Tezos Foundation's Grant Program

The Grant Process starts with a grant proposal submission.
The grant proposal should include central information on the proposed project and how the team intends to succeed.
This information can include, for example, functional and technical details of the proposed solution, its purpose, a roadmap, an introduction of the project team, evidence of familiarity with the Tezos ecosystem, anticipated value added to the Tezos ecosystem, and measures to assure the longevity of the solution beyond the grant duration.
Proposals can be submitted at any time during each quarter and will be reviewed in the month following the end of each quarter. After an initial vetting by the Tezos Foundation, the Foundation will decide whether to ask for more information , forward for in-depth review by ecosystem experts or to decline the proposal.

If forwarded for in-depth review, the grant proposal is reviewed by ecosystem experts, supervised by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
The TAC completes an in-depth due diligence process and develops recommendations on a proposal’s fit and usefulness to the Tezos ecosystem.
The TAC’s recommendations are then reviewed by the Executive Committee (EC) or the Tezos Foundation Council (FC) which then makes the final decision.
Final decisions about grant proposals, which can be an accept, decline, or a revise and resubmit, are then communicated to grant proposers.

Approved applicants work on the legal paperwork to finalize a grant with the Tezos Foundation.
The grant agreement for the project and the corresponding payments are usually structured along milestones.
Once a milestone is completed, the grantee submits a report, which is reviewed and if approved, the payment for the milestone is issued.

After the project is finished, the Tezos Foundation conducts regular check-ins to determine the prosperity of the project.
At this stage, the Tezos Foundation explores further collaboration opportunities with grantees and may offer to connect parties in the Tezos ecosystem with similar synergies.