ICON Stiftung is the foundation behind the ICON blockchain ecosystem, funding projects that strengthen the network’s core technology, developer adoption, and cross-chain interoperability. Its support is especially geared toward builders already working within or adjacent to ICON, including near-completion projects that need audit support, protocol infrastructure, and integrations that expand use of ICON’s Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP). It also backs community-driven ecosystem growth through bounty-style rewards and on-chain proposal funding, making it more of a strategic ecosystem funder than a traditional philanthropic grantmaker.
Primarily ecosystem grants and incentives paid in ICX, including bounty-style rewards, request-for-proposal grants, audit subsidies, and on-chain community proposals. Funding ranges from small variable bounties to large multi-year incentive pools, and selection may involve forum discussion, validator voting, or foundation review depending on the program.
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Check the specific program route first: some opportunities are open via the ICON forum/CPS process, while others require direct submission through the foundation’s application form or an RFP. Tailor proposals to ecosystem impact—especially interoperability, protocol infrastructure, or measurable ICON adoption—and for the Smart Contract Audit Fund, apply only when the project is near completion and ready for audit review.
Current and upcoming funding from ICON Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Development teams building products that adopt BTP or develop new BTP use cases. Intended for teams across multiple ecosystems.
Who can apply: Projects near completion (not ideation). Applicants must provide links to website, whitepaper, github, chosen audit firm, audit contract estimate, and contact info. KYC and due diligence apply.
Who can apply: Open to everyone (developers and non-developers); tasks posted as bounty prompts.
Who can apply: Projects that benefit the ICON community. RFPs, rejected CPS proposals for infrastructure/core development, and rejected CPS proposals with a business model are eligible. KYC and due-diligence required for recipients.
Who can apply: Anyone can submit proposals; proposals are discussed on the ICON Community Forum and then voted on by ICON Network validators (P-Reps).
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