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Community-governed grants funding builders across Polygon PoS and zkEVM from a 1B POL treasury. The Polygon Community Grants Program (CGP) is a community-governed grants initiative funded by the Polygon Community Treasury – an in-protocol fund independent from Polygon Labs.
The program distributes POL tokens to builders, developers, and ecosystem contributors building on Polygon PoS and Polygon zkEVM, with approximately 100 million POL unlocking annually over a ten-year horizon.
Grant allocation is overseen by a five-member Community Treasury Board (CTB) alongside independent Grant Allocators (GAs) – external domain experts who manage themed funding tracks, evaluate applications, and deploy capital within their areas of specialization.
The Community Grants Program launched in June 2024 as the successor to Polygon Village, which distributed over 110 million MATIC through direct grants and quadratic funding rounds in partnership with Gitcoin and Giveth. The transition shifted Polygon's ecosystem funding from a Polygon Labs-operated model to a community-treasury-governed structure with formal governance through Polygon Funding Proposals (PFPs).
Season 1 allocated up to 35M MATIC across General Grants and Consumer Crypto tracks. Season 2, launched in January 2025, allocated 35M POL with expanded thematic coverage – including AI, DePIN, gaming, and memecoins – and a broader Grant Allocator roster including Eliza Labs, Crossmint, IoTeX, Thrive, AngelHack, Encode Club, and Gitcoin.
The Polygon Community Grants Program provides milestone-based, non-dilutive funding to projects building on Polygon's network of chains, distributed through a hybrid model combining Community Treasury Board oversight with operational grant allocation by independent domain experts.
Early-stage builders to access 5,000–50,000+ POL grants for development and ecosystem integration Grant Allocators to run themed funding tracks aligned with ecosystem priorities such as AI, DePIN, gaming, and consumer crypto The Community Treasury Board to define seasonal strategies, approve allocators, and oversee accountability through impact reporting Structured disbursement through milestone-based tranches tied to measurable deliverables Community governance through Polygon Funding Proposals (PFPs) that formalize treasury allocation decisions This structure decentralizes grant-making across domain-specific allocators while maintaining strategic coordination at the treasury level.
The Polygon Community Grants Program operates through a governance framework combining treasury oversight, seasonal funding cycles, and milestone-based capital deployment. Applications and disbursement are managed through Questbook.
Community Treasury Board (CTB): A five-member board of independent ecosystem experts responsible for setting seasonal funding strategy, approving Grant Allocators, reviewing direct grant applications, and overseeing accountability through post-season impact reporting. Grant Allocators (GAs): External organizations appointed by the CTB to manage themed funding tracks.
Each GA sources, evaluates, and deploys grants within a domain-specific area and submits structured impact reports after each season. Polygon Funding Proposals (PFPs): The governance framework for directing treasury capital. PFPs formalize decisions around Grant Allocator appointments, seasonal priorities, and budget allocation.
Questbook Integration: Applications, milestone submissions, and grant disbursement workflows are managed through Questbook, providing structured review processes and tranche-based payment coordination across all funding tracks. Seasonal funding cadence: Grants are organized into multi-month seasons with defined themes, budgets, and Grant Allocator rosters, updated each cycle based on ecosystem priorities and community input.
Milestone-based disbursement: Funding is released in tranches tied to predefined milestones. Grantees submit progress updates for review before receiving subsequent payments. Multi-track structure: Each season includes a general direct grants track alongside themed Grant Allocator-managed tracks, enabling broad ecosystem coverage with domain-specific evaluation.
Independent from Polygon Labs: The Community Treasury is an in-protocol fund governed independently from Polygon Labs, with the CTB operating as a neutral oversight body. Long-term treasury commitment: Approximately 100M POL unlocks annually over a ten-year horizon (up to 1B POL total), providing sustained, predictable funding capacity.
Early-Stage Builders Launching on Polygon Developers and small teams building on Polygon PoS or Polygon zkEVM use the Community Grants Program to access non-dilutive funding for smart contract deployment, infrastructure integrations, and product prototyping. Grants typically range from 5,000 to 50,000+ POL, with milestone-based disbursement aligning capital with measurable progress from concept through production.
AI and DePIN Projects Seeking Domain-Specific Funding Projects at the intersection of AI, decentralized physical infrastructure, and blockchain use themed Grant Allocator tracks to access domain-aligned capital and specialized evaluation.
Teams submit proposals to allocator-managed tracks led by organizations such as Eliza Labs, IoTeX, and Crossmint, where funding decisions are informed by sector expertise rather than generalized grant review.
Consumer Crypto and Gaming Teams Driving Adoption Teams building consumer-facing applications – including onchain gaming, social platforms, memecoin infrastructure, and digital commerce – use Consumer Crypto and gaming tracks to fund product development, community growth, and user acquisition on Polygon. These tracks prioritize projects that increase onchain activity and ecosystem participation.
Infrastructure and Public Goods Contributors Developer tooling teams, protocol researchers, open-source maintainers, and ecosystem organizers use the General Grants Track to fund work that supports Polygon's broader infrastructure. Eligible initiatives include developer SDKs, research, educational programming, hackathons, and coordination infrastructure.
The direct funding track accepts both technical and non-technical applications, reinforcing Polygon's commitment to open-source development across the Ethereum ecosystem. 1 Billion Unlocked Over Decade in Community Grants Program for Polygon Builders – Polygon Polygon Community Grants Program Announces Season 2 – Polygon Season One: Strategy for Community Grants Program – Polygon Governance grants governance milestone
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to developers and projects building on the Polygon network. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $80 million in POL tokens through 2025. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
NASA STRIDE (Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration) is a grant program from NASA that solicits proposals from U.S. industry to conduct design studies of advanced robotic surface and aerial mobility systems with payload transportation and deployment capability for Mars surface operations. The program supports innovation in robotic mobility systems that could enable future Mars science missions. U.S.-based universities and nonprofit research organizations may also be eligible per the grant record. The application deadline for this cycle was March 31, 2026.