{"id":39667,"date":"2025-08-30T10:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T07:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=39667"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T07:45:09","slug":"ethereum-foundation-halts-grant-applications-temporarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-foundation-halts-grant-applications-temporarily\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation Halts Grant Applications Temporarily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The non-profit Ethereum Foundation has temporarily halted the acceptance of grant applications under its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ ESP is growing into its next chapter \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>To support this evolution, open grant applications are temporarily paused starting today.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddf5 Here\u2019s what to know:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VIDUkfjjAs\">https:\/\/t.co\/VIDUkfjjAs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EF Ecosystem Support Program (@EF_ESP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EF_ESP\/status\/1961431275081986270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, this decision is linked to a reassessment of ecosystem development approaches and priorities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis change will give us time to restructure, allowing us to shift focus to strategic initiatives, moving from a reactive model to a more proactive one, also considering the priorities of other <span data-descr=\"Ethereum Foundation\" class=\"old_tooltip\">EF<\/span> teams,\u201d the organization explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The roadmap with updated program objectives is expected to be published in the fourth quarter of 2025. The main goals of the initiative remain unchanged and include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>allocating resources to critical projects that enhance the resilience and usability of Ethereum;<\/li>\n<li>supporting public goods and open-source developments that foster ecosystem growth;<\/li>\n<li>focusing on areas such as developer tools, core and shared infrastructure, research, and community resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the suspension of new applications, the ESP team will continue to support existing grantees in areas such as guidance or assistance in finding data and information.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the structure allocated about $3 million in funding for 105 projects and initiatives. Beneficiaries of the program included Commit-Boost, BundleBear, Web3Bridge, ZK Playbook, and Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Back in July, EF <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-foundation-unveils-decade-long-strategy-for-network\">unveiled<\/a> its development plan for the next decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The non-profit Ethereum Foundation has temporarily halted the acceptance of grant applications under its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Ethereum Foundation pauses grant applications to reassess ecosystem priorities.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1358],"class_list":["post-39667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-grants"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"246","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Ethereum Foundation pauses grant applications to reassess ecosystem priorities.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39669,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39667\/revisions\/39669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}