{"id":18508,"date":"2026-03-21T09:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/how-the-ethereum-foundation-grants-program-makes-decisions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:34:43","slug":"how-the-ethereum-foundation-grants-program-makes-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/how-the-ethereum-foundation-grants-program-makes-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Ethereum Foundation grants program makes decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Our goal on the grants team is to be faithful stewards of Ethereum community resources. As part of the Ethereum Foundation&#8217;s ongoing effort to diffuse power throughout our community, we give grants that we believe will return the highest impact on the Ethereum ecosystem over the long-term.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"what-is-the-scope-of-ef-grants\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"what is the scope of ef grants permalink\" href=\"#what-is-the-scope-of-ef-grants\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>What is the scope of EF grants?<\/h2>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Open source!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Funding is only for future work<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Avoid playing favorites. \u00a0We try not to advantage one team over others<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Avoid grants at the application layer, though we do believe that projects and teams working at the application layer should apply when they are building open source tools applicable to the wider ecosystem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Avoid giving an Ethereum Foundation &#8220;stamp of approval.&#8221; \u00a0EF Grants are not intended to be an endorsement of a particular project over others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"how-do-we-evaluate-applications\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"how do we evaluate applications permalink\" href=\"#how-do-we-evaluate-applications\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>How do we evaluate applications?<\/h2>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">We think about highest impact by asking ourselves:<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">how important would this be to the ecosystem?<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">how urgent is the problem?<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">how many other people are working on this problem?<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">how much value do we get by giving a grant compared to doing nothing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">We are favorably biased towards projects with reasonable paths towards sustainability. \u00a0This helps ensure a long-term impact on the investment of community resources.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">We look for applicants with relevant experience or proven ability to execute, commensurate with the grant amount<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Alignment with Ethereum values<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">Note: because we are offering non-dilutive capital, we expect to pay a discount on your market rate<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">We realize that our decision making process will never be perfect, but we always do our best to continually improve the speed and quality of the decision making process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2018\/10\/24\/how-the-ethereum-foundation-grants-program-makes-decisions\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our goal on the grants team is to be faithful stewards of Ethereum community resources. As part of the Ethereum Foundation&#8217;s ongoing effort to diffuse power throughout our community, we give grants that we believe will return the highest impact on the Ethereum ecosystem over the long-term. What is the scope of EF grants? 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