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Organization Profile
Filecoin Foundation
aka Filecoin Foundation and Protocol Labs
Filecoin Foundation stewards the decentralized-storage Filecoin protocol alongside Protocol Labs, funding open developer grants ($5k-$50k), Builder Next Step grants ($5k-$10k), and Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) rounds allocating hundreds of thousands of FIL to infrastructure, tooling, and impact projects. Funded work must be open-sourced (MIT/Apache 2.0 dual license for Open Grants). Programs are active and scaling, with recurring dev-grant waves and RetroPGF rounds.1,2,3
Programs
4 programs on fileFilecoin Foundation Dev Grants
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No dates on file
Filecoin ProPGF
0 grants tracked · Active · In rounds
Batch 3: Closed, deadline 2026-06-16
Filecoin ProPGF Batch 2
16 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Filecoin RetroPGF (Round 3)
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
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Awards
29 on fileShowing 1-25 of 29, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- 6Block Team - Filfox ExplorerProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$30,000DateMar 3, 2026
- 6Block Team - OpenModelProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$50,000DateMar 3, 2026
- ChainSafe Team - Filecoin Infrastructure ServicesProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$138,000DateMar 3, 2026
- ChainSafe Team - ForestProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$504,000DateMar 3, 2026
- Curio Team - Curio StorageProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$500,000DateMar 3, 2026
- Drand Team - DrandProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$120,000DateMar 3, 2026
- FIL-B Team - Filecoin Developer Experience & FEVM DevelopmentProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$420,000DateMar 3, 2026
- FILPonto Team - FilPontoProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$300,000DateMar 3, 2026
- IPFS Team - Venus MaintenanceProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$300,000DateMar 3, 2026
- IPNI Team - IPNIProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$288,000DateMar 3, 2026
- Oku Team - Oku TradeProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$66,000DateMar 3, 2026
- ProbeLab Team - Gauge for FOC and Retrieval TestingProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$100,000DateMar 3, 2026
- SEAD Team - Filecoin Foundation Infrastructure & Coordination StewardshipProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$101,200DateMar 3, 2026
- Secured Finance Team - Secured FinanceProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$225,000DateMar 3, 2026
- Storswift Team - Calib Network MinerProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$28,000DateMar 3, 2026
- Storswift Team - Lotus Miner + Boost MaintenanceProgramFilecoin ProPGF Batch 2Amount$50,000DateMar 3, 2026
- BlockforgeProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
- Chest: SQL-Like DB over FilecoinProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
- Cosines for EveryoneProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
- CovisionProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - MicrograntsAmount–Date–
- DAOInsureProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - MicrograntsAmount–Date–
- DataUnionProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
- DeFi for Sustainable Supply ChainsProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
- EsteroidsProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
- Filecoin Community AnthemProgramWave 11 Dev Grants - Open GrantsAmount–Date–
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Programs
29
Awards
29
Grantees
$3.2M
Known USD
0
Current rounds
2
Active programs
Active
Status
Focus Areas
decentralized storage, data retrieval, developer tooling, Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM), protocol research, public goods.
Typical sizeOpen Grants up to $50,000; Builder Next Steps grants $5k-$10k
CadenceRolling submissions, reviewed on a recurring cycle