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The Grants Council home page is live!
Proposals are open until Feb 15th for proposers who want to indicate interest in applying for a Mission. All Missions remain subject to approval by the Token House vote
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It's a brand new season, and this season grants are contingent upon Mission Proposals, which are proposed by the top 100 delegates, then voted on by the Token House.
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After a thoughtful review of community feedback, the Grants Council has opted to extend the submission deadline until Wednesday, the 21st, at 7 PM GMT
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Grants Council Season 5 has officially concluded. We received a total of 530 Mission Request proposals, which is a 73.2% increase from last season.
Congratulations to the recipients and thank you to everyone who applied!
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Season 3 is in full swing and the Grants Council has begun accepting applications.
If you are building on Optimism or looking to build on Optimism, apply here to be considered for Cycle 10:
Applications are due by Feb 1 at 19:00 GMT
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We have some good news for everyone cranking out an application for Cycle 11. The deadline is being extended until next Tuesday, March 14 at 19:00.
Maybe you were at ethDenver. Maybe you didn't know its time for another grants cycle.
We've got you covered.
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Season 5, Cycle 1 is officially complete, congratulations to grant recipients and thank you to those who applied! Grant recipients can be found here:
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Season 4 has officially kicked off!
You can find more information here:
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Finalists for Season 5, Round 1 can be found below. The Grants Council will be reviewing finalists over the next week. Scores will be finalized on March 20th so please make final edits by March 18th.
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Thank you to everyone who submitted grant application for cycle 14! We received a total of 97 applications this round, 46 for builders and 51 for experiments. Please be on the lookout for feedback in the coming weeks!
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That's a wrap! Season 4 has officially come to a close and the council received a record number of applications:
376 total applications
146 for Experiments
158 for Builders
72 RFGs
Thank you to all of the projects that applied!
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The Grants Council is back in session!
If you are a top 100 Delegate, please submit your Mission Proposal by January 17th:
All Mission Proposals that are voted in by the Token House will be eligible for projects to apply, beginning February 1st.
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Request for Grant (RFG) 7 is now live!
We are looking for projects that will make token-bound accounts under ERC-6551 easier for builders to experiment with and users to access.
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Applications for Season 5, cycle 2 are officially open! We will be accepting applications until March 27th at 7 GMT
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Request for Grant (RFG) 8 is now live!
We are looking for people who will lead research on cross-chain interoperability and work alongside Optimism in bringing the Superchain to reality. This is a major undertaking that will ideally attract experts on all things cross-chain.
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Grant applications are officially closed for Cycle 13. We received 115 total proposals. Authors are still able to edit their proposals and will be hearing from Council members regarding feedback and next steps shortly. Thank you to everyone that applied!
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The deadline for submissions is today at 7 GMT so get your applications is ASAP!
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Great news, the Grants Council is extending the submission period to the 29th at 1900 GMT! Submit your applications here:
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The Council is excited to announce that Request for Grant (RFG) 3 is live.
The Council is focused on improving the market for code audits in the Optimism ecosystem.
RFG 3 is an experiment. The Council will continue to create audit-oriented RFGs to find what is effective.
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Visit our landing page for more information:
Find instructions on Cycle 11 grants proposals here:
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We will be hosting workshops for Cycle 11 applicants today and tomorrow. We just added a third time.
Today (3/2 at 2:30pm ET):
Friday (3/3 at 9:00am ET):
Friday (3/3 at 2:30pm ET):
Come join the Council for office hours this Thursday and Friday at 2:30pm ET to discuss proposals and Cycle 11 procedure.
We are looking forward to reviewing your grant proposals.
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Come join the Council for office hours this Thursday and Friday at 2:30pm ET to discuss proposals and Cycle 11 procedure.
We are looking forward to reviewing your grant proposals.
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Grants Council Office Hours happening tomorrow at 9am PT/12pm ET, hope to see you there!
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If you are a strong contributor to the Optimism ecosystem and you want to review proposals on the Grants Council, submit your self-nominations by November 1, 19:00 GMT.
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1/ A reminder to those interested in Builders and RFG grants for Season 4,
@syndicateio
has rolled out co-granting alongside the OP community.
Co-granting creates a new experience that enables anyone to show support for OP builders by co-granting alongside the OP Foundation.
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The submission period is officially over and application creation is closed.
Each proposal has a reviewer assigned and we will be conducting intake reviews to check for completeness.
If you are an applicant, please check Charmverse frequently for comments and feedback.
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Grants Council Office Hours happening tomorrow at 9am PT/12pm ET!
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Congratulations to the finalists for Season 5, Round 2 and thank you to everyone who applied! We received a total of 234 applications this cycle
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It's been a busy week for the Grants Council! Finalists for Cycle 13 are announced here:
During the next 2 weeks, the Grants Council will be completing reviews of each of the final grants proposals.
Thank you to all who applied!
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Grants Council Office Hours happening at the top f the hour, hope to see you there!
