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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 151-175 of 190, newest dated evidence first
  1. Frax Finance
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount1,500,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  2. Galxe
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount500,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  3. Gamma
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount750,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  4. GMX
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount12,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  5. Good Entry
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  6. Jones DAO
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount2,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  7. KyberSwap
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount1,500,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  8. Lodestar Finance
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount750,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  9. MUX
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount6,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  10. OpenOcean
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount500,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  11. Pendle
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount2,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  12. Perennial Finance
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount750,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
    Source ↗
  13. Premia
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount900,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  14. Radiant
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount2,852,044 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  15. Rysk
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount500,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  16. Silo Finance
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount1,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  17. Socket
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount1,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  18. Stella
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount186,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  19. Tally
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  20. Timeswap
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount200,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  21. Trader Joe
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount1,510,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  22. Umami
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount750,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  23. Vertex Protocol
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount3,000,000 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  24. WINR Protocol
    ProgramShort-Term Incentive Program (STIP) Round 1
    Amount461,956 ARB
    DateOct 13, 2023
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  25. Chess on the blockchain with Chess.fish
    ProgramQuestbook Arbitrum Grants (Gaming)
    Amount$13,500 USD
    DateOct 11, 2023
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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