# w3f/Grants-Program

Web3 Foundation Grants Program

Repository: https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/grants-program
Homepage: https://grants.web3.foundation/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: blockchain, polkadot, substrate, kusama
Last push: 2026-03-19T15:16:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2475, "days_push": 167, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1186, forks 2469 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.059273+00:00)

## What it is
The Web3 Foundation Grants Program repository, which documents guidelines, application processes, levels, and milestone delivery for funding technical projects building on Polkadot and Kusama. The general grants program has been discontinued and the repository no longer accepts new applications.

## Use cases
- apply for a Web3 Foundation grant for a Polkadot project
- find funding for a Substrate or Kusama development project
- understand the milestone delivery and payment process for ecosystem grants
- browse previously funded Polkadot ecosystem projects
- find alternative funding sources like treasury proposals or hackathons
- learn what makes a strong technical grant application

## When to choose
- you want historical information about W3F grant guidelines, levels, or past grantees
- you are researching how blockchain foundation grant programs are structured
- you need pointers to alternative Polkadot funding sources such as the treasury

## When to avoid
- you want to apply for a new grant - the program is discontinued and not accepting applications
- you need active funding for a Polkadot project - use treasury proposals or other programs instead
- you are looking for runnable software - this is a documentation repository, not a tool

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation, workflow-automation
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: grants-program, web3-foundation, polkadot, kusama, substrate, funding, discontinued, cryptocurrency, web-server

## Member repositories
- w3f/Grants-Program (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.059273+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:24:05.600121+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.059273+00:00, sha 4f20f29403d7)
  - homepage: https://grants.web3.foundation/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:31:10.752162+00:00, sha 06e5b7af623d)
  - site_page: https://web3.foundation/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:31:10.792437+00:00, sha cb3ddd21851e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.