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Find similar grantsNo specific deadline listed; approximately 100,000 ZEC available through November 2028.
Zcash Community Grants is sponsored by Zcash Community Grants. Zcash Community Grants funds projects in the Zcash ecosystem, which is built around zero-knowledge proofs and transaction privacy.
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Zcash Community Grants | The Zcash Community Grants program funds independent teams entering the Zcash ecosystem, to perform major ongoing development (or other work) for the public good of the Zcash ecosystem. Do you have what it takes to contribute to the adoption and usability of Zcash? We invite you to apply for a grant.
It’s simple! The Zcash Community Grants program (formerly known as ZOMG) funds independent teams entering the Zcash ecosystem, to perform major ongoing development (or other work) for the public good of the Zcash ecosystem. Funding for Zcash Community Grants comes from the Major Grants slice of the Zcash Dev Fund.
Grants are chosen by a five-person committee elected by the Zcash Community. ZIP-1014 , ZIP-1015 & ZIP-1016 were approved by the Zcash community, allocating 8% of mining rewards to provide sustained major grant funding for the ecosystem through the third halving in November 2028. Zcash Community Grants has: ~100,000 ZEC which equates to Check this dashboard for the most up to date figures.
This wishlist is meant to encourage ideas for potential applicants to improve the Zcash ecosystem and is not exhaustive. If your idea to improve Zcash doesn’t fit exactly, feel free to surprise us with your proposal!
Zcash Lightwalletd Infrastructure Development and Maintenance Zcash hardware wallet support Physical storage (paper wallets or lightweight hardware) Shielded wallets for smartphones (iOS/Android/GTK/Plasma Mobile) Easy one-click shielded payments Easy multi-sig tools for Shielded Addresses (e.g. an implementation of FROST in user-facing wallets) Point-of-sale for brick and mortar shops Network layer privacy solutions for light client SDKs and libraries Unified Address support & implementation by exchanges R&D Decentralized light client syncing Audits for updated Zcash software Stablecoins on Zcash, ZUSD Application on top of Zcash network Integrating native ZEC in end user apps Light client servers / infrastructure Improving "Zcash Protocol Spec" for developers Websites with educational resources These are some of the projects we've funded so far: A performant, full-featured light wallet for mobile and desktop Growing Zcash’s open-source education hub and onboarding new contributors to Zcash A web3 platform powered by Zcash that empowers content creators Shielded Support for Ledger Hardware Wallets by Hanh The first implementation of shielded Zcash on a hardware wallet Zcash-Avalanche Elastic Subnet Bridge by red·dev Bridging assets between Zcash and Avalanche using permissionless Subnet architecture Shielded Assets on Zcash by QEDIT Bringing DeFi to ZEC with Zcash Shielded Assets (ZSAs) Zcash Media by Zcash Media A premiere educational platform about Zcash, privacy, and related issues.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Teams or individuals proposing projects that improve the Zcash ecosystem, including zero-knowledge proof development, transaction privacy, and broader public good work for the ecosystem. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates ~100,000 ZEC (~$11M USD) total pool through November 2028 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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