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Project or Company Name
Enter the legal name of your company or a concise name for your project if you don't have a legal entity.
Project Website
If available, provide the URL for your project's website.
Main Point of Contact First Name
Please provide the first name of the primary point of contact for your project.
Main Point of Contact Last Name
Please provide the last name of the primary point of contact for your project.
Main Point of Contact Email
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Please provide the email address of the primary point of contact for your project.
Project Jurisdiction
Specify the country or region where your project is being developed. Note: We cannot provide grants to individuals or entities in OFAC-sanctioned countries or regions.
Funding
Tell us about your current funding. For example, are you bootstrapping, in a funding round, or have you received grants from other foundations?
Give Us Your Elevator Pitch
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Briefly describe what your project, service, or innovation does in a single sentence
What Problem Are You Solving?
Explain the problem you're solving, your proposed solution, and its significance for your project’s users and/or the COTI ecosystem.
Project Category
Select the category that best aligns with your project.
Select the appropriate category
Academic / R&D / Demos
Analytics / Data / Oracles
AI
Asset Origination / Tokenization
Asset Perfection / Verification
Community Tools
DevEd / Marketing
DevTools
Exploratory
Gaming / Metaverse
NFT / Meme Coins
Social
Identity / Compliance
DePin / Infrastructure
Legal / Management
Liquidity / Staking / Market Making
Marketplace
Misc
Naming / DNS
Payments / Remittance
Security
Smart Contracts
CBDCs / Stablecoin / Money / Ramps
Trading / Lending / Defi / Permissioned DeFi
Wallets / Custody / Qualified Custody
Competitive Landscape
Who are your main competitors, and how does your project differentiate itself from existing solutions?
What Value Does Your Project Provide to the COTI Ecosystem?
Describe how your project creates value for users, developers, or other projects within the COTI ecosystem.
Team or Self Overview
Highlight your or your team's expertise by listing core members, roles, contact information, and brief bios or LinkedIn pages.
Execution Plan
Outline your plan to execute the solution to the problem you described. Include any deliverables, assets, partnerships, financing, metrics, marketing, or other elements critical to success.
Risks and Challenges
What are the main risks and challenges you anticipate in executing your project, and how do you plan to mitigate them?
User Adoption and Growth
What strategies do you have in place to drive user adoption and growth for your project? Describe any plans for marketing, partnerships, or community engagement.
Open Source Contributions and Repos
Indicate whether your project will be open source or contribute to open source initiatives. If available, provide links to existing code repositories showcasing progress on this project or other projects you or your organization have contributed to.
Requested Grant Amount
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Specify the grant amount you're seeking in USD. Grants are awarded in COTI only. Most grant awards range from $1,000 to $100,000 in COTI.
Funding Usage
How do you plan to allocate the grant funds if awarded? Break down the major areas of expenditure and how they would contribute to your project's success.
Supporting Materials
Provide links to materials that demonstrate your product's functionality, such as a deck, screen recording, product demo, or proof of concept. Leave blank if not yet available.
Additional Comments
Share any important information about your project that we didn't cover in the previous questions but you believe should be considered.
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