NEAR Grants Complete Guide (with 12 Case Studies)

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