{"id":90632,"date":"2025-11-04T14:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=90632"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:45:15","slug":"ethereum-foundation-revamps-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-foundation-revamps-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation Revamps Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The non-profit Ethereum Foundation (EF) has unveiled a revamped grant program featuring a &#8220;proactive approach&#8221; to project support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ ESP\u2019s grant applications are now OPEN! \u2728<\/p>\n<p>Our new grants program is structured through two pathways:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Wishlist<br \/>\ud83c\udfaf Requests for Proposals (RFPs)<\/p>\n<p>Explore the new opportunities and apply below!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qg4gBL62ED\">https:\/\/t.co\/qg4gBL62ED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EF Ecosystem Support Program (@EF_ESP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EF_ESP\/status\/1985347985354690797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In August, the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-foundation-halts-grant-applications-temporarily\">suspended<\/a> the acceptance of funding applications under the previous <span data-descr=\"Ecosystem Support Program \u2014 Ecosystem Support Program\" class=\"old_tooltip\">ESP<\/span> initiative, citing the need to reassess priorities.  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The growing volume of applications has depleted our resources, limiting our ability to pursue strategic opportunities,&#8221; the foundation stated regarding the program&#8217;s relaunch.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The updated ESP model aims to address this issue by transforming a reactive approach into a proactive one, ensuring that funding is directed towards ecosystem priorities. The program is structured through two channels: &#8220;Wishlist&#8221; and &#8220;Requests for Proposals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first list identifies general areas where EF sees &#8220;important gaps and opportunities for ecosystem progress.&#8221; The second outlines specific problems and &#8220;invites applicants to propose targeted solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ESP team has initially published sets of work directions for both lists.  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;They cover key areas such as cryptography, privacy, application layer, security, community development, and more,&#8221; noted EF.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Regarding the funding amounts, the organization stated that sums will be determined individually for each case. Applicants may include budget estimates in their requests.<\/p>\n<p>Back in July, EF <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-foundation-unveils-decade-long-strategy-for-network\">introduced<\/a> a development plan for the next decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The non-profit Ethereum Foundation (EF) has unveiled a revamped grant program featuring a &#8220;proactive approach&#8221; to project support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"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 unveils proactive grant program.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1358],"class_list":["post-90632","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":"171","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Ethereum Foundation unveils proactive grant program.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90632","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=90632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90633,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90632\/revisions\/90633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}