Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program (CDRGP)
Quarterly: submit a retroactive proposal on GitHub/forum during the proposal window (Q3 2026: Aug 2-14), 1-month public review, then ~2-week shielded coin-weighted vote (Q3: Sep 17-29) via ZODL/Zkool/Vizor wallets on the Valar vote chain; simple majority of ZEC voted (abstentions excluded). Retroactive (pays for completed work). Governance replaced direct funding of ECC and ZF (ended Nov 2024). ECC's engineering staff resigned Jan 2026 and formed ZODL (VC-funded, $25M+ seed Mar 2026); ECC's... Offered by Zcash coinholders; applications due November 13, 2026.
Key Facts
- Funder
- Zcash coinholders
- Award amount
- Not specified by funder
- Deadline
- November 13, 2026
- Geography
- global
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
Quarterly: submit a retroactive proposal on GitHub/forum during the proposal window (Q3 2026: Aug 2-14), 1-month public review, then ~2-week shielded coin-weighted vote (Q3: Sep 17-29) via ZODL/Zkool/Vizor wallets on the Valar vote chain; simple majority of ZEC voted (abstentions excluded). Retroactive (pays for completed work). Governance replaced direct funding of ECC and ZF (ended Nov 2024). ECC's engineering staff resigned Jan 2026 and formed ZODL (VC-funded, $25M+ seed Mar 2026); ECC's...
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.
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