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This document explains the TON Grant Program, covering the application process, key requirements, and policies for grantees. It outlines how proposals are evaluated, the responsibilities of grant recipients, and the support available within the TON ecosystem.
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Applications for the TON Grant Program are open across the sub-categories specified in the Grant Categories.
The Grants process generally looks as follows:
- Teams submit applications on Questbook, and the TON Grant team processes them accordingly.
- If the Grant team deems that the proposal does not meet the criteria set in the section above or falls outside of the current grant policy, an official rejection with an explanation for the decision is published on Questbook, and the application is closed.
- In case of interest towards the proposal, the Grant team asks for additional details directly on Questbook or, alternatively, contacts the applicant on Telegram and/or invites to a zoom call.
- If the applicant does not respond within 5 working days, the proposal gets rejected. The applicant can always resubmit their proposal in the future.
- The Grant Committee makes the final evaluation of the proposal and communicates the decision on Questbook and to the team directly.
- In case of a positive outcome, the applicant shall sign an official grant agreement and undertake to follow TON Grants Rules, and the proposal gets officially approved.
- Upon the completion of a milestone, the grantee shares the results in the Telegram group and makes a respective comment in the original proposal on Questbook. The Grant team makes QA (Quality Assurance) and checks whether the submitted version of the product corresponds to the scope of the milestone.
Other important things to bear in mind:
- Teams are asked to finish a grant before applying for a new one.
- In exceptional cases described in TON Grants Rules the grant may be cancelled.
- Teams commit to delivering each milestone strictly according to the deadline set in the grant proposal on Questbook, and the entire grant scope - in no longer than 6 months from the moment of approval.
- Teams receive funds upon the completion of each milestone. No advanced payment is envisioned by this grant program.
- Teams are asked to finish a grant before applying for a new one.
- Apart from the grant, we are happy to offer grantees our technical and marketing support and connect with the relevant players in the ecosystem. Please refer to this document to learn more.