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Funding Opportunities

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If you are sure you want to apply for strategic funding, head straight to the Web3 Foundation funding page. Before applying for strategic funding, please read these guidelines. Alternatively, the flowchart below outlines where we think the strategic funding fits in relation to other popular funding opportunities.

Funding Opportunities Overview

Section titled “Funding Opportunities Overview”
flowchart LR
    A(Project Focus)
    A -->|Development| B[Stage of Development]
    A -->|Research| C[Strategic Funding]
    A -->|Other| D[Business model exists]
    B -->|Existing POC| E[Treasury]
    B -->|No POC| F[Strategic Funding]
    D -->|No| H[Treasury]
    D -->|Yes| J[Ecosystem Funds]
    style C stroke:#e83e8c,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style E stroke:#e83e8c,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style F stroke:#e83e8c,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style H stroke:#e83e8c,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style J stroke:#e83e8c,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    click C "https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Process/how-to-apply" "Apply now"
    click F "https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Process/how-to-apply" "Apply now"
    click E "/wiki/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov-treasury/" _self
    click H "/wiki/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov-treasury/" _self
    click J "/wiki/general/ecosystem-funds/" _self

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