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Aave Grants DAO is a grant program from the Aave decentralized autonomous organization that funds developers, DeFi projects, and community builders advancing the Aave ecosystem. Through a governance-approved framework, the DAO allocates funding ranging from $5,000 to $500,000 to support contributions that grow protocol usage, improve tooling, or expand the Aave community.
The primary grant component approved via on-chain governance provides $25 million in stablecoins alongside a 75,000 AAVE token allocation vesting over four years to Aave Labs. Eligible applicants include developers and teams with innovative ideas that create measurable benefit for the Aave protocol and its users.
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This AIP proposes to approve the primary grant component of the Aave Will Win Framework as a standalone governance action. If approved, the Aave DAO would fund Aave Labs through various grants consisting of $25,000,000 in stablecoins in totality, alongside a 75,000 AAVE token allocation vesting linearly over four years. This AIP is limited to the funding request and its full onchain execution.
Other elements of the broader framework, including the Growth and Development grants, are intended to be handled through separate governance proposals. Under the proposed operating model, revenue generated by Aave-branded products would flow to the DAO treasury rather than being retained by Aave Labs. As described in the source proposal, this shifts responsibility for funding Aave Labs’ activities to the DAO.
This proposal approves funding of the Primary grant of **$25,000,000 in stablecoins**, and **75,000 AAVE** to Aave Labs, structured as follows: * Allowance for 5M units aEthLidoGHO from the Collector Contract * Stream for 5M units aEthLidoGHO from the Collector Contract over 6 month duration * Stream for 15M units aEthLidoGHO from the Collector Contract over 12 month duration * Stream for 75,000 units AAVE from the Ecosystem Reserve over 48 month duration Any unspent portion of the Primary grant at the end of the 12-month period shall be returned to the DAO treasury or otherwise handled through a subsequent DAO-approved budget decision.
The Aave Labs recipient address is: 0x488c053F07391dC78b12Da7107eb22aF77A255a1. The specification has been taken in consultation with Token Logic, the treasury service provider of the DAO. * Implementation: AaveV3EthereumLido * Tests: AaveV3EthereumLido
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Developers, DeFi projects, and community builders with ideas that benefit the Aave ecosystem. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000 - $500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Aave Grants DAO accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
Aave Grants DAO is funded by Aave Grants DAO. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This listing is flagged as international in scope. Check the official notice for country-specific restrictions before applying.
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