System · Protocol ecosystem
Ethereum
Crypto
Ethereum is the largest smart-contract blockchain and the gravitational center of crypto grant funding. Capital moves through the Ethereum Foundation's Ecosystem Support Program, the treasuries of protocol DAOs built on the chain (Uniswap, Aave, Lido, Compound and many others), the foundations of its layer-2 networks, and community mechanisms such as Gitcoin quadratic funding rounds and Octant epochs. Most funders in this system award grants for open-source tooling, infrastructure, protocol research, and applications that grow activity on Ethereum and its rollups.
Funders in this System
23 on file| Name | Programs | Current rounds | Active programs | Last activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitcoin | 12 | 0 | 2 | Jun 1, 2026 | Active |
| Polygon | 9 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Active |
| Compound DAO | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jun 24, 2026 | Active |
| Ethereum Foundation | 5 | 0 | 4 | Apr 29, 2026 | Active |
| Uniswap Foundation | 5 | 0 | 3 | Oct 7, 2026 | Active |
| Scroll | 4 | 0 | 0 | May 31, 2026 | Active |
| 1inch Network | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | Active |
| Base (Coinbase) | 3 | 0 | 2 | Mar 9, 2026 | Active |
| Mantle Foundation | 3 | 0 | 2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Active |
| Obol | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | Active |
| Rocket Pool | 2 | 0 | 2 | Oct 7, 2026 | Active |
| Starknet Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | Active |
| Aave | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | Active |
| Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sep 4, 2025 | Active |
| Graph Foundation | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | Active |
| Lido | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | Active |
| Linea (ConsenSys) | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | Active |
| Octant | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jun 30, 2026 | Active |
| Taiko Grant Program | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | Active |
| World Foundation | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | Active |
| Gnosis DAO | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Active |
| KelpDAO | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Active |
| SKALE Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Unknown |
Programs
63 on file1inch DAO Aqua Revenue Stream Incubator
1inch NetworkIncubator
Status: Active
How to apply: Any time
1inch Foundation Grants
1inch NetworkGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Aave Grants DAO
AaveGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Base Batches 003
Base (Coinbase)Incubator
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Base Builder Grants
Base (Coinbase)Retroactive funding
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Base Ecosystem Fund
Base (Coinbase)Other
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Bioregional Reforestation Round
GitcoinQuadratic funding
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
CDP Builder Grants
Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP)Grants
Status: Active
How to apply: In rounds
Citizen Grants
GitcoinGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Compound DAO Treasury Management Program
Compound DAORFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Compound Governance Metrics Analysis Request
Compound DAORFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Compound Grants ETHGlobal 2023 Hackathon Bounty
Compound DAOPrize
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Compound Grants Program
Compound DAOGrants
Status: Paused
How to apply: In rounds
Compound Security Service Provider (SSP) RFP
Compound DAORFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
EF PhD Fellowship (Bankless)
Ethereum FoundationFellowship
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)
Ethereum FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Ethereum Foundation ESP PhD Fellowship
Ethereum FoundationFellowship
Status: Active
How to apply: In rounds
Ethereum Security Subsidy Program
Ethereum FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
GG23 Grantee Onboarding/Education Program
GitcoinRFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
GG24 Public Goods R&D Domain
GitcoinOther
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
GG24 Targeted Development and Adoption Domain
GitcoinGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
GG24: Interop Standards, Infrastructure & Analytics
GitcoinQuadratic funding
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Gitcoin & Octant Public Goods Funding
GitcoinGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Gitcoin Flows / Continuous Grants
GitcoinGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Gitcoin GG24 Deep Funding
GitcoinOther
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Gitcoin Grants
GitcoinQuadratic funding
Status: Paused
How to apply: Not recorded
Grant Allocator - Call for Applications
PolygonRFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
LEGO (Lido Ecosystem Grants Organisation)
LidoGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Linea Ecosystem Investment Alliance (EIA)
Linea (ConsenSys)Incubator
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Mantle Builder Support Programs
Mantle FoundationIncubator
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Mantle EcoFund
Mantle FoundationOther
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Mantle Lightning Grants
Mantle FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Obol Grants Program
ObolGrants
Status: Paused
How to apply: Not recorded
Obol Technical Grants
ObolGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Octant Epoch Funding
OctantQuadratic funding
Status: Active
How to apply: In rounds
Polygon Community Grants Program
PolygonGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Polygon Community Grants Program — Season 2
PolygonGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Polygon Ecosystem DAO Enters Season 1: Onwards to Decentralization
PolygonPrize
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Polygon PIP Bounty Program
PolygonPrize
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Polygon Village Launch (new 2023 format)
PolygonGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Project Odin
Ethereum FoundationIncubator
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Quadratic Accelerator on Polygon - Season 2
PolygonQuadratic funding
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
RFP: Reboot the Gitcoin Community for the 3.3 Era
GitcoinRFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Rocket Pool GMC Grants, Bounties & Retrospective Awards
Rocket PoolGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: In rounds
Rocket Pool Microgrants
Rocket PoolGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Scroll Community Grants Support Program
ScrollGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Scroll DAO Treasury Management RFP
ScrollRFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Scroll Delegates Contribution Program
ScrollRFP
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Scroll Ecosystem Growth Council (EGC)
ScrollOther
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Starknet Growth Grants
Starknet FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Starknet Seed Grants
Starknet FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Taiko Grant Cycle 3
Taiko Grant ProgramGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Any time
Tenfold Polybrain Season 2 Grants
PolygonGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
The Graph Grants Program
Graph FoundationGrants
Status: Paused
How to apply: Not recorded
Thrive Polygon Consumer Crypto Grants Season 1
PolygonGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Unichain Grants
Uniswap FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Unichain growth CFM (Conditional Funding Markets)
Uniswap FoundationOther
Status: Ended
How to apply: In rounds
Uniswap Acceleration Season
Uniswap FoundationIncubator
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Uniswap Foundation Grants
Uniswap FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Uniswap Foundation Security Fund
Uniswap FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: In rounds
Uniswap-Arbitrum Grant Program (UAGP)
Arbitrum FoundationGrants
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
Unite DeFi hackathon
1inch NetworkPrize
Status: Ended
How to apply: Not recorded
World Foundation Mini App Grants
World FoundationGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Any time