# Grants Updates **URL:** https://gov.optimism.io/c/grants/grants-updates/52.md [Latest](https://gov.optimism.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://gov.optimism.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://gov.optimism.io/tags.md) --- ## [About the Grants Updates Category](https://gov.optimism.io/t/about-the-grants-updates-category/4714)
**Author:** [@lavande](https://gov.optimism.io/u/lavande)\ **Replies:** 0
This subcategory is for updates about grants, primarily from the Grants Council. --- ## [Season 9 Final Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-9-final-report/10685)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-9-final-report/10685 "2026-09-23T13:11:12Z")
Highlights The Grants Council closed Season 9 submissions on May 20th. Submission flow increased significantly in the final two cycles, bringing the Season 9 total to 38 applications. Across the season, GrantNerds revi… --- ## [Grant Application: superchain-guard](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grant-application-superchain-guard/10676)
**Author:** [@Taiwo](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Taiwo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grant-application-superchain-guard/10676 "2026-05-19T09:44:55Z")
Project Name: superchain-guard — The Security Frontier for Interoperable Intents Applicant: ILE Labs (ILE-Labs · GitHub) Program: Season 9 Growth Grants (Infrastructure Category) Executive Summary Optimism is enterin… --- ## [Cycle 27 Grants final roundup](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-27-grants-final-roundup/8885)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-27-grants-final-roundup/8885 "2026-05-16T00:42:00Z")
I am pleased to report that all applications were successfully reviewed, despite the additional workload stemming from Rolling Mission Requests. Both the proposals and voting processes required considerable attention, ye… --- ## [Cycle 51 Grants Council Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-51-grants-council-report/10671)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-51-grants-council-report/10671 "2026-05-13T18:19:39Z")
Highlights The Grants Council reviewed 3 applications during Cycle 51. 1 application moved forward and 2 applications were declined. Our priority remains looking for strong alignment with the mission and with OP Mainnet-… --- ## [Cycle 50 Grants Council Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-50-grants-council-report/10653)
**Author:** [@Bunnic](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Bunnic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-50-grants-council-report/10653 "2026-04-10T17:12:32Z")
Highlights The Grants Council reviewed 3 applications during Cycle 50. 1 application moved forward and 2 applications were declined. Season 9 review continues to prioritize strong alignment with the mission and with OP … --- ## [Cycle 49 Grants Council Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-49-grants-council-report/10630)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-49-grants-council-report/10630 "2026-03-17T13:20:08Z")
Highlights Grants Council opened submissions from Feb 11th to May 20th. Submission flow was slower than usual, as expected, due to the specificity of Season 9 Missions. The strategy this season is to fund fewer projects… --- ## [Optimism as Venture Studio: Mission Updates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-as-venture-studio-mission-updates/9933)
**Author:** [@WakeUp\_Labs](https://gov.optimism.io/u/WakeUp_Labs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-as-venture-studio-mission-updates/9933 "2026-01-15T21:04:06Z")
TL;DR WakeUp Labs is launching a new Optimism Mission to support projects through technical and strategic development services. As a Venture Studio funded by the Optimism Collective, we’re here to help projects go from c… --- ## [Optimism Education & Community Growth Content Initiative](https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-education-community-growth-content-initiative/10512)
**Author:** [@ABT](https://gov.optimism.io/u/ABT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-education-community-growth-content-initiative/10512 "2026-01-03T08:04:05Z")
I’m proposing a content-driven initiative to educate, onboard, and activate non-technical users and creators within the Optimism ecosystem using consistent X (Twitter) threads, explainers, and community engagement. Prob… --- ## [Cycle 46 and Season 8 Final Grants Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-46-and-season-8-final-grants-report/10503)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-46-and-season-8-final-grants-report/10503 "2025-12-19T14:33:04Z")
We purposely delayed the Cycle 45 report as no applications were approved during that cycle, and all submissions remained pending. Those applications were carried over and resolved in Cycle 46, which concludes Season 8. … --- ## [\# Cycle 44 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-44-results-season-8-audit-grants/10414)
