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Current Grant Timeline

Season 1:
Peach round
Open
Start 28th August 2025 - End 10th December 2025
Notification: Within 4-6 weeks of sumbsison. Grants will be offered on a rolling basis until funds ahem been disbursed.
Timeline
Open Peach Round
28 August 2025 - 10 December 2025
Inform outcome to applicants
Within 4-6 weeks of submission, offered on a rolling basis.
Close out/ end of grants
4 months after contract signatory
The current round is open until 10th December 2025
Pools
Check your eligibility to apply below
Growth Pool
The Growth Pool supports mid-stage projects (Stage 2, Celo Season 1 intent) that are already delivering measurable impact on Celo and are positioned to scale. Grants are designed to accelerate products and public goods that can significantly grow daily transactions and align with Season 1’s core intents.

‍Peach round: estimated number of grants to be allocated: 6
Eligibility for this pool
  • Projects must be able to demonstrate around 10k-100k daily transactions to be initially eligible.
  • Delivery of the project must include socializing and communicating your work.
  • Projects should be deployed, open to the public, and open source or published.
What this pool is not
  • Operational expenditure for established projects.
  • Marketing expenditure for established projects.
  • Funding for events management.
General information
  • One-size fits all disbursement of up to $25,000 cUSD total.
  • Payments will be split 20% at project onset, and 80% after agreed delivery.
  • Applicants will sign a short contract with Prezenti and be KYC’d.
  • For unsuccessful applications there will be some detailed feedback; we are subjectively reviewing projects individually.
  • When the pool is empty, applications will close unless replenished.
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Scale Pool
The Scale Pool funds high-impact, seed-stage or scaled projects (Stage 3) with proven traction on Celo and the capacity to significantly expand their reach and impact. These grants are intended for mature teams delivering complex, production-grade solutions that can accelerate the network toward Season 1’s core growth objectives.
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Peach round: estimated number of grants to be allocated: 2
Eligibility for this pool
  • You must be able to demonstrate around 100k-500k daily transactions to be initially eligible.
  • Projects must be deployed, open to the public, and open source or published.
  • Delivery of the project must include socializing and communicating your work.
What this pool is not
  • Funding to directly pay for continuous project salaries.
  • Purely marketing expenditure.
  • Venture capital investment in the company.
  • Funding for events management.
General information
  • One off payment of $50,000 cUSD to all successful applicants
  • Payments will be split 20% at project onset, and 80% after agreed delivery.
  • For unsuccessful applications there will be some detailed feedback; we are subjectively reviewing projects individually
  • Applicants will sign a contract with Prezenti and be KYC’d.
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We are currently closed for applications
We are in the process of applying for grant funding for the Celo Season 1 intent. Follow us for updates.