Chainlink BUILD & Grants Complete Guide

Two Main Programs

1. Chainlink BUILD Program

Comprehensive support for early-stage projects (not just funding):

• Priority access to Chainlink services
• Technical integration support
• Co-marketing opportunities
• Investor introductions

Requirement: Projects must commit to allocating a percentage of their native tokens to Chainlink service providers

2. Chainlink Grants

Pure financial support, focused on specific technical areas:

• Range: $5K - $50K
• Focus: Infrastructure, tooling, research
• Review: 2-4 weeks

Funding Focus Areas

• Projects using Chainlink Data Feeds, CCIP, VRF, Automation
• Cross-chain interoperability solutions
• Oracle security research
• DeFi underlying infrastructure
• Gaming (using VRF for provably fair randomness)

Application Links

• BUILD: https://chainlinklabs.com/build
• Grants: https://chain.link/grants

Application Requirements

• Must use or plan to use Chainlink products
• Clear technical integration roadmap
• Open source preferred

Typical Funded Project Types

• AMM / Perpetual DEX (using Price Feeds)
• Insurance protocols (using parametric triggers)
• NFT randomized minting (using VRF)
• Cross-chain DApps (using CCIP)

Reference Resources

• Chainlink Grants: https://chain.link/grants
• Documentation: https://docs.chain.link/