Grants Program

About the Grant Program

Projects that add value to the Moonbeam ecosystem are eligible for funding opportunities. Learn how you can apply to be part of the first cohort of teams to participate in the Grants Program.

Purpose

To fund the development of projects and applications that contribute to the Moonbeam ecosystem and promote overall network growth

Mission

To encourage passionate teams to build innovative, interconnected projects on Moonbeam and reward them projects that fulfill unaddressed use cases

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Why You Should Apply

Passion & Enthusiasm

You’re excited about the potential of Moonbeam and Polkadot, and want to help build the ecosystems.

Experimentation

You want to build and test your application in a growing ecosystem with a strong community and a growing user base.

Scalability

You need a lower-cost execution environment but don’t want (or need) to invest time and money into refactoring your Solidity code.

Multi-Chain

You’re bullish on the future of multi-chain strategy and want execute or a multi- or dual-chain deployment.

Grant Program Resources

By joining the Moonbeam Grants Program, you will have greater ability to contribute to Moonbeam’s growth, and your team will have access to great benefits that will impact your project growth and development.

Funding

Glimmer token grants for community projects

Developer Tools

Resources and documentation for your team

End-to-End Support

Guidance through technical hurdles and strategic decisions

Networking

Introduction to VCs and thought leaders upon successful completion of milestones

Eligible Projects and Ideas

Tooling and Infrastructure

Projects that support the development tools and infrastructure needed by other teams.

These projects must fill existing tooling gaps from the developer tools portfolio in Moonbeam. Examples include wallets, browsers, and API services.

Ecosystem Projects

Projects that support the ecosystem through a wide range of use cases, such as DeFi, NFT, identity, games, insurance, and more.

This category aims to seed the Moonbeam ecosystem by providing useful services and utility on the network.

The Grant Application Process

Fill Out the Application Form

Share all the necessary information with us. The more information we have, the better we can evaluate your application.

Review and Feedback Call

After reviewing your application, we will send you a link to schedule a call with the Moonbeam team to discuss your project and answer any questions you might have.

Decision

We will contact you to tell you if your application was approved or rejected.

Onboarding

In this step, we will welcome you to the program and review the legal and funding aspects.

Follow-up

We will have recurring calls with you and your team to follow up and give the support needed.