# Grants **URL:** https://forum.balancer.fi/c/service-provider/grants/20.md [Latest](https://forum.balancer.fi/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.balancer.fi/categories.md) --- ## [About the Grants category](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/about-the-grants-category/3657)
**Author:** [@solarcurve](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/solarcurve)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/about-the-grants-category/3657 "2022-08-29T20:42:32Z")
--- ## [Pivot Bot – Non-Custodial 1-Click 5x Leverage Tool Using Balancer 0% Flash Loans on Base (Follow-up to March 1 Forum Post)](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/pivot-bot-non-custodial-1-click-5x-leverage-tool-using-balancer-0-flash-loans-on-base-follow-up-to-march-1-forum-post/6999)
**Author:** [@SyncedgeSolutions](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/SyncedgeSolutions)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/pivot-bot-non-custodial-1-click-5x-leverage-tool-using-balancer-0-flash-loans-on-base-follow-up-to-march-1-forum-post/6999 "2026-05-30T23:43:31Z")
Hi Balancer Grants Committee & Community, Following up on my March 1 post: “\[Feedback\] Using Balancer Flash Loans for Atomic De-leveraging on Base” I have now fully shipped Pivot Bot v1.0 — the first live, non-custodi… --- ## [Exploratory Analysis of Risk & Tail Behavior in Balancer V3 Pools (USDC/WETH)](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/exploratory-analysis-of-risk-tail-behavior-in-balancer-v3-pools-usdc-weth/6925)
**Author:** [@Icarrasco1](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Icarrasco1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/exploratory-analysis-of-risk-tail-behavior-in-balancer-v3-pools-usdc-weth/6925 "2026-01-01T01:09:19Z")
Mini-research on volatility regimes and extreme events in V3 pools to inform governance insights. Hi everyone — I’ve been running independent quantitative analyses on USDC/WETH Balancer V3 pools, focusing on volatility… --- ## [Tipping Protocol for Increased Community Engagement](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/tipping-protocol-for-increased-community-engagement/6188)
**Author:** [@skyfoxx](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/skyfoxx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/tipping-protocol-for-increased-community-engagement/6188 "2024-11-28T07:47:44Z")
Hey Team Balancer, We’ve developed a tipping protocol that helps boost community engagement by rewarding valuable contributors. We want to gauge interest by first seeing where it would be most useful for DAOs. I have … --- ## [Balancer Grants: Monthly Update October 2024 | Wave 14](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-monthly-update-october-2024-wave-14/6161)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-monthly-update-october-2024-wave-14/6161 "2024-11-09T08:09:41Z")
Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion before evolving into a Service Provider beginning Wave 5 which we have continued on to now reach Wave 14. This Wave… --- ## [Grants Wave 13 | Q3 2024 Final Report](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-wave-13-q3-2024-final-report/6067)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-wave-13-q3-2024-final-report/6067 "2024-10-07T20:23:21Z")
Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion before evolving into a Service Provider beginning Wave 5 which we have continued on to now complete Wave 13. This W… --- ## [Balancer Grants: Monthly Update - August 2024 | Wave 13](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-monthly-update-august-2024-wave-13/5984)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-monthly-update-august-2024-wave-13/5984 "2024-09-09T03:06:54Z")
Balancer Grants SP is 2 months into Wave 13! This month has seen our builders keep building and a hackathon kicked off, but our treasury has continued to take a hit with the decreasing BAL price. We have always mainta… --- ## [Grants Monthly Update - July 2024 | Wave 13](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-monthly-update-july-2024-wave-13/5902)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-monthly-update-july-2024-wave-13/5902 "2024-08-04T10:35:22Z")
Balancer Grants SP was approved for Wave 13 / Q3 2024, aimed at supporting teams who are building on Balancer V3, our new improved architecture currently in development. V3 promises simplified integrations while conti… --- ## [Grants Monthly Update for May 2024](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-monthly-update-for-may-2024/5791)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-monthly-update-for-may-2024/5791 "2024-08-04T09:49:25Z")
Balancer Grants SP has continued to accept grant applications through May for Wave 12. This wave is aimed at supporting teams who are building on Balancer V3, our new improved architecture currently in development. V3… --- ## [Grants Wave 12 | Q2 2024 Final Report](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-wave-12-q2-2024-final-report/5861)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-wave-12-q2-2024-final-report/5861 "2024-07-05T22:46:26Z")
Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion before evolving into a Service Provider beginning Wave 5 which we have continued on to now complete Wave 12. This W… --- ## [Balancer Grants April 2024 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-april-2024-update/5739)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-april-2024-update/5739 "2024-05-06T15:49:01Z")
