ENS PG Builder Grants
PG Builder Grants program is designed to support foundational public goods in the Ethereum and Web3 ecosystems. The program aims to empower projects that have demonstrated exceptional usefulness and impact for developers and users alike.
By providing significant financial support, we help projects continue to drive innovation and growth within the ecosystem. Whether you're building infrastructure, developing tools, or creating educational resources, PG Builder Grants offer a pathway to secure the funding you need to make a lasting difference.
28.5
ETH granted
23
Small Grants
115
Proposals
0
USDC granted
1
Large Grants
7
Proposals
How does it work
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Apply for a grant
Start by sharing details of your project with us! Ensure your submission aligns with our eligibility criteria and clearly communicates the impact and usefulness of your project within the Ethereum or broader web3 ecosystem.
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Review process
Once submitted, your application will be reviewed by the Public Goods Working Group stewards on a rolling basis. The stewards will evaluate your project based on its usefulness and impact.
3
Deliver your milestones
If your project is selected, you will begin working on the milestones outlined in your submission. Please ensure proof of completion is clear.
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Apply for another stage
After you successfully complete your milestones, you may be eligible to apply for additional funding or future grant opportunities to continue developing and scaling your public good.
Small grants (up to 2 ETH)
Receive up to 2 ETH in a stream that unlocks over 30 days. While milestone withdrawals do not need approval, each grant stage and its milestones will be reviewed by our stewards.
Apply for a grantLarge grants (up to 50k USDC)
Milestone funds will be unlocked and sent to you once the milestone completion is reviewed by our stewards.
Apply for a grantGrantees
Stage 1
approved
Jun 2025
Kai-Sign ERC-7730 curator V1
0 ETH withdrawn1 ETH
Kai-Sign serves as an aggregated curator for trusted registries, aiming to support the adoption of clear signing on hardware wallets. Kai-Sign ensures that users can confidently sign transactions, knowing that the information displayed is accurate and trustworthy by fetching the metadata from an IPFS CID (Content Identifier)
In the current Kai-Sign workflow, disputes over metadata submissions are managed through Reality.eth's community driven verification system. When a user submits a metadata specification, it is posted as a question on Reality.eth.
Refer to: https://kaisign.gitbook.io/
This submission is made to support the development of contract deployment and integration with a UI so any user can submit or fetch metadata as well as to allow the contract code to be open source on Kai-Sign github repository after internal and external audits. As of 23rd of June 2025 a repository for the contract has been made to be published after official audits.
Stage 1
approved
Jun 2025
Africa Builder Support Pilot Program
0 ETH withdrawn1 ETH
A 2-month pilot program to accelerate blockchain adoption and build technical capacity across Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda , Ethiopia, Nigeria & Ghana. The program combines ground research, hands-on technical support, and community engagement to establish a sustainable ENS ecosystem in Africa.
Program Activities
Ground Research: Conduct comprehensive research on local blockchain infrastructures and projects, developer communities, and technical challenges to develop region-specific ENS adoption strategies.
Technical Project Support: Provide direct technical assistance and guidance to local projects integrating ENS solutions, ensuring successful implementation and best practices.
Project Onboarding: Identify and onboard minimum 5 solid projects per country plus additional potential-fit projects to ENS, creating a strong foundation for regional adoption.
Community Workshops: Facilitate educational workshops across all 6 countries to build technical capacity, share knowledge, and foster understaning among developers and stakeholders.
Conference Speaking: Participate in regional conferences and industry events to promote ENS adoption, share program insights, and build broader community awareness.
Strategy Development: Create a localized research and support strategy document that provides a roadmap for sustained ENS and web3 growth and technical support in the region.
The program aims to establish a-sustaining ENS momentum, build local expertise, and create lasting partnship
Stage 1
approved
Jun 2025
Urbe Campus - Growing Ethereum Builders in Italy
0 USDC received10,000 USDC
As a follow-up to last year’s grant, we are requesting a $10,000 grant to support three strategic Urbe Campus initiatives in Italy: NapulETH (Naples), ETHNA (Catania), and ETHBari (Bari). These bootcamps are designed to onboard first-time developers into the Ethereum ecosystem through practical, in-person education and direct exposure to smart contract development, onchain tools, and ecosystem best practices.
