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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
No dates on file
Filecoin ProPGF
0 grants tracked
Batch 3: closed, closes 2026-06-16
Filecoin ProPGF Batch 2
16 grants tracked
No cadence on file
Filecoin RetroPGF (Round 3)
0 grants tracked
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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
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
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