Is this actionable now?

rolling. The general grant application remains linked from the live page; RFPs are added separately and none were open at review.

Individuals, teams and open-source projects contributing to The Graph ecosystem; you don't have to be technical to receive a grant.

What burden and restrictions apply?

Grantees deliver open-source protocol, tooling, data-service or community outputs and comply with grant milestones and treasury oversight. Funds are restricted to the approved work plan, budget, eligible cost categories and award period; unrelated, unsupported, double-funded and noncompliant expenditure is excluded.

The Graph Foundation Grants

Grant amount is proposal- and wave-specific; no current general minimum or maximum is published. · The Graph Foundation

The Graph Foundation grants to individuals, teams and open-source projects that grow The Graph ecosystem — development on The Graph Network and tooling, subgraph usage, and community growth. Applications are always open and distributed in funding 'waves'. Current lifecycle: rolling. Real economics: Grant amount is proposal- and wave-specific; no current general minimum or maximum is published..

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Key facts

Funder	The Graph Foundation
Amount	Grant amount is proposal- and wave-specific; no current general minimum or maximum is published.
Decision time	Applications are reviewed by the Foundation/Council with domain experts; no current decision interval is published.
Eligibility	Individuals, teams and open-source projects contributing to The Graph ecosystem; you don't have to be technical to receive a grant.
Restrictions	Grantees deliver open-source protocol, tooling, data-service or community outputs and comply with grant milestones and treasury oversight. Funds are restricted to the approved work plan, budget, eligible cost categories and award period; unrelated, unsupported, double-funded and noncompliant expenditure is excluded.
Status	closed

Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.

Application process

Prepare a proposal with clear objectives, milestones and roadmap aligned to The Graph's mission
Submit the grant application (always open)
Foundation review
Grant agreement and milestone-based disbursement

Background

The Graph Foundation operates The Graph Foundation Grants. This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. The live directory lists 100 grantees across protocol, tooling, data services and community. The Graph Foundation and Council oversee the program. No open RFP was listed at review, but the general grant form remained linked.

How the application really works

Prepare a proposal with clear objectives, milestones and roadmap aligned to The Graph's mission → Submit the grant application (always open) → Foundation review → Grant agreement and milestone-based disbursement

Tips

Show direct fit with The Graph protocol.
Show direct fit with indexing.
Show direct fit with subgraphs.
Show direct fit with Substreams.
Show direct fit with developer tooling.
Show direct fit with community.

Watch out for

Current lifecycle is rolling.
Grantees deliver open-source protocol, tooling, data-service or community outputs and comply with grant milestones and treasury oversight.
Funds are restricted to the approved work plan, budget, eligible cost categories and award period; unrelated, unsupported, double-funded and noncompliant expenditure is excluded.

Track record

The live directory lists 100 grantees across protocol, tooling, data services and community.
The Graph Foundation and Council oversee the program.
No open RFP was listed at review, but the general grant form remained linked.

The reviewed official corpus does not publish a comparable applicant denominator and selection rate.

Frequently asked questions

Is this actionable now?: rolling. The general grant application remains linked from the live page; RFPs are added separately and none were open at review.
What is the real economic value?: Grant amount is proposal- and wave-specific; no current general minimum or maximum is published.
Who is eligible?: Individuals, teams and open-source projects contributing to The Graph ecosystem; you don't have to be technical to receive a grant.
How does selection work?: Prepare a proposal with clear objectives, milestones and roadmap aligned to The Graph's mission; Submit the grant application (always open); Foundation review; Grant agreement and milestone-based disbursement. Applications are reviewed by the Foundation/Council with domain experts; no current decision interval is published.
What burden and restrictions apply?: Grantees deliver open-source protocol, tooling, data-service or community outputs and comply with grant milestones and treasury oversight. Funds are restricted to the approved work plan, budget, eligible cost categories and award period; unrelated, unsupported, double-funded and noncompliant expenditure is excluded.
What evidence exists?: The live directory lists 100 grantees across protocol, tooling, data services and community. The Graph Foundation and Council oversee the program. No open RFP was listed at review, but the general grant form remained linked. The reviewed official corpus does not publish a comparable applicant denominator and selection rate.

Sources

thegraph.com/grants — Official live application, current RFP status, eligibility, governance and 100-grantee directory (checked 2026-08-10)
thegraph.com/ecosystem — Official ecosystem context (checked 2026-08-10)
thegraph.com/blog — Official recent network and grantee updates (checked 2026-08-10)
forum.thegraph.com — Official source used for the 2026-08-11 verification correction. (checked 2026-08-11)