Info: Every Friday, a weekly summary of the information compiled on optimismgrants.io is posted here in this thread.
Update: Since Sep 21, the site now also includes a grants calendar and FAQ section. Additionally, an interactive quiz to help find the best-suited funding path for each project is planned to go live in the next two weeks.
I’m excited to share that the Optimism Grants Changelog (optimismgrants.io) is now live!
I’ve recently been reading through the Season 4 Feedback Thread and some of the message history on Discord, and got the impression that many find it difficult to stay up to date when it comes to information about grants.
To improve the user experience for (prospective) grantees and other contributors, I’ve consolidated announcements/changes/deadlines from the various Collective Grants into a single page. I will keep the site updated at least until the end of the year, and of course beyond that date if there is a lot of interest.
Hopefully this will help some of you find relevant details more efficiently:
Which grant programs are open for applications?
What are the deadlines?
What have been the latest changes/updates?
The design and page structure is loosely inspired by status/uptime monitoring pages like status.optimism.io.
Please let me know if you have any feedback, and keep in mind that this is only a first initial version which is far from perfect.
[I’ve decided to post a weekly summary of the information compiled on optimismgrants.io here in this thread. This means that every Friday you can expect a post about upcoming deadlines, as well as the latest updates and changes related to the Collective Grants.]
Aug 25 - Sep 1, 2023:
Aug 25, 2023 → Request for Grant (RFG) 5 is now live!
The Grants 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.” The specifications of RFG 5 are here: https://app.charmverse.io/op-grants/page-9116034554979993
Aug 25, 2023 → Request for Grant (RFG) 6 is now live!
The Grants Council is “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”. Learn more about RFG 6 here: https://app.charmverse.io/op-grants/page-6976336922155557
Aug 29, 2023 → Request for Grant (RFG) 7 is now live!
The Grants Council is “looking for projects that will make token-bound accounts under ERC-6551 easier for builders to experiment with and users to access.” You can find more about the RFG here: https://app.charmverse.io/op-grants/page-19222850954688742
Aug 31, 2023 → Submissions for Cycle 15 are now closed!
The Submission Period for Cycle 15, the last Cycle of Season 4, has come to an end on Aug 31 19:00 GMT. This deadline only applied to Builders and Growth Experiments Grants funded through the Grants Council; applications are still open for RFGs.
[I’ve decided to post a weekly summary of the information compiled on optimismgrants.io here in this thread. This means that every Friday you can expect a post about upcoming deadlines, as well as the latest updates and changes related to the Collective Grants.]
Sep 2 - Sep 8, 2023:
Sep 4, 2023 → Submissions for RFP: RetroPGF List Creation UI are now closed!
Four proposals were submitted for Foundation Mission (RFP): RetroPGF List Creation UI before the deadline of Sep 4. The selection of which proposal is accepted will take place by Sep 11.
Sep 6, 2023 → Request for Grant (RFG) 8 is now live!
The Grants Council is “looking for people who will lead research on cross-chain interoperability and work alongside Optimism in bringing the Superchain to reality.” You can find more about the RFG here: https://app.charmverse.io/op-grants/page-012176298170861077
Sep 8, 2023 → Cycle 15: Grants Preliminary Roundup
The Grants Council has completed its Preliminary Review for Cycle 15. The Council received 104 Experiments and Builders proposals in Cycle 15, out of which 34 advanced to the Final Review. Read the full roundup here: Cycle 15 - Grants Preliminary Roundup
[I’ve decided to post a weekly summary of the information compiled on optimismgrants.io here in this thread. This means that every Friday you can expect a post about upcoming deadlines, as well as the latest updates and changes related to the Collective Grants.]
Sep 9 - Sep 15, 2023:
Sep 14, 2023 → Submissions for RFGs are now closed!
The Grants Council received a total of 72 applications across eight Requests for Grants (RFGs) before the deadline on Sep 14.
Upcoming:
Sep 18, 2023 23:59 GMT → Deadline for applying to RFP: GovNERD(s)
Sep 19, 2023 → Project sign-up for RetroPGF 3 opens
Sep 23, 2023 → Deadline for publication of Cycle 15: Final Grant Decisions Roundup
See below this week’s summary of the information compiled on optimismgrants.io:
Sep 16 - Sep 22, 2023
Sep 18, 2023 → Submissions for RFP: GovNERD(s) are now closed!
Submissions for Foundation Mission Request - GovNERD(s) closed on Sep 18 at 23:59 GMT. The proposals have also already been evaluated, with @Gonna.eth and @brichis being selected as the inaugural GovNERDs.
Sep 19, 2023 → Project sign-up for RetroPGF 3 is now open!
Unlike RetroPGF 2, projects in this round can register directly without having to be nominated first. Registration is open for a total of 35 days before closing on Oct 23.
Upcoming:
Sep 23, 2023 → Deadline for publication of Cycle 15: Final Grant Decisions Roundup
Oct 23, 2023 → Deadline for RetroPGF 3 project sign-up
In other news: I’m happy to announce that the optimismgrants.io website has expanded its scope beyond a changelog with the addition of a grants calendar and FAQ section yesterday. Disclaimer: Both of those features are still very much a work-in-progress.
