Manifund (AI safety regranting)
$10k rolling microgrants, hosted on Manifund
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
Linux Foundation
Recurring Linux Foundation mentorship connecting new contributors with project maintainers on a defined deliverable. Full-time terms run spring (March–May), summer (June–August), and fall (September–November); mentees apply on the LFX platform to at most three projects per term. Participating projects may offer educational stipends on a purchasing-power-parity schedule; terms starting July 1, 2026 use a $1,000 minimum and $6,600 maximum.
Linea (ConsenSys)
ConsenSys launched the Linea Ecosystem Investment Alliance with 30+ venture capital firms to support builders on Linea, announced alongside Linea's mainnet launch and separate developer grants.
Linux Foundation
Event registration scholarships that award a complimentary pass to people who could not otherwise attend Linux Foundation events. Reviewers select from two tracks: applicants from traditionally underrepresented or marginalized groups, and active open-source community members who cannot get employer funding. Recipients may receive up to two scholarships per calendar year; travel is a separate Travel Fund application.
Linux Foundation
Standing travel fund for open-source developers and community members who could not otherwise attend Linux Foundation events, with emphasis on historically underrepresented groups and people of lower socioeconomic status. Approved support covers coach airfare, ground transport to and from the airport, and lodging for the event dates plus one prior night. Applications are submitted from the LF Individual Dashboard; each event sets its own deadline.
Long-Term Future Fund
Makes grants aimed at positively influencing the long-term trajectory of civilization, primarily by reducing global catastrophic risks -- especially from advanced AI and pandemics -- via technical research, policy, advocacy, infrastructure, and field-building. Grants range from $1,000 to over $500,000 (recent grants roughly $6k-$175k), through focused rounds plus an always-open application evaluated in the next round.
Manifund (AI safety regranting)
A regranting program that gives independent budgets ($100k+) to expert regrantors in AI safety, who recommend fast, small grants ($5k-$50k) to seed early-stage projects; applicants can also post projects publicly on the Manifund platform for donors and regrantors to fund. Regrants can go to registered charities and individuals, with for-profits eligible pending due diligence.
Mantle Foundation
A $200M catalyzed capital pool funding early-stage ecosystem projects in partnership with 20+ venture firms (incl. Polychain, Dragonfly), providing deal structuring, fundraising assistance, and exchange-listing support rather than fixed grant rounds. No published award size, cadence, or application form; contact is ecofund@mantle.xyz.
Mantle Foundation
Up to $20K fast-track grants, weekly review cadence
MATS (MATS Research)
An independent research fellowship connecting researchers with mentors in AI alignment, transparency, and security. The main program runs 10 weeks (with an optional 6-12 month extension) and provides a $1,250 weekly stipend, a $2,000-per-week compute budget, housing, meals, and office space in Berkeley and London.
Meta Earth
Meta Earth, a modular rollup and DID project, advertises a $100M developer ecosystem fund with rolling applications and no fixed deadline via its official grants page. The $100M figure is the project's own claim and is not independently corroborated in the signal.
NEAR Foundation
Meta Pool's grants program funding DeFi, education, and TVL-growth initiatives in the NEAR ecosystem.
Meta Research Awards
Meta funds academic research through a requests-for-proposals (RFP) mechanism; the research.facebook.com site links research award opportunities and publishes lists of past research award recipients.
MicroAGI
6-month in-residence fellowship in Munich or Zurich for embodied AI/robotics builders: $10K/month stipend, up to $2M compute, lab access.
Mina Foundation
Three rolling tiers: $1K-$5K / $5K-$30K / $100K+
Laude Institute Moonshot Program
Laude Institute's Moonshots is a research grant competition funding AI projects aimed at humanity's hardest problems across four tracks: accelerating science, advancing healthcare, workforce reskilling, and civic discourse. Its first competition, Moonshots // ONE, drew 125 proposals from 600+ researchers across 47 institutions and deployed $4.1M in seed grants across 25 teams, with seed winners competing for at least one $10M lab to be decided in October 2026; all winning projects commit to sharing their work as open source.
Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla Foundation selected ten projects for its global Democracy x AI Cohort. The teams are spending 12 months in Mozilla's Incubator with coaching, expert advice, and peer mentorship while building and testing AI tools intended to strengthen democratic participation and accountability.
Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla Foundation Incubator funds values-driven technology projects with coaching and mentorship. The 2025 Making the invisible visible cohort and the 2026 Democracy x AI cohort are underway. Democracy x AI applications closed 16 March 2026. No new cohort is open.
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