Blockchain grants in European Union
European Union hosts 6 active blockchain programs we currently track. Below are all the grants — verified deadlines, eligibility, and funding amounts. Each links to the full application details and an AI-drafted application you can edit and submit.
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NGI TrustChain — Decentralized Identity
EU-funded program specifically for trust and identity blockchain solutions. Up to €200K per project.
Up to €200K
View →NGI Zero Commons Fund
Grants for open internet and blockchain commons projects. Equity-free funding for developers and researchers.
Up to €50K
View →NLnet Foundation — NGI Sargasso
European funding for open-source projects improving the internet, with focus on privacy, security, and decentralization.
Up to €50K
View →EIC Accelerator 2026
Equity-free grants up to €2.5M plus investment for deeptech and blockchain startups scaling across Europe.
Up to €2.5M
View →Digital Europe — Cybersecurity
EU funding for cybersecurity capacity-building including blockchain security and decentralized identity.
Up to €5M
View →Horizon Europe — Blockchain & Web3
EU R&D funding for decentralized technologies, blockchain infrastructure, and Web3 innovation projects.
€700M+
View →Why EU for blockchain?
The European Union runs the world's largest coordinated innovation funding program. Through Horizon Europe alone (€95.5B for 2021-2027), the EU funds research, development, and deployment of breakthrough technologies — with over €700M specifically allocated to blockchain, Web3, and distributed ledger technologies.
Blockchain grants fund Layer 1 protocols, distributed ledger infrastructure, smart contract platforms, and blockchain applications across public sectors. The category covers everything from foundational consensus research to production deployments — with funding available from government agencies (EU, US, UK, Singapore), Web3 foundations (Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot), and ecosystem-specific programs (EBSI, Hub71+ Digital Assets)..
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