DeGrants
Community-led microgrants for the Stacks ecosystem
DeGrants funds small, practical projects that create value for the Stacks ecosystem.
The program supports builders, creators, educators, and community contributors working on projects that may not fit the main Stacks Endowment Grants Program, but still strengthen Stacks through education, culture, tooling, public goods, experimentation, and community engagement.
DeGrants is funded by the Stacks Endowment. Grant recipients are selected by Community Stewards, who make the final award decisions.
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Program Overview
What DeGrants Supports
DeGrants supports community-led work with clear relevance to Stacks. This may include:
Creative ecosystem
projects
NFT-related projects
BNS-related
projects
Educational content
& onboarding resources
Community
activations
Small tools or
prototypes
Ecosystem
experiments
Public goodsApplicants do not need to be building a large protocol or venture-scale product. They should have a clear project, a practical plan, and a strong reason why the work matters for Stacks.
Who Should Apply
DeGrants is open to individual builders, creators, educators, community contributors, and ecosystem participants with a clear project that can benefit Stacks.
This track is especially relevant for projects that are smaller in scope, community-oriented, creative, educational, experimental, or public-goods focused.
If a project includes multiple collaborators, one individual must serve as the applicant and payee.
Selected applicants must be prepared to complete KYC before receiving funding.
Individual Builders
Contributors
Creators
Ecosystem Participants
EducatorsHow It Works
Apply
Submit a proposal describing what you plan to build, create, host, publish, or deliver; why it matters for Stacks; how much funding you are requesting; and your expected timeline.
Community Steward Review
Applications are reviewed by 3 Community Stewards. Steward seats rotate across DeGrants cycles so more ecosystem members have the opportunity to participate in funding decisions.
Final Award Decisions
Community Stewards review, score, and discuss applications using the DeGrants rubric. Final decisions are made after the application window closes so proposals can be evaluated together.
The Stacks Endowment and operating partners provide funding, guardrails, communications, payment coordination, and process support. They do not choose grant recipients.
Deliver
Selected grantees complete their approved deliverables or milestones and share progress with the Stacks community where relevant.
Apply
Submit a proposal describing what you plan to build, create, host, publish, or deliver; why it matters for Stacks; how much funding you are requesting; and your expected timeline.
Community Steward Review
Applications are reviewed by 3 Community Stewards. Steward seats rotate across DeGrants cycles so more ecosystem members have the opportunity to participate in funding decisions.
Final Award Decisions
Community Stewards review, score, and discuss applications using the DeGrants rubric. Final decisions are made after the application window closes so proposals can be evaluated together.
The Stacks Endowment and operating partners provide funding, guardrails, communications, payment coordination, and process support. They do not choose grant recipients.
Deliver
Selected grantees complete their approved deliverables or milestones and share progress with the Stacks community where relevant.
✅ What Stewards Look For
Strong applications should demonstrate:
- Clear relevance to Stacks
- Meaningful community or ecosystem value
- Defined deliverables
- Feasible scope and timeline
- Credible ability to execute
- Creative, cultural, educational, technical, or public-goods contribution
❌ What DeGrants Is Not
DeGrants is not guaranteed funding for everyone who applies. It is not a participation award, an unlimited funding pool, or a smaller version of the main Stacks Endowment Grants Program.
Funding is limited. Strong applications are clear, practical, relevant to Stacks, and realistic to deliver.
⚖️ Conflict of Interest
Because Stacks is a close community, conflicts of interest may arise.
Community Stewards must disclose any personal, financial, professional, or close community relationship with an applicant. If a conflict exists, that Steward will recuse themselves from reviewing that application.
When a Steward recuses themselves, the applicant's score will be averaged only across the non-conflicted Steward scores. A recusal will not negatively impact the applicant's overall score.
Stacks Stewards
Jack Binswitch is a Bitcoin and Stacks ecosystem builder focused on advancing decentralized technologies, community growth, and open-source innovation. Through educational content, ecosystem advocacy, and active participation in governance discussions, Jack helps connect builders, users, and projects while promoting Bitcoin's expanding role as the foundation for Web3 applications.
MrWagmi is a prominent Bitcoin and Stacks community advocate known for sharing market insights, ecosystem updates, and educational content. Passionate about Bitcoin adoption and decentralized innovation, he actively engages with builders, investors, and community members, helping amplify emerging projects and strengthen the broader Bitcoin economy.
GPSC is a respected contributor within the Stacks ecosystem, community manager for StackingDAO & ZEST, recognized for supporting community initiatives, governance discussions, and ecosystem development. Through thought leadership, collaboration, and advocacy, GPSC helps drive awareness of Bitcoin-powered applications while fostering engagement among developers, creators, entrepreneurs, and blockchain enthusiasts worldwide.
Who We Are
Zero Authority
Zero Authority is a community platform for builders, creators, contributors, and ecosystem participants shaping what gets built on Stacks. For DeGrants, Zero Authority provides the community home for the program: a place for applicants, Stewards, and the broader ecosystem to connect around community-led funding, project visibility, and participation.
Stacks Community DeGrants
DeGrants is a community-led microgrant program for practical projects that create value for the Stacks ecosystem. Funded by the Stacks Endowment and selected by Community Stewards, DeGrants supports builders, creators, educators, and contributors strengthening Stacks through culture, education, tooling, public goods, experimentation, and community engagement.
Apply for a DeGrant
Have a clear project that can benefit Stacks?
Submit your proposal and tell the Community Stewards what you plan to deliver, why it matters, and how a DeGrant would help you bring it to life.
