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Grants and Ecosystem Funding

Teams building on Osmosis can apply for funding to support their work. Funding on Osmosis flows through onchain governance: the community votes to allocate treasury funds to proposals that benefit the ecosystem.

Funding paths​

There are two ways to get funding to build on Osmosis:

  • The Osmosis Grants Program (OGP) — a managed grants program that funds projects which improve the long-term utility of Osmosis and grow its ecosystem. This is the path most builders should start with.
  • Community-pool spend proposals — direct onchain funding voted on by stakers, for work that does not fit the grants program or that the proposer prefers to take straight to governance.

The Osmosis Grants Program​

The OGP funds ecosystem projects across a range of sizes, with payment in OSMO or USDC typically structured around project milestones. It runs in regular funding batches and maintains a list of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for inspiration alongside open-ended applications.

Apply, browse funded projects, and see the current RFPs at grants.osmosis.zone. Check the site for the latest application status and round details before submitting.

Community-pool funding via governance​

The most direct path is a community-pool spend proposal: you propose that the treasury fund your work, and stakers vote. As with any proposal, socialize it on the forum first; see Governance Participation for the lifecycle and the submission CLI.

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