• Unveiling ESP’s New Grants Program Posted by Ecosystem Support Program Team on November 3, 2025 Ecosystem Support Program Over the past few years, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown in depth, diversity, and maturity. • Builders and communities worldwide have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, creating new tools, protocols, and public goods that strengthen the network as a whole. • As the ecosystem grows, our approach to supporting it must adapt as well. • Today, we’re excited to share the next step in that journey: theEcosystem Support Program’s (ESP) new grants program. • This announcement builds on our earlierupdate, where we temporarily paused open grant applications to reassess our priorities and funding approach. • During this time, we focused on designing a more targeted, impactful, and sustainable model that evolves alongside Ethereum’s growth.
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- The Ethereum Foundation’s Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) has launched a revamped grants initiative aimed at better aligning funding with the network’s evolving priorities. Building on a pause that allowed a reassessment of its open‑grant model, the new program introduces two application pathways: a Wishlist for broad, high‑level ecosystem gaps and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for specific, measurable projects. The first set of Wishlist items and RFPs-covering cryptography, privacy, application layers, security, and community growth-are live on the ESP website. ESP will continue to coordinate grant‑making with other EF teams, offering guidance and support throughout the grant lifecycle.
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