Circle Developer Grants
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Milestone-based USDC grants from Circle for teams building payments, FX, lending and agent products on Arc and Circle's stack.
Time left to apply
Anytime
Rolling: reviewed as applications arrive
Apply to Circle Developer Grants
Applications go through circle.questbook.app. Expect a decision in about 6 weeks.
Grant stats
- Grant size
- Undisclosed
- Largest grant
- Not published
- Paid in
- USDC
- Payout
- In milestones
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 6 weeks
- From submission to an answer
- Ecosystem
- Arc
Checked Oct 1 against 3 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on circle.com before you apply.
About Circle Developer Grants
Circle funds teams that build with USDC and its developer products, such as Wallets, CCTP, Gateway and Nanopayments. Since 2026 the program has put Arc, Circle's stablecoin-native settlement chain, at the center: Circle wants Arc to be core to how value, liquidity or settlement moves in your product.
Funding is tiered, paid in USDC and released as agreed milestones are met. Grantees also get co-marketing, technical guidance from Circle teams and introductions across Circle's ecosystem. Once you finish your last milestone you can apply again.
The first 2026 cohort included Blockradar, Hurupay, RebelFi and DZap.io, working on agent commerce, payments, treasury, FX and DeFi.
Resources
Categories
Funded before
- Blockradar
- Hurupay
- RebelFi
What they fund
- Agentic economic activity: AI agents that contract and settle in stablecoins
- Stablecoin FX and peer-to-peer payments
- Treasury management tools
- Prediction markets for economic and financial outcomes
- Lending and borrowing with instant stablecoin settlement
Who can apply
Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.
How applying works
- 1
Apply on Questbook
Describe your business, your Circle and Arc integrations, your roadmap and proposed milestones.
- 2
Initial review
The Grants team checks your application for alignment.
- 3
Technical review
Finalists get a deeper review with input from Circle Ventures, Product and BD teams.
- 4
Milestone design
If selected, you agree on milestones tied to your roadmap and Arc integration commitments.
- 5
Paid per milestone
USDC is released as each milestone is met and approved.
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- When does Circle Developer Grants close?
- Circle Developer Grants has no deadline. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so you can apply whenever your proposal is ready.
- How much can I get?
- The program doesn't publish a range; amounts are set per proposal.
- How long until I hear back?
- About 6 weeks from submission to a decision, going by the program's own process or past rounds.
- Where do I apply?
- On the official site, circle.questbook.app. web3grant links there directly and never takes applications itself.
Sources
Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on circle.com before you apply.