**Author:** [@m4rio.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/m4rio.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-44-results-season-8-audit-grants/10414 "2025-11-17T23:16:13Z")
Cycle 44 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 44, marking the fourth and latest cycle under Season 8 for Audit Grants. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 3 (Highway – 52,800 O… --- ## [Cycle 44 Grants Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-44-grants-report/10410)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-44-grants-report/10410 "2025-11-14T21:11:12Z")
Cycle 44 is finished, showing a consistent rhythm of applications and clearer decision criteria. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 4 Applications Conditionally Approved: 1 Applications In Review: 4 Applications Decli… --- ## [Cycle 43 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-43-results-season-8-audit-grants/10373)
**Author:** [@m4rio.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/m4rio.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-43-results-season-8-audit-grants/10373 "2025-10-31T16:07:25Z")
We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 43, marking the continuation of the Audit Grants program under Season 8. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 0 Applications on Hold (Considered for Later Approval): 2 (… --- ## [Interop Mission – Crosschain Alert Monitoring](https://gov.optimism.io/t/interop-mission-crosschain-alert-monitoring/10278)
**Author:** [@WakeUp\_Labs](https://gov.optimism.io/u/WakeUp_Labs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/interop-mission-crosschain-alert-monitoring/10278 "2025-10-28T21:20:39Z")
TL;DR We’re building a Crosschain Alert Monitoring toolkit for the Superchain. It provides a deterministic heartbeat across OP Stack L2s, generating real‑time health signals, latency and gas metrics, and actionable alert… --- ## [Cycle 43 Grants Council Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-43-grants-council-report/10363)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-43-grants-council-report/10363 "2025-10-23T18:28:49Z")
Cycle 43 marked a stabilization phase in Season 8, showing a consistent rhythm of applications and clearer decision criteria informed by data from previous seasons. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 8 Applications In… --- ## [Cycle 42 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-42-results-season-8-audit-grants/10315)
**Author:** [@m4rio.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/m4rio.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-42-results-season-8-audit-grants/10315 "2025-10-06T06:05:24Z")
Cycle 42 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 42, marking the successful completion of the 2nd cycle under Season 8 for Audit Grants. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 2 (Own … --- ## [Cycle 41 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-41-results-season-8-audit-grants/10285)
**Author:** [@m4rio.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/m4rio.eth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-41-results-season-8-audit-grants/10285 "2025-10-04T14:22:06Z")
Cycle 41 Results – Season 8 Audit Grants We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 41, marking the successful completion of the first cycle under Season 8 for Audit Grants. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 2 (Fi… --- ## [Cycle 42 Grants Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-42-grants-report/10308)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-42-grants-report/10308 "2025-10-04T14:21:25Z")
We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 42, marking the successful completion of the first cycle under Season 8. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 3 Applications Conditional Pass: 1 Applications In Review:… --- ## [Cycle 41 Grants Council Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-41-grants-council-report/10281)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-41-grants-council-report/10281 "2025-09-12T01:27:35Z")
We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 41, marking the successful completion of the first cycle under Season 8. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 1 (40acres.finance – 200,000 OP) Applications In Review: 17 … --- ## [New Superchain Debugger: Mission Updates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/new-superchain-debugger-mission-updates/10102)
**Author:** [@romanm](https://gov.optimism.io/u/romanm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/new-superchain-debugger-mission-updates/10102 "2025-07-11T13:16:33Z")
gm Optimists! Walnut just announced a brand new tool for debugging and simulating transactions in the Superchain. With walnut-cli, Superchain devs now can: Generate a full trace for any transaction hash within the Su… --- ## [Superchain accounts: Mission updates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/superchain-accounts-mission-updates/9309)
