The xx Foundation is excited to announce that it is Re-launching it’s grants initiative to jumpstart the construction of privacy protecting dApps using the xxDK and incentivize fundamental research on the xx network.
The xx Foundation will be involved as advisors for every grant project at this stage, providing support and advice as the projects progress.
All interested developers are welcome to apply for one of these grants.
The Grants Program is live as of Jan 1, 2024 and grants are ready to be awarded upon.
Applications Process
Application Submission
The program will award individual grants of up to 2,000,000 xx coins each from a pool of 20,000,000xx.
The Foundation is looking for both experienced and new developers to build out the unique platform offered by the xx network.
When applying, an applicant will fill out a google form application which we will link to below.
Applicants should, in general, follow the provided google form application format, but may attempt to go off script in order to best convey their proposal – including diagrams, graphs, survey data, and potentially code examples or pseudocode.
To submit a grant application either fill out the google form, or email your completed custom application to [email protected]
We will accept .doc, .docx, .rtf, and .pdf files.
Application Review
Initial xx Foundation Screening
The xx Foundation will make an effort to respond to all applicants within 1 week (7 business days) of application submission. The Foundation may inform the applicant of suggested improvements before final submission is accepted, giving the applicant the option to improve it. At that point If the applicant wants it submit as is, the Foundation will accept as is. In the case that the applicant decides to revise the application, that will create a new 7 day screening period.
Application Review
Once an application is initially screened and an applicant is notified that their application has been accepted into the review process, xx Foundation will closely review the applications, potentially reaching out to the applicants for further information. The Foundation reviewers will independently provide their own assessment of the applications, typically within 2 weeks (14 business days).
Foundation Decision
Taking into consideration reviewer feedback, the Foundation will have 1 week (7 business days) from the end of the review stage to make a decision about the application.
In the decision, the Foundation will publicly announce the total award, the grant milestones, and the award schedule. It may differ from the requested amount, but the Foundation is expected to inform the applicant if they significantly diverge during the screening/review process.
The Foundation may accept, reject, or ask more questions about the application. If the Foundation asks more questions, the 7 days decision clock will restart once the applicant answers the questions.
If the Foundation rejects an application, it may provide feedback as to how it can be resubmitted at a later date with a higher chance of success.
The Foundation reserves the right to change this process at any time.
Milestones and Disbursement schedule
The Foundation reserves the right to disburse rewards at its discretion but it generally uses the following disbursement schedule:
50% will be awarded at completion with each milestone awarding an equal share of the remaining 50%
Applicants may suggest alternate schedules but should be prepared to provide reasoning for their schedules. All coins will be awarded with lockups (details to be determined by the foundation based on context of the project.).
Compliance
There may be KYC/AML and residence requirements for reception of grants. Requirements are subject to change without notice.
