A key activity of the Tezos Foundation is to deploy resources to entities and initiatives that will help to ensure the long-term success of Tezos. Areas of interest reflect our current needs and we will review them periodically. You are invited to propose your projects at any time, please propose interesting and relevant projects that are not on this list as “Other” projects.
The evaluation process for new grant applications normally takes between eight and twelve weeks. It is essential that prospective grantees and their projects are evaluated diligently to ensure that the deployed resources add proportional value to the Tezos ecosystem. The status of your grant application can also be seen in the Grant Platform. Our evaluation process contains the following steps:
You can apply with your project at any time, each area of interest contains a link that will guide you to the Grant Platform (see below).
Applications are initially vetted to ensure they fulfill the Tezos Foundations formal and substantial requirements. Vetting is performed by several contributors from the Tezos ecosystem. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has full visibility over reviewers and ensures adequate management of potential conflicts of interest.
Applications that pass through the initial review phase are sent to the Tezos Foundation’s TAC for technical due diligence and evaluation. The list of current TAC members can be found in the “About Us” section. The TAC does not make grant decisions itself, but rather offers advice on an application’s technological strength and usefulness to the Tezos ecosystem.
Applications that receive positive recommendations from the TAC complete a due diligence process before final decisions to approve, decline, or revise grant applications are made by the Executive Committee or the Tezos Foundation Council.
Final decisions about grant applications are communicated to applicants after they are made by the Tezos Foundation. Lastly, approved applicants collaborate with the Tezos Foundation to complete legal paperwork before a grant is finalized.
Grants are usually paid out in multiple installments. Such installments are subject to a payment schedule to ensure that predefined milestones are achieved. The Tezos Foundation controls payments and assesses milestone reports from grantees prior to follow-on payments. The Foundation may not distribute follow-on payments for projects that do not hit their deliverables.