes training, mentorship, a virtual summit, and a $1,000 stipend for each fellow's community workshop. The July 12 priority deadline has passed, but applications remain open on a rolling basis until the cohort is filled.
Google for Startups Cloud Program's AI tier offers eligible venture-backed AI startups up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years, plus technical support and access to Google's AI ecosystem. The first-party page currently accepts applications.
The Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund accepts applications year-round for Bitcoin and related freedom technologies supporting people under authoritarian regimes. Eligible work includes software, education, community building, translation, and user experience.
Sui Foundation's official non-dilutive accelerator, offering hands-on mentorship and connections to capital for teams building on Sui.
Up to $10,000 per award for NCCU faculty, postdocs, and students to jumpstart early-stage AI pilot projects, administered via Graduate Studies' Faculty Research Award Program.
The Interchain Foundation's Funding Program supports development of open-source decentralized networks across the Cosmos ecosystem, run alongside a separately restarted Grants Program for a wider range of organizations.
iExec promotes an Ecosystem Fund and Grants Program supporting dApps in DeFi, AI, RWA, and other use cases, per its official ecosystem fund page. iExec is absent from the org registry; a companion signal (10963) shows it also running a small privacy-focused hackathon ($1,500 pool).
Interledger Foundation's 2026 Local Impact Mini-Grants provide $500 to $3,000 for community-led open-payments and digital-financial-inclusion projects. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis through November 11, 2026.
The Open Technology Fund's flagship fund for internet freedom worldwide — censorship circumvention, privacy and secure communications, digital-security capacity building, and applied research. Concept notes are accepted on a rolling basis; most requests fall between $50,000 and $200,000 (range $10,000-$900,000), open to individuals and organizations of any nationality except those under OFAC sanctions, with priority for those working in repressive environments.
NIH ITCR RFA-CA-27-019 funds early-stage open-source informatics tools for cancer research via the U01 mechanism. The solicitation has four receipt dates: 1 Jul 2026, 19 Oct 2026, 11 Jun 2027, and 19 Oct 2027.
KAUST's dedicated office administering research funding across its four academic divisions: Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering; Biomedical Sciences; Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering; and Physical Science and Engineering.
Tiered grants for builders on Konnex subnets: Spark ($25K prototypes), Launch ($75K demos), Mainnet ($200K+ shipped subnets), with SDK support and marketing allocations.
LEGO (Lido Ecosystem Grants Organisation) funds individuals and projects benefiting the Lido protocol and broader Ethereum PoS/DeFi ecosystem, via a tiered structure (Sandgrain up to $1,000; Pebble up to $10,000; Boulder up to $100,000; Mountain $100,000+) overseen by an 8-member LEGO Council with domain-specific tracks. Applicants pitch a committee member directly rather than through an open-form apply page.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.