By focusing on Southern Italy, regions often underserved in Web3 education, qwe aim to lower entry barriers, engage local institutions and student networks, and foster long-term community activation. Each Campus runs for 3 to 5 days and includes hands-on workshops, mentorship, and a final challenge session to encourage project building and collaboration.
This grant would help cover essential costs such as educator compensation, venue logistics, and workshop materials. With a lean structure and a proven track record of delivering high-quality education, Urbe Campus is well-positioned to contribute directly to Ethereum’s need for stronger grassroots onboarding infrastructure.
Stage 1
approved
Jun 2025
ETHAccra
0 ETH withdrawn1.5 ETH
ETHAccra is West Africa’s flagship Ethereum hackathon and developer summit, returning for its third edition from September 3rd to 6th, 2025. As part of our mission to expand access to decentralised technologies, we are launching a dedicated ENS Onboarding & Builder Track to educate and empower developers in Ghana and neighbouring countries to build with ENS.
This initiative will include:
- Hands-on onboarding sessions to help 300+ participants register and understand how to use ENS domains.
- A dedicated ENS hackathon track, focused on building tools and experiences that leverage ENS for identity, naming, and wallet UX.
- Mentorship, workshops, and documentation support to help teams integrate ENS effectively.
- Post-hackathon follow-up, including showcasing promising projects and connecting them with the broader ENS ecosystem for further support.
We request 2 ETH to support this track, which will cover ENS domain sponsorships, technical mentorship, prizes for top ENS projects, and content production to ensure lasting impact.
This grant will help bring ENS to a fast-growing and underserved community of builders and inspire meaningful projects that align with ENS’s public goods mission.
Stage 1
approved
May 2025
Protocol Labs x ENS x Nouns Hackathon
0 ETH withdrawn2 ETH
Nouns DAO sponsored a lot of clients/websites/tools before, but when the funding ends, some of them just stop working. We want to make ENS + IPFS clients become our default frontend standard.
Stage 1
completed
Apr 2025
txpool-viz
0 ETH withdrawn1 ETH
A tool to visualize and compare transaction pools across different Ethereum execution clients. The goal is to assist core developers in understanding transaction pool behavior across execution clients. The project will be containerized, orchestrated using Kurtosis, and designed with extensibility in mind.
Stage 1
approved
Apr 2025
SheFi
0 ETH withdrawn2 ETH
SheFi is bringing the next generation of women onchain through education, events and community. Launched in 2020 by founder Maggie Love, SheFi:
- Educated 9,000+ women and nonbinary individuals through live instruction cohorts
- Hosted over 4,500 people across 8 events around the world
- Grown our newsletter to 13,500 subscribers with 54.9% open rate
- Scaled Social Media presence: Twitter = 21,400, LinkedIn 11,000, Instagram 6,900
- Taught courses at Fidelity, ConsenSys, Google, and Oxford Blockchain Club
Through our classes, events, and networking opportunities, SheFi aims to bridge the gender gap in the blockchain industry and prepare our our members to become meaningful contributors and leaders in the decentralized world.
Stage 1
completed
Apr 2025
ENS PG Builder Grants Dune Dashboard
0 ETH withdrawn0.25 ETH
Create a Dune dashboard for the ENS PG Builder Grants. Dune dashboards are known for the verifiability of their data (all queries would be open source) and would allow users to better understand how the funds are being used.
This is an example of a Dune dashboard for a grant program: https://dune.com/raho/optimism-grants-and-missions
Since onchain data is limited to the transactions made to the projects, it would be helpful to periodically upload a CSV to Dune with additional grant details, such as project names, descriptions, etc. This would make the dashboard more complete and easier to read (without the dataset of project names, users would only be able to see the transfers to the addresses).
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