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Polygon Community Grants Program is a grant from the Polygon Foundation that funds builders, developers, and ecosystem contributors creating projects on Polygon PoS and Polygon zkEVM. Backed by a 1 billion POL community treasury, the program distributes POL tokens through milestone-based, non-dilutive grants ranging from 5,000 to 50,000+ POL, organized into seasonal funding rounds.
Independent Grant Allocators manage themed tracks covering AI, DePIN, gaming, consumer crypto, infrastructure, and public goods. Any project building on Polygon's network of chains is eligible, including early-stage teams, open-source contributors, and hackathon organizers. Applications and disbursement are managed through Questbook with tranche-based payments tied to measurable deliverables.
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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
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Any project building on Polygon, including NFTs, DAOs, tools, and other initiatives. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Academic Grant Program (NVIDIA) is sponsored by NVIDIA. NVIDIA's Academic Grant Program seeks proposals from full-time faculty members at accredited academic institutions who are using NVIDIA technology to advance work in Simulation and Modeling, Data Science, and Robotics and Edge AI. Proposals should incorporate pretrained models from ai.nvidia.com and/or make extensive use of NVIDIA software distributions.
This NOFO provides an opportunity to all FY 2018 NIST SBIR Phase I awardees to submit a Phase II application following completion of Phase I. This NOFO provides instructions for FY 2019 NIST SBIR Phase II application preparation and submission requirements. In Phase II, work from Phase I that exhibits potential for commercial application is further developed. Phase II is the R&D or prototype development phase. To apply for a Phase II award, each Phase I awardee will be required to submit a comprehensive application outlining the proposed research and a detailed plan to commercialize the final product. Each NIST Phase II award is for up to $400,000 and up to a 24-month period of performance. One year after completing the Phase II R&D activity, the awardee shall be required to report on its commercialization activities. Up to an additional $6,500 may be requested for Technical and Business Assistance (TABA); see Section 5.11 for more information about TABA. Funding Opportunity Number: 2019-NIST-SBIR-02. Assistance Listing: 11.620. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ST. Award Amount: Up to $400K per award.
Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program (Florida) is sponsored by Florida Digital Service. This Florida state grant program enhances cybersecurity resilience in local governments, with a priority focus on fiscally constrained rural areas. Rather than issuing direct funding, the Florida Digital Service will procure cybersecurity solutions directly on behalf of awarded applicants. The grant supports new or expanded capabilities in preventing, detecting, responding to, and recovering from cyber threats.