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Optimism Foundation

aka Optimism, Optimism Collective, OP Foundation, Optimism Retro Funding (RetroPGF), RetroPGF, optimism retro funding retropgf
FoundationOptimism, Web3 Public Goods FundingActivewww.optimism.ioX ↗GitHub ↗Forum ↗
The Optimism Foundation stewards the Optimism Collective, the governance and funding body of the OP Stack and Superchain ecosystem. It deploys OP tokens through two main channels: Grants Council programs (growth and builder grants) and Retro Funding, which rewards contributors retroactively for measurable impact. Since 2025 Retro Funding operates as ongoing Missions (such as Dev Tooling and Onchain Builders) with rolling application windows and metrics-driven evaluation rather than annual rounds.1,2,3

Programs

18 programs on file
[Mission Request] Analysis of Grant Programs
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Gelato x Optimism Builder Bounties
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Governance Fund Missions
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Optimism govNERDs Season 7
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council (Cycle 28)
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council (Intent 3)
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Optimism Grants Council (Season 6)
22 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council Cycle 49
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council Season 8
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council Season 9
1 grant tracked · Ended · In rounds
Season 9 Growth Grants: Closed, deadline 2026-05-20
Optimism Growth Grants
0 grants tracked · Paused · In rounds
Season 9 application window: Closed, deadline 2026-05-20
Optimism Retro Funding Season 7
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Optimism Retro Funding Season 8
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
17 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Retro Funding: Dev Tooling
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No dates on file
Retro Funding: Onchain Builders
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No dates on file
Rubicon Grants Fund
0 grants tracked · Not recorded · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Spearbit + Immunefi Bug Bounty Program
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file

Awards

191 on file
Showing 26-50 of 191, newest dated evidence first
  1. Cantina.xyz and Spearbit
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount400,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  2. Complete Guide: Can Gurel & Ceteris
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount100,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  3. Cross-Chain Interoperability Research: Norswap
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount100,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  4. FHE x OP - Caltech
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount11,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  5. Identity Fusion
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount20,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  6. LlamaNodes
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount100,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  7. Metagov
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount20,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  8. MultiBaas
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount25,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  9. OKcontract
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount90,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  10. Seal
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount100,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  11. Shapley Values - Franklin DAO / Penn
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount11,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  12. Sherlock
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount200,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  13. Tokenbound
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount50,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  14. Trail of Bits
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount400,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  15. WakeUp Labs
    ProgramOptimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
    Amount30,000 OP
    DateSep 24, 2023
    Source ↗
  16. Gelato Network
    ProgramOptimism Governance Fund Phase 0
    Amount300,000 OP
    DateJan 16, 2023
    Source ↗
  17. Account Abstraction - ERC-4337
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount5000 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  18. Across Protocol
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount1908.38 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  19. AION
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount349.96 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  20. alloy
    ProgramRetro Funding: Dev Tooling (Season 8, M11)
    Amount7679.9 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  21. Arcadia Finance
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount428.43 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  22. Arkada
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount831.54 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  23. Base Logos
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount331.05 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  24. BaseSwap
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount1579.53 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  25. Beefy
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount458.56 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
18
Programs
191
Awards
190
Grantees
–
Known USD
0
Current rounds
4
Active programs
Active
Status
Focus Areas

public goods, developer tooling, onchain applications, Ethereum / OP Stack core development.

Cadencerolling missions and seasonal grants council cycles
Sources
  1. www.optimism.io
  2. atlas.optimism.io
  3. gov.optimism.io