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Web3 Foundation

aka Web3 Foundation (Polkadot) grants, web3 polkadot
FoundationActiveweb3.foundationX ↗GitHub ↗
Web3 Foundation funds research and development for the decentralized web and is best known for its role incubating Polkadot and Substrate. It previously ran a large open Grants Program for technical projects in the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem but has discontinued general applications, shifting to Targeted Strategic Funding, the Decentralized Futures program, product-focused initiatives, participation in Polkadot OpenGov, and hands-on support for key projects, in line with Polkadot's maturation.1,2,3,4

Programs

2 programs on file
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Polkadot Treasury Proposals
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
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Web3 Foundation Grants Program
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
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Awards

41 on file
Showing 26-41 of 41, newest dated evidence first
  1. NP Labs (Nullifier Prime: Compliant and Programmable Privacy)
    ProgramWave 26 (Q2 2025)
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  2. Ondřej Pulc (ParaPort - Embedded Polkadot Auto-teleport App)
    ProgramWave 26 (Q2 2025)
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  3. ParaSpell Research Foundation (xcNFT)
    ProgramWave 23 (Q3 2024)
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  4. QueryWeb3 (QueryWeb3) [terminated]
    ProgramWave 24 (Q4 2024)
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  5. Rui Morais (Decentralized Threshold Signature Service Implementation)
    ProgramWave 26 (Q2 2025)
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  6. SIGMA 8 SOLUTIONS (P2P State Channels)
    ProgramWave 23 (Q3 2024)
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  7. Solidbit GmbH (ISO20022 Ecosystem Research and Technical Design)
    ProgramWave 23 (Q3 2024)
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  8. Sporyon Technologies (Dotnix - Follow-Up)
    ProgramWave 25 (Q1 2025)
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  9. Staking Rewards (Validator Performance - Research & Methodology Development)
    ProgramWave 25 (Q1 2025)
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  10. Stanislav Terliakov (substrate-interface maintenance)
    ProgramWave 27 (Q3 2025)
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  11. Swush Labs (Swush DEX Aggregator)
    ProgramWave 24 (Q4 2024)
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  12. TCDT Lab (Blockchain Interoperability through DNS and Asset Discovery)
    ProgramWave 25 (Q1 2025)
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  13. Tuguldur Baigalmaa (Bison)
    ProgramWave 24 (Q4 2024)
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  14. Web3 Association (Open source contributor funding experiment)
    ProgramWave 23 (Q3 2024)
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  15. Zondax AG (Ledger Universal Polkadot App upgrade)
    ProgramWave 26 (Q2 2025)
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  16. Zondax AG (MigrationEase)
    ProgramWave 24 (Q4 2024)
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Programs
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Awards
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Current rounds
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Active programs
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Status
Focus Areas

Polkadot, Kusama, Substrate, ink!, core infrastructure, developer tooling, open-source software, research.

Typical sizeHistorical levels (open program now closed): Level 1 up to $10,000; Level 2 up to $30,000; Level 3 unlimited. At least 50% typically paid in vested DOT over 2 years, remainder in USDC.
Sources
  1. web3.foundation
  2. github.com/w3f/Grants-Program
  3. github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/blob/master/applications/index.md
  4. medium.com/web3foundation/aligning-web3-foundation-grants-program-with-polkadots-product-centric-vision-9ae83baafdc3