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Token House voting for Mission Requests has officially ended. You can see the list of approved missions here:
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Grant applications are live for cycle 14! The Council we be accepting applications until July 27th, all of the information you need can be found here:
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The Grants Council has completed its Preliminary Review for Cycle 14. Good luck to the 35 projects that made it to the Final Review for this Cycle.
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Request for Grant (RFG) 5 is live!
The Council believes that Optimism benefits from a strong RPC network.
RFG 5 is designed to subsidize RPC node providers who provide services to Optimism grant recipients.
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We received more than 70 applications for grants for Cycle 10 and we are excited to begin the review process!
Join us tomorrow (Feb 3) at 17:00 GMT for an opportunity for grants applicants to learn about the Cycle 10.
Link in tweet below.
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The Grants Council can't stop shipping! Check out the Cycle 22 Roundup:
And the updated Intents Budget Proposal:
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Applications for Cycle 15 are officially closed. We received a total of 117 proposals, 47 for Growth 51 for Builders, and 19 RFGs.
We are asking that RFGs be submitted by this Thursday (September 7) to ensure a full review, but September 14 at the very latest.
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Request for Grant (RFG) 6 is now live!
We are looking for Optimistic academics. If you are working on a paper, running a club, or putting together a forum on topics relevant to Optimism, submit a proposal to tell us more.
This RFG is for serious academic pursuits.
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If you are looking to learn more about the Grants Council, visit the Council's landing page:
You can also learn more through the Governance Forum:
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Reminder that the Grants Council is accepting applications for Cycle 13 until June 22nd. Head on over to our new landing page and submit your proposal for review!
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The second Request for Grant (RFG) is now live.
Proposals are now live for projects focusing on UI for smart contracts.
Find the specifications of the RFG here:
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The Council is excited to announce that Request for Grant (RFG) 4 is live.
We are looking for projects building AI-enabled code audit solutions.
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The deadline to post Mission Requests is tomorrow! If you are a top 100 delegate, please submit your Mission here:
If you are not a top 100 Delegate, you can post your Mission and ask a Delegate to sponsor your idea here:
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Grants Council office hours happening today at 9am PT/12pm ET. Hope to see you there!
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Making the clarification here that there is no official relationship between the Optimism Grants Council and this project. The best way to get information about Optimism grants is through official Grants Council channels
Having learned from African builders and adapted their onboarding strategies in Latin America, I am compelled to reciprocate by facilitating deeper engagement with
@Optimism
@OptimismGrants
,
@OptmismGov
, and
@retropgf
.
I would love to see African representation and funding
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Cycle 11 Grants Applications are live!
To apply for a Cycle 11 grant, visit the Governance Forum and fill out a proposal for Growth Experiments or Builders grants.
The deadline for Cycle 11 is March 8 at 19:00 GMT.
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The council consisted of
@ImperiumPaper
@TWlTTERGM
@MattLosquadro
@elblockchainguy
and
@KatiegarciaEth
on Experiments,
@GonnaEth
as Operations and Builders,
@jack_anorak
on RFGs and Builders, and
@kaereste
on Builders and
@lund_dane
as Council Lead.
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Grants Council Office Hours happening at the top of the hour, hope to see you there!
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As a reminder, if you are looking to apply, you can find the Cycle 11 proposal forms on the Governance Forum: and apply by posting a filled out form directly to the Forum.
The Cycle 11 deadline is March 8 at 19:00 GMT.
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Working on a last minute proposal?
Today is the last day of Season 4 to make an Experiments or Builders proposal.
Submit by 19:00 GMT.
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Grants Council Office Hours happening at the top of the hour, hope to see you there!
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When in doubt, consult the Grants Council landing page for more information.
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The Grants Council is excited to announce that proposals are open for Cycle 15.
Proposers can apply here:
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Reminder: Cycle 14 grant applications are open.
Don't sleep on submitting. Proposals that are submitted by July 20 at 19:00 GMT will receive a 1 point advantage on the reviewer rubric.
Apply here: .
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If you want to learn more about Optimism's Grants Council and the grants process, visit our landing page here:
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Reminder that the deadline for application submissions is Thursday at 1900 GMT. Get your applications in!
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Missions are only submitted and voted on one time for the entire season. Missions will set the tone for the Grants Council this season, so please submit your missions ASAP!
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We received 314 applications this round which is an absolute record compared to our all-time high 106 applications from season 4!
Grants Council submission period 2 will open again on March 14th. Thank you all for participating!
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Grants Council Office Hours happening at the top of the hour!
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There are some new things this season:
Grant Applications will be done on our new application
@CharmVerse
:
.
You can find a proposal guide here:
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ERC-6551 gives ERC-721 NFTs smart contract wallets. With wallets, NFTs can do everything an ordinary smart contract wallet can do – own tokens, sign transactions, etc.
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Final reminder 🗓️
Optimism grants applications for Cycle 10 are due tomorrow (2/1) at 19:00 GMT.
