What we’re looking for

We aim to build monetization natively into the web by funding the innovation and growth of an open technology stack featuring the Web Monetization standard and the Interledger Protocol – tools that allow money to stream in real-time as you browse the web.
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Projects submitted under the Foundational Technology track should innovate around the technology itself: i.e.building plugins, APIs, and templates for monetizing the web, etc.

Projects submitted under the Creative Catalyst track should use existing Web Monetization technology to explore the creation, distribution, and discoverability of content online. Funds can be applied to content production specifically intended for monetization experiments, for example: how to deliver, use, segment, and channel content.

Prototypes must be manageable experiments, but they are not required to succeed – we recognize that we don’t know the limits of the technology and are enthusiastically open to boundary-pushing ideas.

We’re looking for web-based experimentation with strong potential for further innovation beyond the life of the grant. Our goal is iterative learning in order to build a healthy, vibrant ecosystem of web monetized tools, content, and resources.

A few important details

• Grant for the Web will fund projects scoped up to six months in duration. If you have an idea that is more ambitious, focus your application on a deliverable that can be achieved in the first six months.
• At least 50% of all grant dollars distributed through this open call will fund content and software projects that are openly licensed.
• Applications to the open call can be submitted by individuals, teams, companies, and organizations (including non-profits and municipalities).
• One application per person, group, team, or organization.
  
• Projects can only be submitted under one track.
• While projects and content can be in any language, applications must be submitted in English.
• Applicants must be 18 or older.
• We can fund projects almost anywhere in the world except for Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea region of Ukraine.