# Complete Guide to NEAR Foundation Grants

> Ecosystem Overview + 12 Approved Cases

## What are NEAR Grants?
NEAR Foundation funds teams building on the NEAR Protocol ecosystem, covering DeFi, NFTs, tooling, infrastructure, and more.

## Funding Areas
- DeFi / AMM / Lending Protocols
- Developer Tools / SDKs / Documentation
- NFT / Gaming / Social Applications
- Aurora EVM Ecosystem (EVM compatibility layer)
- Cross-chain Bridges / Interoperability

## Application Portals
- NEAR Foundation: https://near.foundation/grants/
- DevDAO Grants: https://devdao.near.foundation
- Aurora Grants: https://aurora.dev/grants

## Featured Approved Cases (First 8)

- **Security Policy violation SECURITY.md**: See specific case
- **near-sdk-as: MVP Active Record Interface for Contract State**: See specific case
- **near-sdk-as: Finish near-sdk-as simulation test framework**: See specific case
- **asbuild: add subcommands**: See specific case
- **borsh-as: Implement borsh for AS**: See specific case
- **visitor-as: Implement AS transform**: See specific case
- **near-sdk-as: Simulation Testing and Improved Unit testing**: See specific case
- **as-bignum: Introduce semver**: See specific case

## All 12 Approved Projects
1. **Security Policy violation SECURITY.md** — grants/near-security-policy-violation-security-md
2. **near-sdk-as: MVP Active Record Interface for Contract State** — grants/near-near-sdk-as-mvp-active-record-interface-for-contract-state
3. **near-sdk-as: Finish near-sdk-as simulation test framework** — grants/near-near-sdk-as-finish-near-sdk-as-simulation-test-framework
4. **asbuild: add subcommands** — grants/near-asbuild-add-subcommands
5. **borsh-as: Implement borsh for AS** — grants/near-borsh-as-implement-borsh-for-as
6. **visitor-as: Implement AS transform** — grants/near-visitor-as-implement-as-transform
7. **near-sdk-as: Simulation Testing and Improved Unit testing** — grants/near-near-sdk-as-simulation-testing-and-improved-unit-testing
8. **as-bignum: Introduce semver** — grants/near-as-bignum-introduce-semver
9. **as-bignum: Test corner cases** — grants/near-as-bignum-test-corner-cases
10. **as-bignum: Division** — grants/near-as-bignum-division
11. **as-bignum: Implement safe and unsafe versions of u256, i128, i256** — grants/near-as-bignum-implement-safe-and-unsafe-versions-of-u256-i128-i2
12. **as-pect: Add Coverage** — grants/near-as-pect-add-coverage

## Application Tips
- Emphasize NEAR-specific advantages (ultra-low gas, account model, human-readable addresses)
- Demonstrate NEAR ecosystem integration (Aurora / Octopus Network / Ref Finance)
- Recommend 3-4 milestone phases, 4-8 weeks per phase
- Community engagement: Post on NEAR Gov Forum for visibility