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We’ve been hard at work getting to know so many amazing people and projects, and are extremely excited to announce the recipients of the Wave III of the Ethereum Foundation Grants Program!<\/p>\n
We kicked off 2018 with a blog post<\/a> to galvanize scalability research for first and second-layer solutions. Since then, we’ve committed over $11M to 52 projects dedicated to advancing the Ethereum ecosystem. Grants have funded multiple plasma and state channel implementations, diverse client research, enhanced developer frameworks, security audits, and so much more (find them all in the previous posts: Wave I<\/a> & Wave II<\/a>)!<\/p>\n<\/g><\/svg><\/a>A Look into the Selection Process<\/h2>\nSince the Grants Program has picked up, we’ve received feedback requesting greater transparency into our processes and a deeper look into the various types of projects considered. Here’s a funding snapshot and grant process update:<\/p>\n<\/g><\/svg><\/a>Funding Snapshot<\/h3>\nThe EF Grant Program provided more than $11M in support to 52 projects since early 2018 (Waves I, II, and III).<\/p>\n<\/center><\/p>\nOur funding allocation remains true to the program’s original purpose, awarding nearly 7<\/mn>M<\/mi>t<\/mi>o<\/mi>s<\/mi>c<\/mi>a<\/mi>l<\/mi>a<\/mi>b<\/mi>i<\/mi>l<\/mi>i<\/mi>t<\/mi>y<\/mi>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>j<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>t<\/mi>s<\/mi>.<\/mi>A<\/mi>f<\/mi>t<\/mi>e<\/mi>r<\/mi>t<\/mi>h<\/mi>i<\/mi>s<\/mi>,<\/mo>s<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>u<\/mi>r<\/mi>i<\/mi>t<\/mi>y<\/mi>h<\/mi>a<\/mi>s<\/mi>b<\/mi>e<\/mi>e<\/mi>n<\/mi>g<\/mi>r<\/mi>a<\/mi>n<\/mi>t<\/mi>e<\/mi>d<\/mi>a<\/mi>l<\/mi>m<\/mi>o<\/mi>s<\/mi>t<\/mi><\/mrow>7M to scalability projects. After this, security has been granted almost <\/annotation><\/semantics><\/math><\/span>7<\/span>Mt<\/span>osc<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>abi<\/span>l<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>y<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>j<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span>A<\/span>f<\/span>t<\/span>er<\/span>t<\/span>hi<\/span>s<\/span>,<\/span>sec<\/span>u<\/span>r<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>y<\/span>ha<\/span>s<\/span>b<\/span>ee<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span>r<\/span>an<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>m<\/span>os<\/span>t<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2M, #buidl projects (projects that improve user experience) received 1.6<\/mn>M<\/mi>,<\/mo>a<\/mi>n<\/mi>d<\/mi>D<\/mi>e<\/mi>v<\/mi>E<\/mi>x<\/mi>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>j<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>t<\/mi>s<\/mi>(<\/mo>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>j<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>t<\/mi>s<\/mi>t<\/mi>h<\/mi>a<\/mi>t<\/mi>i<\/mi>m<\/mi>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>v<\/mi>e<\/mi>d<\/mi>e<\/mi>v<\/mi>e<\/mi>l<\/mi>o<\/mi>p<\/mi>e<\/mi>r<\/mi>e<\/mi>x<\/mi>p<\/mi>e<\/mi>r<\/mi>i<\/mi>e<\/mi>n<\/mi>c<\/mi>e<\/mi>)<\/mo>r<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>e<\/mi>i<\/mi>v<\/mi>e<\/mi>d<\/mi><\/mrow>1.6M, and DevEx projects (projects that improve developer experience) received <\/annotation><\/semantics><\/math><\/span>1.6<\/span>M<\/span>,<\/span>an<\/span>d<\/span>De<\/span>v<\/span>E<\/span>x<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>j<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>(<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>j<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>ha<\/span>t<\/span>im<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>v<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span>e<\/span>v<\/span>e<\/span>l<\/span>o<\/span>p<\/span>ere<\/span>x<\/span>
Since the Grants Program has picked up, we’ve received feedback requesting greater transparency into our processes and a deeper look into the various types of projects considered. Here’s a funding snapshot and grant process update:<\/p>\n
The EF Grant Program provided more than $11M in support to 52 projects since early 2018 (Waves I, II, and III).<\/p>\n
Our funding allocation remains true to the program’s original purpose, awarding nearly 7<\/mn>M<\/mi>t<\/mi>o<\/mi>s<\/mi>c<\/mi>a<\/mi>l<\/mi>a<\/mi>b<\/mi>i<\/mi>l<\/mi>i<\/mi>t<\/mi>y<\/mi>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>j<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>t<\/mi>s<\/mi>.<\/mi>A<\/mi>f<\/mi>t<\/mi>e<\/mi>r<\/mi>t<\/mi>h<\/mi>i<\/mi>s<\/mi>,<\/mo>s<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>u<\/mi>r<\/mi>i<\/mi>t<\/mi>y<\/mi>h<\/mi>a<\/mi>s<\/mi>b<\/mi>e<\/mi>e<\/mi>n<\/mi>g<\/mi>r<\/mi>a<\/mi>n<\/mi>t<\/mi>e<\/mi>d<\/mi>a<\/mi>l<\/mi>m<\/mi>o<\/mi>s<\/mi>t<\/mi><\/mrow>7M to scalability projects. After this, security has been granted almost <\/annotation><\/semantics><\/math><\/span>7<\/span>Mt<\/span>osc<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>abi<\/span>l<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>y<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>j<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span>A<\/span>f<\/span>t<\/span>er<\/span>t<\/span>hi<\/span>s<\/span>,<\/span>sec<\/span>u<\/span>r<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>y<\/span>ha<\/span>s<\/span>b<\/span>ee<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span>r<\/span>an<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>m<\/span>os<\/span>t<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2M, #buidl projects (projects that improve user experience) received 1.6<\/mn>M<\/mi>,<\/mo>a<\/mi>n<\/mi>d<\/mi>D<\/mi>e<\/mi>v<\/mi>E<\/mi>x<\/mi>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>j<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>t<\/mi>s<\/mi>(<\/mo>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>j<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>t<\/mi>s<\/mi>t<\/mi>h<\/mi>a<\/mi>t<\/mi>i<\/mi>m<\/mi>p<\/mi>r<\/mi>o<\/mi>v<\/mi>e<\/mi>d<\/mi>e<\/mi>v<\/mi>e<\/mi>l<\/mi>o<\/mi>p<\/mi>e<\/mi>r<\/mi>e<\/mi>x<\/mi>p<\/mi>e<\/mi>r<\/mi>i<\/mi>e<\/mi>n<\/mi>c<\/mi>e<\/mi>)<\/mo>r<\/mi>e<\/mi>c<\/mi>e<\/mi>i<\/mi>v<\/mi>e<\/mi>d<\/mi><\/mrow>1.6M, and DevEx projects (projects that improve developer experience) received <\/annotation><\/semantics><\/math><\/span>1.6<\/span>M<\/span>,<\/span>an<\/span>d<\/span>De<\/span>v<\/span>E<\/span>x<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>j<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>(<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>j<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>ha<\/span>t<\/span>im<\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>v<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span>e<\/span>v<\/span>e<\/span>l<\/span>o<\/span>p<\/span>ere<\/span>x<\/span>
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