Ethereum grants
The programs listed below offer a variety of funding grants for projects working to promote the success and growth of the Ethereum ecosystem. Use this as a guide to find and apply for funds to help make your next Ethereum project a success.
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Broad Ethereum ecosystem
These programs support the broad Ethereum ecosystem by offering grants to a wide scope of projects. These include solutions for scalability, community building, security, privacy, and more. These grants are not specific to any one Ethereum platform and are a good place to start if you're unsure.
- EF Ecosystem Support Program - Funding open source projects that benefit Ethereum, with a particular focus on universal tools, infrastructure, research and public goods
- Academic Grants - Grants to support Ethereum-related academic work
Grant list aggregators and platforms
These resources compile and organize various grant opportunities across the Ethereum ecosystem, making it easier to discover funding opportunities that match your project's needs. We've organized them by persona to help you get you started finding the most relevant resources based on your specific funding needs.
For all grant seekers: Comprehensive directories
These general platforms offer broad coverage of grants across the entire Web3 space and are useful starting points for anyone looking for funding:
- Blockworks Grantfarm - Blockworks has compiled a comprehensive directory of all grants, RFPs, and bug bounties.
- Find Blockchain Grants - Searchable database of blockchain grants
- Grantr - Platform for discovering and applying to Web3 grants
- Blockchain Grants - Directory of blockchain and crypto grants
For developers and builders
- Web3 Grants - Notion database of Web3 grant opportunities
- Grant Programs Viewer - Public Airtable database of grant programs
- Web3 Grants Spreadsheet - Google spreadsheet of Web3 grant opportunities
For DeFi projects and financial applications
- LlamaoGrants - DeFi Llama's grant program directory
- AlphaGrowth Grants - Comprehensive list of crypto and Web3 grants
For DAO contributors and governance innovators
Resources for community-driven projects and governance experiments:
- DAO Grants - Google spreadsheet of organizations offering grants
- MetaGov Database - Comprehensive Web3 grants map
For entrepreneurs and startups
Resources for those building products and seeking investment beyond just grants:
- Web3Native - Directory of Web3 grants, investors, and accelerator programs
- Cryptoneur Web3 Grants - Platform for finding Web3 project funding
- Pentacle Grants - Grant opportunities in the Web3 space
Public goods and impact
These programs focus on funding projects that benefit the broader community, public goods, and impact initiatives. These include grant providers, as well as donation platforms utilizing onchain funding allocation mechanisms including quadratic funding:
- Gitcoin - Gitcoin Grants utilizes multiple capital allocation mechanisms to fund open source projects and public goods in the Ethereum ecosystem
- Octant - Public goods funding ecosystem that balances the common good and individual financial empowerment
- Giveth - Crypto donation platform enabling direct donations from for-good projects with zero added fees
- Artizen - Helping creators match fund new projects at the frontier of art, science, technology and culture
- Quadratic Accelerator - Start-up accelerator program that uses quadratic funding to support projects that benefit the public good
Additional resources
- Web3 Summits Grants - Grant opportunities from Web3 Summits
- Anke's Directory - Web3 grant program directory
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