If you've already shipped and your metrics prove it, this track is for you. We reward measurable success—protocols that drive TVL growth, applications that achieve real user adoption, integrations that expand Stacks' reach, and infrastructure that makes the network more secure and reliable.
Who Should Apply
You're live on Stacks with at least 6 months of operational history. Your project is driving real activity: liquidity providers are depositing, users are transacting, protocols are integrating, or infrastructure is being relied upon. You have had minimal security breaches in the last 6 months.
What We're Rewarding
- User Incentive Grants (TVL Growth)
Minimum $5M TVL or significant liquidity in targeted pairs. Think lending protocols hitting borrowing milestones, DEXs building deep liquidity for illiquid pairs, or wallets onboarding hundreds of thousands of new Stacks users. - Integration Grants (High Usage)
Completed technical integrations with security audits OR minimum $1M monthly transaction volume. We're talking about major platforms adding sBTC support, yield aggregators bringing their distribution to Stacks, or custody providers enabling institutional access. - Security & Infrastructure Grants
Deployed improvements with documented impact on network reliability, developer experience, or security positioning. This includes the tooling developers use, analytics infrastructure that provides actionable insights, and security research that helps prevent vulnerabilities. - Expertise Grants (Requests for Projects)
Sometimes the ecosystem has a specific need—better features, different infrastructure, comprehensive tooling, specialized integrations, or expert technical research. These grants target domain experts who can deliver well-defined outcomes.
Grant Amounts
Flexible based on scope, typically $10,000 - $50,000 STX equivalent. Determined by project complexity, expected ecosystem impact, and milestones.
Milestone-based disbursement: 20% upfront, then 30%, 30%, and 20% as you hit milestones. In certain cases, milestones may be more streamlined. You’ll have monthly check-ins to keep you on track. If you're not making progress, we pause funding and work with you to figure out next steps. The goal is to provide de-risked support and long-term value creation in the Stacks ecosystem.
What You'll Need
- Publicly available dashboards, showing TVL, transaction volume, unique addresses, and/or revenue fees
- KYB verification through Stacks Endowment
- Commitment to monthly updates and quarterly performance reports
- Clean track record—no major security breaches that have not gone through remediation