**Author:** [@WakeUp\_Labs](https://gov.optimism.io/u/WakeUp_Labs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/superchain-accounts-mission-updates/9309 "2025-07-04T20:07:04Z")
TL;DR: This update dives into Superchain Accounts mission request. These native smart accounts for the Superchain ecosystem are designed to empower users with account abstraction features, enhancing on-chain participati… --- ## [Grants Council Season 7 Retrospective Report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grants-council-season-7-retrospective-report/9992)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grants-council-season-7-retrospective-report/9992 "2025-06-25T18:58:04Z")
1. What is your assessment of the impact KPIs that were set in your Budget Proposal at the start of the Season? Have you made progress towards, or achieved, these milestones or KPIs? If not, why? We met 100% of the inter… --- ## [Zk Toolkit for ZK Application Developers: Mission updates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/zk-toolkit-for-zk-application-developers-mission-updates/8934)
**Author:** [@WakeUp\_Labs](https://gov.optimism.io/u/WakeUp_Labs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/zk-toolkit-for-zk-application-developers-mission-updates/8934 "2025-06-13T21:47:30Z")
TL;DR. WakeUp Labs is developing a ZK Identity Toolkit for developers building on the Superchain, prioritizing self-sovereign identity and privacy. This toolkit, focuses on simplifying identity-related features using cut… --- ## [\[grant update\] Optimistic Builder Dollar (obUSD)](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grant-update-optimistic-builder-dollar-obusd/9544)
**Author:** [@0xR](https://gov.optimism.io/u/0xR)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grant-update-optimistic-builder-dollar-obusd/9544 "2025-05-16T13:48:53Z")
Hello Optimism Community! Our builders grant \[optimistic crowdstaking\] was approved in season 5. We’re excited to share an update on our grant project, now officially named Optimistic Builder Dollar (obUSD) (formerly P… --- ## [Cycle 36 Grants and Audits final report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-36-grants-and-audits-final-report/9883)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-36-grants-and-audits-final-report/9883 "2025-05-01T14:07:58Z")
We’re pleased to share the final results of Cycle 36, marking the successful completion Grants Council Season 7. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 1 Applications Declined on Final step: 16 Audits Approved: 4 Audits D… --- ## [Making Impact Evaluation Accessible FrameWork: Mission updates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/making-impact-evaluation-accessible-framework-mission-updates/9070)
**Author:** [@WakeUp\_Labs](https://gov.optimism.io/u/WakeUp_Labs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/making-impact-evaluation-accessible-framework-mission-updates/9070 "2025-05-01T01:03:51Z")
TL.DR; WakeUp Labs is developing a refined Impact Evaluation Framework for the Optimism ecosystem. This project aims to align both existing and new frameworks, gathering and showcasing information in a simple, accessible… --- ## [Cycle 36 Preliminary Review Results](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-36-preliminary-review-results/9861)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-36-preliminary-review-results/9861 "2025-04-22T13:48:35Z")
We’re pleased to share the results of the Cycle 36 preliminary review. As we approach the Grants Council’s last cycle, we intentionally delayed this report to give the applicant more time to answer the intake reviewer’s … --- ## [Cycle 35 Audit Grants final report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-35-audit-grants-final-report/9836)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-35-audit-grants-final-report/9836 "2025-04-14T14:15:31Z")
We’re pleased to share the results of Cycle 35 for Audits Grants. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 5 Applications Deferred to Cycle 36: 14 Applications Declined : 17 Funding Overview Total OP Budget: 1.000.000 To… --- ## [Cycle 35 Grants Council final report](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-35-grants-council-final-report/9831)
**Author:** [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/cycle-35-grants-council-final-report/9831 "2025-04-10T18:06:19Z")
We’re pleased to share the final results of Cycle 35, marking the successful completion of the third cycle under Season 7. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 6 Applications Deferred to Cycle 36: 6 Applications Decline… --- ## [Decentralized Rollup-as-a-service Updates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/decentralized-rollup-as-a-service-updates/9368)
**Author:** [@WakeUp\_Labs](https://gov.optimism.io/u/WakeUp_Labs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/decentralized-rollup-as-a-service-updates/9368 "2025-04-10T20:28:12Z")
TL;DR: This update highlights the development of Decentralized Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) as part of our Optimism Missions. Our project is designed to simplify the process of creating a rollup; enabling anyone to launch … [Next page](https://gov.optimism.io/c/grants/grants-updates/52.md?page=1)