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Arbitrum Foundation

aka Arbitrum, Arbitrum Foundation grants - Questbook, arbitrum questbook
FoundationArbitrumActivearbitrum.foundationX ↗GitHub ↗Forum ↗
The Arbitrum Foundation stewards the Arbitrum DAO and L2 ecosystem on Ethereum, operating a milestone-based grant program (typical awards $20k-$150k in ARB) alongside specialized initiatives like Trailblazer, Audit Subsidy, Arbifuel, and DRIP to drive adoption, infrastructure, and community growth. Community-elected domain allocators also distribute milestone-based grants via Questbook across domains such as developer tooling, education, gaming, and new protocols. Programs are active and expanding, including a $16M funding proposal in May 2026. Runs a Watchdog Program investigating misuse of historic incentive programs; as of May 2026 all outstanding cases were resolved, future investigations are limited to post-2025 incidents, and oversight is transitioning from Entropy to OpCo.1,2,3,4

Programs

21 programs on file
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Alchemy-Arbitrum Grant Program
0 grants tracked · Active · Any time
No close date on file
ArbiFuel
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Arbitrum Audit Program
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
Audit Program (12-month): Closed, deadline 2026-07-31
Arbitrum DAO Domain Allocator Grants (Questbook)
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Arbitrum DAO Grant Program
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum DeFi Renaissance Incentive Program (DRIP) Season 2
0 grants tracked · Paused · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum Foundation Grants
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum Gaming Ventures
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Arbitrum Mentorship Program Launch
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum NYC Founder House
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum Open House London
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
Open House London 2026: Closed, deadline 2026-06-25
Arbitrum Rewarding Active Delegates (RAD)
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Arbitrum Short-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Arbitrum STIP Bridge
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Arbitrum Stylus Sprint
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum Trailblazer 2.0
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Arbitrum Trailblazer AI
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file
Firestarter Grant Program (Arbitrum OpCo)
3 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Olympix Arbitrum Security Grant
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
The Watchdog: Arbitrum DAO's Grant Misuse Bounty Program
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Uniswap-Arbitrum Grant Program (UAGP)
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No dates on file

Awards

190 on file
Showing 76-100 of 190, newest dated evidence first
  1. Sanko GameCorp
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount250,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  2. Shell Protocol
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount375,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  3. Silo Finance
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount500,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  4. Solv Protocol
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount150,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  5. Stargate Finance
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount750,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  6. Stella
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount186,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  7. Stryke
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount750,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  8. Tales of Elleria
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount50,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  9. Tally
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  10. Thales Protocol
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  11. Thetanuts Finance
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  12. Timeswap
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  13. Trader Joe
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount755,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  14. Umami Finance
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount375,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  15. Vela Exchange
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount500,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  16. Vertex
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount1,500,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
    Source ↗
  17. Winr Protocol
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount250,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  18. Woofi
    ProgramSTIP Bridge
    Amount395,000 ARB
    DateMay 28, 2024
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  19. ETH Bratislava x Arbitrum Conference & Hackathon
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Education)
    Amount$9,000
    DateApr 5, 2024
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  20. ETHSamba Hack 2024
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Education)
    Amount$8,000
    DateMar 15, 2024
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  21. Arbitrum DAO Onboarding Hub
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Education)
    Amount$9,999
    DateFeb 28, 2024
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  22. TechWomen Rocinha
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Education)
    Amount$10,780
    DateFeb 20, 2024
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  23. Build, debug, test & monitor Arbitrum Rollups (Blocktorch)
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Dev Tooling)
    Amount$24,500 USD
    DateJan 31, 2024
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  24. Scale ENS on Arbitrum
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants
    Amount$25,000 USD
    DateJan 31, 2024
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  25. Arbitrum Uni Challenge: Ideate to Build (CryptoGalaxy)
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Education)
    Amount$16,500 USD
    DateJan 29, 2024
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21
Programs
190
Awards
171
Grantees
$1.3M
Known USD
1
Current rounds
8
Active programs
Active
Status
Focus Areas

developer tooling & infrastructure, education, gaming, new protocols & ideas, community growth, ecosystem adoption on Arbitrum.

CadenceQuarterly; domain allocators are elected by the community, and at the end of each quarter the community can vote to replace or continue allocators and adjust budgets. Funding is milestone-based and approved on a rolling basis within a domain.
Sources
  1. arbitrum.foundation
  2. arbitrum.questbook.app
  3. www.arbitrumhub.io/ecosystem-hub/grant-projects/quest-book
  4. forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrum-d-a-o-grant-program-season-3-official-thread/28753/55?u=jojo
  5. forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/watchdog-program-may-2026-update/30968