Apply here:
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2/ So far, more than 39k contributors have donated $98k to the co-granting pool, including a generous $10k donation from
@syndicateio
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We are grateful for you too! Thank you
@CharmVerse
We're thrilled that CharmVerse is again selected to power the
@OptimismGrants
Token House Grants for this season, Season 5. The
@Optimism
collective has been tremendously generous to us. In return, we have decided to waive the 10,000 OP fee for season 5. The Grants Council can
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Builders grants and RFGs may be eligible for co-granting, a new feature developed through the collaboration of
@syndicateio
and
@optimismFND
. To learn more about co-granting, follow these links:
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Season 5 will commence on January 3rd, hope to see you then! Until then, we will be touching grass 🌿
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Make your self-nominations here:
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We encourage RPC providers who want to help builders build to submit a proposal on CharmVerse: .
The specifications of RFG 5 are here:
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We received a total of 314 proposals for 28 Mission Requests. Growth reviewers evaluated an average of 100 proposals and Builders reviewers evaluated an average of 150 proposals each.
The submission window is currently open until the 27th.
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Come join us for our first Grants Council AMA of Season 4! We will be hosting 2 sessions, Wednesday 9am PT/12pm ET and Thursday 5am PT/8am ET. Hope to see you there!
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We are currently accepting Grant Applications for Cycle 13 until June 22nd.
We will continue to update the community through the Cycle.
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If you have applied for a Cycle 11 grant through the Cycle 10 Google Form, you will be notified with instructions for transferring the proposal to the forum no later than February 21.
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If you want to know the deadline in your time zone, here is a time zone calculator:
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@GonnaEth
has sent out a request for proposals for a platform for the Grants Council. Please see his tweet below for more information. Proposals are due no later than December 8.
Introducing the Optimism Grants Council platform request.
I've been tasked to promote fairness and equal opportunity in the platform selection process, for all participants to showcase their best product.
You can read more and apply here:
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Cycle 14 grant applications are open for just a few more days.
Apply here by July 27 at 19:00 GMT:
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We encourage people who want to work on some of the biggest questions Optimism is facing to submit a proposal on Charmverse:
The specifications of RFG-8 are at
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The Grants Council will put forward Requests For Grants (RFGs) based on specific needs of the Optimism Community.
The Grants Council expects to publish its first set of RFGs next week along with the procedure for submission and evaluation.
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If you are new to the process, please take time to familiarize yourself with the Grants Landing Page on CharmVerse. Updates will be posted here throughout the Cycle.
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Join us for our first Grants Council AMA of season 4 starting at the top of he hour!
Meeting info: Wednesday, June 7 · 9:00 – 10:00am Time zone: America/Los_Angeles Google Meet joining info Video call link:
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Missed today's AMA but want to know what was discussed?
Take a look at the notes linked in the tweet below.
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We are accepting submissions for one more week until the 21st at 7pm GMT. Any projects that apply within the last 48 hours will be receive a -1 in their score, so get your submissions in early!
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Self-nominations can be made for one of three sub-committees, including:
Builders
Experiments
Milestones and Metrics
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If you are a finalist, please be sure to check Charmverse frequently for comments and feedback. Grant Recipients will be announced on May 8th
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3/ The Grants Council hopes that co-granting represents a new era in community grants that enable early-stage builders to reach viability while pursuing projects for the good of the community.
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As Cycle 15 is underway, it is best to submit proposals soon, preferably prior to September 8.
We look forward to seeing your proposals.
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This standard presents vast opportunities across domains, and we want Optimism to be the first place where experimentation on it happens.
You can find more about the RFG here:
Applications are open on CharmVerse:
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The Grant Council's Season 4 Intent is to further innovation on novel applications on Optimism. The Grants Council's sub committees will review proposals with an eye toward how those proposals further the Intent.
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4/ For more on co-grants, visit the links below:
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Last call for Cycle 13 proposals.
The deadline for Experiments and Builders Grants proposals for the current cycle is tomorrow at 19:00 GMT.
Reminder that the Grants Council is accepting proposals for this cycle until Thursday 19:00 GMT! You can submit your proposals here:
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Reminder that the Grants Council is accepting proposals for this cycle until Thursday 19:00 GMT! You can submit your proposals here:
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Proposals will be open until August 31 at 19:00 GMT.
The Council will continue to give an early bird credit of one point to proposers who apply in the first week (by Aug 21 at 19:00 GMT) and to deduct one point for proposals made in the last 48 hours of the Submission Period.
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If your proposal was not selected for the Final Review in this Cycle, rubric scores will be posted to CharmVerse in the coming weeks.
Proposals for Cycle 15 will open on CharmVerse prior to August 17.
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Now that the Submissions Period for Cycle 14 has come to a close, expect to see more Requests for Grants (RFGs) to pop up through the Season.
See this thoughtful thread from
@jack_anorak
, the Council's RFG Lead, on a core thesis for RFGs.
Having been tasked with overseeing Optimism Governance's RFG (Requests for Grants) program, I've been thinking abt things Optimism builders need
The thread will the be the first publication outlining a core thesis we're building around—lowering project launch costs
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If you are not a top 100 Delegate and have a Mission Proposal, head over to Mission Requests seeking sponsorship here:
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