grants

web3 operations platform handling docs, tasks, bounties, and proposals.

🌐 Having handled thousands of grant applications across multiple foundations and projects, I want to share some of @charmverse learnings around web3 grants.

Co-founder of Scout Game & CharmVerse.io. Connecting onchain builders

2/🌱 Types of Grants

- Project-Based Grants: The Engine of Innovation
- Research Grants: Pushing the Boundaries of Knowledge
- Community and Development Grants: Cultivating a Strong Web3 Community
- Educational Grants: Building the Future Workforce of Web3

3/🔍  How to Find Web3 Grants

Discovering the right Web3 grants can be as crucial as the projects they intend to fund.

- Stay Informed About Industry Trends: Subscribe to newsletters, follow influential figures in the blockchain and web3 spaces, and participate in relevant online forums
- Regularly Check Dedicated Grant Listings: Many organizations and platforms regularly update their websites with current grant opportunities. Bookmark them.
- Utilize Social Media and Online Forums
- Set Up Alerts: Use tools like Google Alerts with keywords such as “Web3 grants”

4/ 🙌  Web3 Grants we ❤️
- Optimism - leading Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum
- Safe Grants by SafeDAO - a multi-signature wallet solution for the Ethereum blockchain
- Taiko - decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent ZK-EVM. Launched in October 2023
- Cartesi - Application-specific rollups with a Linux runtime
- Mantle - L2 scalability solution built on top of Ethereum
- Aave - decentralized and permissionless lending and borrowing protocol
- Gitcoin - quarterly funding program helping early-stage builders raise funds for public goods projects through crowdfunding and matching funds
- Uniswap - decentralized cryptocurrency exchange that uses a set of smart contracts to execute trades

5/ Check out the Complete Guide on Web3 Grants

1/💡 What are web3 Grants? A web3 grant funds or supports individuals, teams, or organizations involved in web3 technology projects. These grants help communities to:

- Fostering Innovation
- Community Building
- Accelerating Adoption