The information collected below will be used to vet your grant application. Please provide accurate contact information as we may reach out during our review and due diligence process.

If your grant application is approved, we will reach out with any additional information necessary to ensure a fruitful partnership and smooth grant payouts. This may include tax related information depending on your location, bitcoin addresses, lightning addresses, or similar payment information that is required to receive donation payouts from OpenSats.

Make sure to read the application criteria before sending in an application.

Applications are currently closed!

Grant applications are currently closed as we prepare our end-of-year and other reports. Have a look at last year's report to see what to expect and what kind of projects we support.

If you want to prepare a submission, please get familiar with our application criteria as well as our grant selection process.

We will re-open applications as soon as we can. Two weeks™. Okay, maybe four.

Project Details

Main Focus *
In which area will your project have the most impact?Project Name *
The name of the project. Abbreviations are fine too.Project Description *
A great description will help us to evaluate your project more quickly.Potential Impact *
Why is this project important to Bitcoin or the broader free and open-source community?Project Timelines and Potential Milestones *
This will help us evaluate overall scope and potential grant duration. (It's ok to pivot and/or work on something else, just let us know. For now we want to see that you have a rough plan and you know what you're doing.)Project Website (if applicable)

Project Github (or similar, if applicable)Is the project free and open-source?Open-Source License *
We focus on supporting projects that are free as in freedom and open to all. Your project should have a proper open-source license & educational materials should be available to the public under a free and open license.

Project Budget

Costs & Proposed Budget *
Current or estimated costs of the project. If you're applying for a grant from the general fund, please submit a proposed budget (in USD) around how much funding you are requesting and how it will be used. Please include the grand total (in USD) to avoid any confusion.Has this project received any prior funding?If so, please describe.

Applicant Details

Your Name *
Feel free to use your nym.Email *Are you the Project Lead / Lead Contributor?If someone else, please list the project's Lead Contributor or Maintainer Personal Github (or similar, if applicable)Other Contact Details (if applicable)
Please list any other relevant contact details you are comfortable sharing in case we need to reach out with questions. These could include nostr pubkeys, social media handles, etc.

References & Prior Contributions

References *
Please list any references from the Bitcoin community or open-source space that we could contact for more information on you or your project.Prior Contributions
Please list any prior contributions to other open-source or Bitcoin-related projects.

Anything Else We Should Know?

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OpenSats requires each recipient to sign a Grant Agreement before any funds are disbursed. Using the reports and presentations required by the Grant Agreement, OpenSats will monitor and evaluate the expenditure of funds on a quarterly basis. Any apparent misuse of grant funds will be promptly investigated. If OpenSats discovers that the funds have been misused, the recipient will be required to return the funds immediately, and be barred from further distributions. OpenSats will maintain the records required by Revenue Ruling 56-304, 1956-2 C.B. 306 regarding distribution of charitable funds to individuals.

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