By DappRadar
Compiled by Felix, PANews
This article is intended for Web3 developers seeking support for their development efforts through grants, funding, and incubator programs, but developers should still do their own research to verify whether a grant program is still active and accepting participants or potential candidates.
Algorand Ventures
Amount varies
Developers building projects on Algorand can apply for funding from Algorand Ventures. Developers need to have at least a viable business case, technical expertise, an experienced team, and a demo or minimum viable product (MVP).
Amber Group "BUIDL_QUESTS 2025"
Total prize money exceeds $10 million
Amber Group's flagship hackathon returns with a strong showing, offering over $10 million in funding, focusing on AgentFi, an AI-powered autonomous agent on-chain. Open to developers worldwide, the program includes cash prizes, liquidity support, and a finals event in Singapore.
Aptos Foundation Grant Program
Up to US$25,000
Aptos invites developers to apply for grants to enhance community engagement, advance educational initiatives, and support Aptos and decentralized causes. Aptos offers four different grant programs, each with a different purpose: Ecosystem Grants, Innovation Project Grants, and Security and Feeless Transactions Grants.
Bahamut Funding Program
Up to US$100,000
The Bahamut Foundation Grants Program provides milestone-based support and funding to organizations working to decentralize, grow, and support the Bahamut Network, and advocate for a Web3 world.
Base Onchain Summer Event
Prize pool: $250,000
This event rewards the most innovative and widely used apps on Base. Winners will receive a $250,000 prize, an invitation to BaseCamp⁰⁰², and social exposure. The event features two main tracks: Consumer Apps and Mini Apps. The application deadline is September 2, 2025.
BNB Chain Funding and MVB Program
Up to $200,000 per project
BNB Chain aims to empower developers working on open-source projects for the benefit of the broader Binance community. Funded projects can expect market exposure, technical support, ecosystem partnerships, and, of course, financial support.
Celo Community Fund: Prezenti
$5,000–$25,000
Prezenti is the next generation of the Celo Community Fund, which supports developers building on Celo. It focuses on projects across a range of sectors, including community tools, research, and education. On average, it has supported 59 projects, each receiving over $18,000 in funding.
Conflux Foundation Bounty
$1,000–$1,800 per bounty
The Conflux blockchain is a Layer 1 network focused on stablecoins and payment infrastructure, designed to power consumer-grade payments. The Conflux Foundation has launched a bounty program, issuing challenges and offering corresponding financial rewards.
Cronos Ecosystem Grants
Amount varies
The Cronos Ecosystem Grant Program aims to support early-stage projects by guiding initial product development and providing technical support. Funding will be tied to project achievements, with each achievement unlocking a percentage of the grant amount. Projects must fit into the following categories: DeFi, Entertainment or Collectibles, Artificial Intelligence and AI Agents, Re-Webas, or Reinventing the Web 2.0 Experience.
Dfinity Developer Grant Program
Amount varies
The developer grant program aims to drive the growth of the Internet Computer ecosystem and make the Internet Computer accessible to more developers around the world by supporting promising developers and teams. Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (DeAI) has become one of Dfinity's key focuses.
Doma "Forge" DomainFi Plan
1 million USDC
D3 Global has launched a new grant program to support developers working on domain name tokenization and Web3 identity using the Doma protocol. The program, which provides $1 million in USDC and developer residency, serves as a key launchpad for the emerging Domain Finance (DomainFi) sector.
Elysium Accelerator Program
Amount varies
Through the Elysium accelerator program, developers can take their Web3 projects to new heights through guidance, consulting, networking, marketing, and other resources from blockchain experts.
EOS Foundation Grant Program
Amount varies
The EOS Foundation aims to fund the EOS network through a multi-pronged, mutually beneficial, and community-led approach. Through direct investment, sponsorship of working groups, and long-term product development, they hope to create a positive-sum game that will enable EOS to continue to develop into a first-class blockchain ecosystem.
Galxe's Gravity $50 million ecosystem fund
Amount varies
The Gravity Ecosystem Venture Capital Alliance is inviting developers to build on Gravity. Gravity has established a $50 million fund to support developers. Projects must be natively integrated and aligned with the broader ecosystem, with a priority focus on DeFi, including lending, derivatives, yield aggregators, DEXs, and cross-chain bridges. The fund also seeks Telegram mini-programs and fully decentralized gamification systems.
GnosisVC Ecosystem Fund
Amount varies
GnosisDAO and external partners have established a $40 million venture fund to accelerate the development of early-stage blockchain projects. The fund prioritizes investments in projects focused on tokenizing RWAs. The fund is also focusing on decentralized infrastructure and financial payment channels.
Immutable x Digital Worlds Foundation
Amount varies
The Immutable x Digital Worlds Foundation, with a $500 million fund, aims to accelerate the growth and success of Web3 projects and games built on Immutable through grants from Ventures and Digital Worlds. Successful developers will receive funding, IMX rewards, and in-depth blockchain gaming support and expertise.
Iron Fish Grant Program
$500 to over $50,000
Iron Fish is building a seamless, secure, and encrypted blockchain environment. Through the Iron Fish Grant Program, it aims to attract developers to create impactful projects. The program specifically focuses on projects that enhance the Iron Fish user experience, increase interoperability with other blockchains, or expand Iron Fish's use cases.
