Grants for Cryptocurrency, Infrastructure, Developer Tooling in Kansas (USA)
GrantID: 15977
Grant Funding Amount Low: $250
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $30,000
Summary
This grant opportunity, offered by a leading foundation behind a major blockchain network, supports free and open‑source projects that strengthen the network's infrastructure, developer tooling, research, community resources, and other public goods. The program is broadly aimed at builders — individuals, small teams, research groups, nonprofits, or community-oriented organizations — anywhere in the world who produce work that benefits the ecosystem.
Grants are available in different tiers: small grants are capped at around US$30,000, intended for early‑stage, experimental, or shorter‑term projects; larger “Project Grants” have no fixed cap and can support complex, multi‑phase efforts. The foundation has historically funded hundreds of projects each year, distributing tens of millions in grant dollars to support core infrastructure, developer tools, research and community initiatives.
Eligible recipients include individual developers, research teams, community organizers, or nonprofit‑style entities — as long as their proposed work is open‑source or otherwise publicly available, non-commercial, and aligned with the foundation’s mission: improving resilience, usability, and accessibility of the network. Funded work may involve software development, protocol research, tooling, community education, security improvements, or other types of infrastructure or public‑benefit initiatives.
The intent of the grant funding is to nurture foundational and infrastructure‑level innovation rather than commercial ventures — enabling open‑source tools, research output, shared infrastructure, and community resources that anyone in the ecosystem can use. Through these grants, the foundation aims to support long‑term sustainability and growth of the network by backing projects that otherwise might struggle to secure funding under traditional commercial or investment-based models.
In short, this opportunity provides flexible funding — from modest seed-level grants to larger project grants — to a wide range of builders worldwide, so long as their work is open, public‑oriented, and helps advance the technical and community foundation of the network.
This grant may be available to individuals and organizations in Kansas that are actively involved in Science, Technology Research & Development. To locate more funding opportunities in your field, visit The Grant Portal and search by interest area using the Search Grant tool.
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