Developer grants

AERE Network funds builders. Open to everyone, no equity, no token claw-backs, no committee gate-keeping. Per whitepaper §6.2.

What we fund: dApps that go live on AERE, ecosystem infrastructure (indexers, wallets, bridges, oracles), developer tooling, technical content (tutorials, video courses), security research, integration adapters. What we don't fund: projects with no working prototype, marketing campaigns, generic NFT collections, things outside the AERE ecosystem.

Tiers

Quick build

$1k, $5k USD
  • 1-2 week scope
  • Single-purpose tooling, integrations
  • 50% on approval, 50% on delivery
  • Approval in < 7 days

Project

$5k, $25k USD
  • 1-3 month scope
  • dApps, indexers, libraries, content series
  • Milestone-based payments
  • Approval in < 14 days

Strategic

$25k, $100k USD
  • 3+ month scope
  • Major infrastructure, novel research
  • Quarterly check-ins, public KPIs
  • DAO vote required

Apply

All applications open as a public issue on git.aere.network/aere-network/grants for transparency. The form below pre-fills the issue body, you'll be redirected to Gitea to confirm and submit.

All submissions are public. Sensitive info should not be included. Approval criteria: clear scope, demonstrable past work, AERE-aligned outcomes, fair pricing. Conflicts of interest can be raised on the public issue at any time. Strategic grants are meant to go to a DAO vote; the governance contracts do not hold the treasury yet, so until they do the Foundation decides and publishes the decision on the issue. No application had been filed as of 2026-10-15.