Kaia / Klaytn Grant Program
Amount varies
Kaia (formerly Klaytn) offers funding across four different funds. The Kaia Ecosystem Fund is dedicated to fostering Kaia ecosystem services and the developer community, while the Kaia Infrastructure Fund focuses on developing services. Additionally, there's the IOS Program, which helps developers develop go-to-market strategies, and the D21 Program, which provides DeFi services.
Kadena's $50 million AI and RWA funding program
Amount varies
Kadena is a scalable, proof-of-work, layer-1 blockchain focused on the tokenization of risky assets and the integration of AI and blockchain technology. The funding program is divided into two tranches. The first, $25 million, will be used for Solidity-based dApps (DeFi and GameFi) and AI projects on the Chainweb EVM network. The remaining $25 million will be used for tokenized solutions and RWAs, such as tokenized debt and real estate.
Kroma Foundation
Amount varies
The Kroma Foundation wishes to provide financial assistance to support projects that require additional resources to succeed. These grants are intended to foster the development of the Kroma ecosystem and support projects that align with the Foundation’s vision of expanding and strengthening the Kroma ecosystem.
LUKSO Second Grant Program: Hack the Grid
Amount varies, total funding amount is US$150,000
LUKSO hopes to take its The Grid and Universal Profiles to the next level by incentivizing developers to build on LUKSO. The second phase - Hack The Grid - focuses on accelerating the development of The Grid to facilitate the creation of small and medium-sized dapps in the LUKSO ecosystem.
Mantle Funding
Up to $20,000 in MNT tokens
Mantle is an ecosystem that aims to foster a strong developer community through its extensive program, supporting projects throughout their development lifecycle. Mantle offers a scouting program to identify the best talent, and a public grant to support early-stage projects with $20,000 in MNT tokens.
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NEAR Ecosystem Grants
Diverse funding programs
The NEAR Foundation works through various initiatives, and the community actively participates through funding and grants. Some initiatives focus on DeFi, while others focus on NFTs. Regardless of the project's development stage, NEAR's Ecosystem Grants are available for support.
Oasis Grant Program
Amount varies
Oasis Protocol is seeking EVM-compatible dapps built on its Sapphire Network. These projects should contribute to the broader Oasis Network. Additionally, developers building development tools can apply for grants.
Optimism Super Chain OP Funding
Up to 500,000 OP
Optimism provides various grants to projects at different stages, including grants for audits, growth, tool development, and on-chain builders.
Polygon Community Grant Program
Diverse funding programs
The Community Grants Program is a community funding program designed to support builders, teams, and creators dedicated to the Polygon community. Polygon offers developers multiple pathways to grants and funding, including the Quadratic Accelerator Program and the Farcaster Frames Innovator Track. Season 2 is now live, with a total reward pool of 35 million POL.
Somnia Network Developer Program
Flexible, with a total funding pool of US$10 million
Somnia Network is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 network with transaction speeds significantly exceeding those of other public blockchain solutions. Somnia invites developers to port their DApps to Somnia, offering a sub-1 cent gas fee environment. Somnia Network is actively seeking fully on-chain games, SocialFi projects, interoperable virtual communities within the Metaverse, DeFi services, and other real-time applications.
SKALE $100 million ecosystem fund
Diverse funding programs
SKALE Network has launched several funds to support and foster development on its network, including an Innovator Program for AppChains. Additionally, the fund focuses on gaming, DeFi, and artificial intelligence. Its Ecosystem Fund, with a $100 million investment, will be allocated to promising projects over several years.
Stellar Grant Program
Up to US$100,000
In its efforts to attract new individual users and businesses to the Stellar ecosystem, the Foundation has launched various grant programs.
Swisstronik funding program
Up to 2.5 million SWTR
Build cross-chain dapps with minimal resources on L1 networks that balance legal compliance and user privacy. Categories include DeFi, Infrastructure, RegTech, and Web3. Rewards vary by category, up to 2.5 million SWTR.
Tezos Foundation Grant Program
Diverse funding programs
The Tezos Foundation provides grants to projects across a range of areas, including security and privacy. It also provides developer tools, education, training, and tools for running validator nodes.
TON Bounty Program
Up to US$100,000
Developers and bug hunters who discover significant issues in TON’s core services (wallets, bridges, and standard smart contracts) can report them to the team for a reward. This also applies to bugs found within the TON blockchain.
Vara Network: Gear Foundation
Most prizes are between $10,000 and $30,000.
The Gear Foundation Grant Program supports project development, growth, and innovation within the Vara ecosystem by providing financial assistance and project support. Grantees will receive funding, developer tools, technical support, and consulting services.
XRPL Funding Program
$10,000 to $200,000
The XRPL Grants Program is now accepting applications. The XRPL Grants Program aims to support software developers interested in building technical standards and solutions, leveraging XRPL's open-source technology to help grow the XRP Ledger community.
ZetaChain Developer Grant Program
The ZetaChain Grants Program aims to support innovative decentralized businesses and fuel the growth of the ZetaChain ecosystem. This grant program will support dapps that employ scalable, innovative approaches, help non-cryptocurrency developers connect to Web3, and aim to create value for the broader ZetaChain ecosystem. The program focuses on identity and social dapps, DOAs, gaming, DeFi, and general cryptocurrency user experiences.
