Polygon Community Grants Season 2 Announced 35M POL Backing AI, DePIN and More

tl;dr

• Builders get grants when they need them, not afterward
• Independent grant distributors, incl Eliza Labs (ai16z), Crossmint, IoTeX, Thrive, Gitcoinwill award millions of POL to Polygon projects
• Topics included numerous artificial intelligence paths, Deepinand Meme coins
• The direct grant pathway is larger than ever

Hello Dawn of a New Day: Season Two of Polygon Community Grants Program (CGP) direct, with 35 million POL grants.

Don’t wait: apply before April 15, 2025!

The grants programme, which she supervises Community Treasury Boardfuels a vibrant community of builders and Hacking projects. The first season of CGP received more than 1,000 applications, and awarded 18 million POL to more than 120 projects.

Now we enter the second season The Community Treasury Board has voted to double its Grant Allocator (GA) and significantly expand the scope of people who can apply.

Effectively, this decentralizes giving through friends: independent GAs, led by hacks like Eliza Labs (ai16z), Crossmint, IoTeX, Thrive, and Gitcoin, will identify the best projects and distribute millions in POL. And more GAs are on the way.

Grants help builders achieve their next big breakthrough, through support and funding before and during The process of making something is wonderful.

Read on to learn how.

Grant distributors are at the forefront of funding AI, DePIN and memecoin projects

If you work at the intersection of AI and Web3, CGP grant allocators want to hear from you as soon as possible (in a humane way?).

Independent GAs will be responsible for distributing up to 15 m Paul Across three main themes in S2:

• Artificial intelligence agents, applications and infrared
• Deepin
• Memecoins, Memecoins, Memecoins

Decentralized grant funding gives industry leaders the ability to showcase their expertise. Each GA comes with an experience uniquely suited to empower Polygon’s best creators.

Grants are awarded with the long term in mind, rather than seeking short-term gains. This means finding builders working on something so ambitious and new that it’s not yet trendy.

But themed trails aren’t the only way to fund your project.

Direct Path: Focuses on quality, not categories

With up to 20 million POL in funding available, the live track is the largest yet – designed for creators with ideas that don’t fit into pre-defined themes.

Want to craft a consumer app with cross-chain user experience? Direct path.

An evil game that doesn’t fit other categories? Direct path.

RWA experiences? Direct path. Experimental collaboration for IRL developers? You get the idea.

The Community Treasury Board oversees the live track of supporting high-quality projects in any category, and Season 2 is open to all Polygon creators as well as those migrating from other series. No matter what you build, if it has the potential to move the ecosystem forward, there is a way here for you.

• Who is this for: All Polygon builders and those migrating from other series
• requirements: Ready to take the next breakthrough and accelerate the ecosystem along with other breakthroughs
• when: Applications are from January 14 to April 15
• Review process: Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a periodic basis.

Head to Grants home page And click “Direct Track” to start your order.

Join the community that helps builders get off the ground

There’s a reason why 2024’s iconic crypto moments are happening on Polygon: Founders aren’t just finding funding, they’re getting help, too. Builds, He releasesand size.

The Polygon Founder community is more than just a source of funding. It’s a network of dedicated support channels, resources to accelerate growth, and software to get real users and feedback faster, all designed to help you achieve your goals and stand out from the crowd.

• Dedicated channels for Telegram and Discord To connect with other founders and get real-time support
• Access to distribution, marketing and social opportunities To amplify your project
• Coupons and discounts For infrastructure and basic tools
• Trial programs To get early adopters, hands-on testing, and quick feedback

Working on the app? Has it already been implemented? Join Contrary to the founding society To get help and ideas directly from other founders.

Apply today

Polygon Community Grants Season 2 is open for applications today.

Head to the scholarships page for a list of all open paths. For a deeper dive into the community’s treasury, listen to Grants X space Thursday, January 16 at 9 a.m. EST.

The Web3 receiver is assembled (and the grant receiver is custom).

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