Subspace Foundation Grants
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Milestone-based grants in AI3 and stablecoins for decentralized AI apps, agents, infrastructure and research on the Autonomys Network.
Time left to apply
Anytime
Rolling: reviewed as applications arrive
Apply to Subspace Foundation Grants
Applications go through docs.google.com. Expect a decision in about 10 weeks.
Grant stats
- Grant size
- Undisclosed
- Largest grant
- Not published
- Paid in
- AI3 or stablecoins
- Payout
- In milestones
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 10 weeks
- From submission to an answer
- Ecosystem
- Autonomys
Checked Oct 1 against 6 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on subspace.foundation before you apply.
About Subspace Foundation Grants
The Subspace Foundation funds developers, researchers and entrepreneurs building decentralized AI on the Autonomys Network. The foundation has allocated up to 10% of the total AI3 token supply to ecosystem development.
Grants cover five categories: infrastructure (the distributed storage network, consensus and AI-oriented compute), AI-powered dApps and on-chain agents, research, community and education, and integrations such as bridges, plugins and SDKs. Payment mixes AI3 tokens and stablecoins and is released per approved milestone.
The first public grantee is Momento, awarded in March 2026, which uses Auto Drive storage and Auto EVM to let people capture and verify human-made content as tamper-proof records.
Resources
Categories
Funded before
- Momento
What they fund
- AI-powered dApps and on-chain agents
- Storage network, consensus and AI compute infrastructure
- Research on consensus, privacy-preserving AI, ZK and FHE
- Bridges, plugins and SDKs connecting Autonomys to other chains and AI tools
- Developer education, tutorials and hackathons
Who can apply
Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.
How applying works
- 1
Submit the form
Describe your project, category, milestones, timeline and the funding needed for each milestone.
- 2
Screening
The foundation checks completeness and fit; allow up to 8 weeks for a response.
- 3
Discovery call
Shortlisted teams join a deep-dive call and may fill in a more detailed technical form.
- 4
Decision and agreement
Decisions usually come 2 to 4 weeks after discovery, followed by a signed grant agreement.
- 5
Milestone payments
You submit evidence for each milestone and are paid after it is approved.
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- When does Subspace Foundation Grants close?
- Subspace Foundation 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 10 weeks from submission to a decision, going by the program's own process or past rounds.
- Where do I apply?
- On the official site, docs.google.com. 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 subspace.foundation before you apply.