Tezos Foundation Ecosystem Grants Program is sponsored by Tezos Foundation. Deploys resources to entities and initiatives that ensure the long-term success of the Tezos blockchain, inviting unique ideas and innovations to strengthen the ecosystem.

Ecosystem Grants Program - Tezos Foundation Tezos Foundation's Grant Program A key activity of the Tezos Foundation is to deploy resources to entities and initiatives that will help to ensure the long-term success of the Tezos blockchain. Areas of interest for grants reflect some of our current needs, and we invite you to also reach out with your own unique ideas and innovations. We look forward to discovering your project!

The grant process covers the three stages of Proposal, Award, and, if successful, Post-Award. Grant proposal submissions can be submitted at any time during each quarter and will be reviewed in the month following the end of each quarter (e.g. grant applications submitted in January, February, or March will be reviewed in April).

For successful proposals, it takes on average four weeks to review a proposal and another four weeks to complete the necessary paperwork. It is essential that prospective grantees and their projects are evaluated diligently to ensure that the deployed resources add proportional value to the Tezos ecosystem.

Our evaluation process contains the following steps: Grant Proposal Submission The Grant Process starts with a grant proposal submission. The grant proposal should include central information on the proposed project and how the team intends to succeed.

This information can include, for example, functional and technical details of the proposed solution, its purpose, a roadmap, an introduction of the project team, evidence of familiarity with the Tezos ecosystem, anticipated value added to the Tezos ecosystem, and measures to assure the longevity of the solution beyond the grant duration.

Proposals can be submitted at any time during each quarter and will be reviewed in the month following the end of each quarter. After an initial vetting by the Tezos Foundation, the Foundation will decide whether to ask for more information , forward for in-depth review by ecosystem experts or to decline the proposal.

Review and Final decision If forwarded for in-depth review, the grant proposal is reviewed by ecosystem experts, supervised by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC completes an in-depth due diligence process and develops recommendations on a proposal’s fit and usefulness to the Tezos ecosystem.

The TAC’s recommendations are then reviewed by the Executive Committee (EC) or the Tezos Foundation Council (FC) which then makes the final decision. Final decisions about grant proposals, which can be an accept, decline, or a revise and resubmit, are then communicated to grant proposers. Grant Agreement and Follow-Up Approved applicants work on the legal paperwork to finalize a grant with the Tezos Foundation.

The grant agreement for the project and the corresponding payments are usually structured along milestones. Once a milestone is completed, the grantee submits a report, which is reviewed and if approved, the payment for the milestone is issued. After the project is finished, the Tezos Foundation conducts regular check-ins to determine the prosperity of the project.

At this stage, the Tezos Foundation explores further collaboration opportunities with grantees and may offer to connect parties in the Tezos ecosystem with similar synergies. Not what you are looking for? Take a look at our Bounty program .

If you have any questions regarding the Grants Program, please email grants@tezos. foundation . If you need help and support, please check out Tezos Stack Exchange or send a message in the Tezos developer Slack channel .

Find the areas of interest to submit your project proposal here.