Season 8 – Grants Council#

The Grants Council is granting to projects that increase adoption in the Optimism ecosystem.

Our Objective#

Projects must target one of the following metrics:

Total Value Locked (TVL)#

• Why it matters: TVL represents supply for onchain economic activity.
• Formula: ΔTVL = (Tokens_end − Tokens_start) × Price_end

Transaction Fees#

• Why it matters: Fees measure demand for transacting and willingness to pay.
• Formula: ΔFees = Fees_end − Fees_start

Examples of eligible projects:

• Making assets in the Interop Set interop-ready
• Upgrades or integrations that increase interop TVL
• Applications or features that generate interop-enabled transactions
• Moving TVL into interop-compatible formats
• Tooling that tracks or increases adoption

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Key Dates

• Applications Open: August 20th, 2025
• Results Announced:
  • September 11th, 2025
  • October 2nd, 2025
  • October 23rd, 2025
  • November 13th, 2025
  • December 4th, 2025

Estimated timeframe of Grant Review (15 Business days total):

• Submission Intake – 5 days
• GovNERDs Buffer – 1 day
• Ops Sync – 1 day
• Final Review – 5 days
• Final Decision + Buffer – 2 days
• Ops Wrap-up – 1 day

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