# Season 9 Grants Council: Applications Now Open

**URL:** <https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-9-grants-council-applications-now-open/10599>\
**Category:** Grants 🔴\
**Created:** [February 12, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-9-grants-council-applications-now-open/10599 "2026-02-12T15:49:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-9-grants-council-applications-now-open/10599/1 "2026-02-12T15:49:48Z")

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The Grants Council looks for projects that **grow Superchain adoption by increasing DEX liquidity in [priority pairs](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IULN8oIxnIowxxuvTHIk6EIiLBaLNhAh5VXWxYkOrDI/edit?gid=0#gid=0)** and the **fees generated from trading those pairs**.

[Apply for a Grant →](https://app.opgrants.io/programs/1045/apply)

### Our Objective

Projects must target **one of the following metrics** :

#### DEX TVL in Priority Pairs (Liquidity)[#](https://www.opgrants.io/seasons/current/season-9/#dex-tvl-in-priority-pairs-liquidity)

- **Why it matters:** Deep liquidity in priority pairs reduces slippage, improves execution, and unlocks more onchain activity across the Superchain.
- **Formula:** ΔPairTVL = AvgPairTVL\_end − AvgPairTVL\_start

#### DEX Fees in Priority Pairs

- **Why it matters:** Fees measure real trading demand and willingness to pay to use Superchain venues for swaps.
- **Formula:** ΔPairFees = PairFees\_end − PairFees\_start

Examples of eligible projects:

- Incentive programs that **increase and retain** liquidity in priority pairs
- Vaults, strategies, or automation that **improve depth** for priority pairs (example: concentrated liquidity management)
- Routing, aggregation, or UX that **increases volume and fees** in priority-pair pools
- Integrations that **move existing liquidity** into eligible priority pools and keep it there
- Tooling that tracks, monitors, or improves **priority-pair TVL and fee performance**

[Priority Liquidity Pairs here →](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IULN8oIxnIowxxuvTHIk6EIiLBaLNhAh5VXWxYkOrDI/edit?gid=0#gid=0)

**Key Dates**

- Applications Open: Feb 11th 2026
- Submissions Closes: May 20th 2026

Estimated timeframe of Grant Review (15 Business days total):

- Submission Intake – 5 days
- GovNERDs Buffer – 1 day
- Ops Sync – 1 day
- Final Review – 5 days
- Final Decision + Buffer – 2 days
- Ops Wrap-up – 1 day

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