Open Source Developer Grants

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Here’s the latest update on the Open Source Grants program, covering activity from January through October 2025. The report displays all applications, accepted proposals, delivered milestones, and funds distributed so far. The goal is to keep the community informed and provide full transparency around the work being supported.

At this time, the bounty is not accepting new applications. We’re currently focused on processing the outstanding deliveries already in progress, and available funds are close to being fully allocated.

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Open Source Grants — 2025 Monthly Report

Summary

January 2025 - October 2025

  • Total Applications: 43
  • Total Accepted Applications: 9
  • Total Paid Out: $91,500
  • Total Granted: $218,000

Sources

Monthly Breakdown

January 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :3
    • #2 Solana VM on
      Polkadot SDK
    • #4 Dazhbog -
      Perpetual Futures Exchange
    • #5 Opentribe -
      Talent Layer for Polkadot
  • Accepted
    applications    :0
  • Declined
    applications    :0

Delivered milestones

  • Delivered
    milestones:0

Paid Out: $0

Granted: $0

February 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :4
    • #6 DotLink: A
      Polkadot Lightweight IOT SDK
    • #7 Opentgov -
      Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram
    • #8 Decentralized
      AI Marketplace Infrastructure Application
    • #9 Added DotUI
      application
  • Accepted
    applications    :0
  • Declined
    applications    :0

Delivered milestones

  • Delivered
    milestones:0

Paid Out: $0

Granted: $0

March 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :2
    • #10 Aletheia
      Data
    • #11 Add Dedot
      Application
  • Accepted
    applications    :1
    • #7 Opentgov -
      Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram
  • Declined
    applications    :2

Delivered milestones

  • Delivered
    milestones:0

Paid Out: $0

Granted: $15,000

April 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :7
    • #12 Polkadart
      Application
    • #13 OmniRamp -
      Decentralized P2P Fiat-to-Crypto Transitions via Polkadot’s Cross-Chain
      Ecosystem
    • #14 DotRing -
      Bandersnatch Ring VRF Library in Python
    • #15 Autonomica:
      On-Chain Trading Agent Protocol
    • #16 Application
      for Masari Tech
    • #17 Kacheri
      Diaries
    • #18 Onchain
      Popsicle Tests
  • Accepted
    applications    :1
    • #5 Opentribe -
      Talent Layer for Polkadot
  • Declined
    applications    :8

Delivered milestones

  • Delivered
    milestones:0

Paid Out: $0

Granted: $30,000

May 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :1
    • #20 Create Dot
      App - Application
  • Accepted
    applications    :0
  • Declined
    applications    :1

Delivered milestones

  • Delivered
    milestones:0

Paid Out: $0

Granted: $0

June 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :6
    • #22
      scaffold-dot
    • #23 Dothub -
      Application
    • #24
      sublua_application
    • #25 OpenGov
      Voting Tool
    • #26 Fundation
      launch quickly
    • #27 Polkadot
      Java SDK
  • Accepted
    applications    :2
    • #12 Polkadart
      Application
    • #14 DotRing -
      Bandersnatch Ring VRF Library in Python
  • Declined
    applications    :2

Delivered milestones

  • Delivered
    milestones:0

Paid Out: $0

Granted: $60,000

July 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :5
    • #28 Polka Coder
    • #29 Adaptive
      Open-Source Stablecoin Platform on Polkadot
    • #30 Polkabind
    • #31 Submit
      Project DAVOS
    • #32 Create
      polka_sim.md
  • Accepted
    applications    :2
    • #25 OpenGov
      Voting Tool
    • #27 Polkadot
      Java SDK
  • Declined
    applications    :3

Delivered milestones

Paid Out: $15,000

  • Opentgov - Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram: $15,000

Granted: $48,000

August 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :6
    • #33 application
      for ink!go
    • #34 Skull&Gold
      Game
    • #35 ADC
      AssetGuard + AI — Polkadot/Substrate Integration (Open-Source)
    • #36 Polkadot
      Ambassador Fellowship Governance Extension Pallet Application
    • #37 Polkadot
      Ambassador Fellowship Governance Extension Pallet Grant Application
    • #38 Swush: A
      Unified DEX Aggregator for Polkadot’s Cross-Chain Ecosystem
  • Accepted
    applications    :2
    • #20 Create Dot
      App - Application
    • #24
      sublua_application
  • Declined
    applications    :8

Delivered milestones

Paid Out: $41,500

  • Opentribe - Talent Layer for Polkadot: $30,000
  • OpenGov Voting Tool: $11,500

Granted: $35,000

September 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :6
    • #39 Polkadot
      Events Transparency & Resource Platform
    • #40 Chroma: e2e
      testing library for Polkadot wallet integrations
    • #41 KeyPass
      application
    • #42 Python ink!
      Typegen and SDK
    • #43 StaexPub
      application
    • #44 Finiti
      Application
  • Accepted
    applications    :1
    • #38 Swush: A
      Unified DEX Aggregator for Polkadot’s Cross-Chain Ecosystem
  • Declined
    applications    :1

Delivered milestones

Paid Out: $5,000

  • Create Dot App - Application: $5,000

Granted: $30,000

October 2025

Applications

  • New
    applications    :3
    • #45 Copy n
      paste papi application
    • #46
      Polkadot-Kusama APK Bridge PoC
    • #47 DotBot
  • Accepted
    applications    :0
  • Declined
    applications    :2

Delivered milestones

Paid Out: $30,000

  • Polkadot Java SDK: $25,000
  • Create Dot App - Application: $5,000

Granted: $0