FUTO Microgrants

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FUTO's one-time microgrants of $1,000 to $5,000 for small or early-stage open source software projects and the people building them. Applications are open and go by email; FUTO has awarded over $60,000 across 52 microgrants. Its larger Legendary Grants are reserved for established open source projects and nonprofits FUTO already trusts.

Who can apply

  • open source software from a small or early-stage project

What the form asks

  • Grant application email to grantapps@futo.org: email a short description of the project

Rules

  • Applications are open. No deadline and no form are stated: apply by email to grantapps@futo.org.
  • Microgrants are one-time grants of $1,000 to $5,000 for small or early-stage projects. Many are unsolicited, recommended by FUTO employees who use the projects.
  • Legendary Grants are large-scale grants for established open source projects and traditional nonprofits with significant impact, generally reserved for established entities FUTO trusts, with an ongoing relationship afterward.
  • FUTO funds open source software and the people building it to challenge the tech oligopoly; every listed microgrant recipient is an open source project.

What they want now

FUTO Microgrants wants Open source software against tech monopolies, Small and early-stage projects