Canton Development Fund

How the Fund Works

The Canton Development Fund allocates 5% of network emissions to fund ecosystem work. Grants follow a transparent, on-chain-adjacent lifecycle ratified via GitVote.

Grant lifecycle

Submit a proposal
Community members open a PR against the grants board with a detailed proposal covering scope, milestones, and funding ask. Canton Development Fund repository
SIG review
A Special Interest Group reviews the proposal, requests revisions, and — once satisfied — assigns a champion organisation that co-signs accountability. CIP-0100 — Governance & review process
GitVote ratification
Ready proposals go to an on-chain GitVote ballot. The approval threshold and ballot duration are defined in the live GitVote config. GitVote configuration (.gitvote.yml)
Milestone disbursement
Approved grants are paid out per milestone. Each disbursement is triggered by a delivered-and-accepted milestone review on the board. CIP-0100 — Governance & review process

Canonical sources

Get involved

Build

Builder

Have an idea that advances the Canton ecosystem? Submit a funding proposal on the grants board.

Browse proposals

Review

Reviewer

Join a Special Interest Group and help evaluate proposals, request revisions, and maintain the quality bar for funded work.

See active proposals

Champion

Champion-eligible org

Registered organisations on the allowlist can co-sign proposals as champion, increasing proposal credibility and unlocking the ready-for-vote gate.

Proposals needing a champion

Champion-eligible organisations

Organisation	Matched pattern
canton foundation	canton foundation
cumberland	cumberland
digital asset	digital asset
intellecteu	intellecteu
mpch	mpch
obsidian	obsidian
t-rize	t-rize
temple	temple
trize	trize
zenith	zenith