Balancer Grants SP has continued to accept grant applications this month after BIP-573 snapshot vote was approved for another quarter. Wave 12 is aimed at supporting teams who are building on Balancer V3, our new impr… --- ## [Balancer Grants Q1 2024 / Wave 11 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-q1-2024-wave-11-update/5689)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-q1-2024-wave-11-update/5689 "2024-04-05T15:15:42Z")
Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion before evolving into a Service Provider beginning Wave 5 which we have continued on to now complete Wave 11. This W… --- ## [Balancer Grants February 2024 Update (Wave 11)](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-february-2024-update-wave-11/5609)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-february-2024-update-wave-11/5609 "2024-03-12T23:17:38Z")
This wave we have 64,671 BAL available for new grantees, 50k general, ~15k moonshot projects (approved via BIP-517/snapshot). Following on from the quarter of reflections and subsequent report and recommendations, the… --- ## [Balancer Grants: Wave 11 Monthly Report - January 2024](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-wave-11-monthly-report-january-2024/5570)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-wave-11-monthly-report-january-2024/5570 "2024-02-13T04:39:01Z")
This wave we have 64,671 BAL available for new grantees, 50k general, 15k moonshot projects (approved via BIP-517/snapshot). Following on from the quarter of reflections and subsequent report and recommendations, the … --- ## [Balancer Grants Program All-Time Recap](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-program-all-time-recap/5458)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-program-all-time-recap/5458 "2023-12-14T16:46:06Z")
TL;DR We have taken a critical and hopefully unbiased approach in this review with the ultimate goal of recommending how to improve the program going forward. The Balancer grant program does not exist as an ROI based sys… --- ## [Balancer Grants - November 2023 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-november-2023-update/5405)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-november-2023-update/5405 "2023-12-07T21:27:35Z")
Balancer Grants: Wave 10 Monthly Update — November 2023 The BAL Grant Program is one of the ways that BalancerDAO promotes the development of the Balancer Protocol and Ecosystem. The Grants Service Provider proposal p… --- ## [\[RFC\] Aaavegotchi 50k BAL Grant Application \[ve8020 Program\]](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/rfc-aaavegotchi-50k-bal-grant-application-ve8020-program/4486)
**Author:** [@AL\_GG](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/AL_GG)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/rfc-aaavegotchi-50k-bal-grant-application-ve8020-program/4486 "2023-11-14T04:53:51Z")
Author(s): @AL\_GG @sudeepb02 Status: BIP Date Applied: 2023-03-14 Date Updated: yyyy-mm-dd Date Ratified: yyyy-mm-dd Vote Start Date: yyyy-mm-dd Vote End Date: yyyy-mm-dd BAL grant amount: 50k BAL 80/20 Pool liv… --- ## [Balancer Grants: Wave 10 Monthly Update - October](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-wave-10-monthly-update-october/5318)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-wave-10-monthly-update-october/5318 "2023-11-07T18:31:26Z")
The BAL Grant Program is one of the ways that BalancerDAO promotes the development of the Balancer Protocol and Ecosystem. The Grants Service Provider proposal posted in the Balancer forum was approved through the succes… --- ## [Balancer Grants Q3/Wave 9 Final Report](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-q3-wave-9-final-report/5240)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-q3-wave-9-final-report/5240 "2023-10-10T21:15:45Z")
Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion before evolving into a Service Provider beginning Wave 5 which we have continued on to now complete Wave 9. This Wave … --- ## [Balancer Grants: Wave 9 July 2023 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-wave-9-july-2023-update/5083)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-wave-9-july-2023-update/5083 "2023-08-10T17:31:02Z")
The BAL Grant Program is one of the ways that BalancerDAO promotes the development of the Balancer Protocol and Ecosystem. The Grants Service Provider proposal posted in the Balancer forum was approved through the suc… --- ## [Balancer veToken Launchpad - Application](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-vetoken-launchpad-application/4877)
**Author:** [@Denis](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Denis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-vetoken-launchpad-application/4877 "2023-07-31T19:01:19Z")
Balancer veTokenomics Launchpad Project Brief: Based on the RFP brief, the proposed solution will do the following: A step by step guide with a set of template contracts for projects to launch a veToken using an 80/20 … --- ## [\[Grant Proposal\] - Implementing EIP-7265 (Circuit Breakers) to improve protocol security](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grant-proposal-implementing-eip-7265-circuit-breakers-to-improve-protocol-security/5032)
**Author:** [@valerio](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/valerio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grant-proposal-implementing-eip-7265-circuit-breakers-to-improve-protocol-security/5032 "2023-07-28T18:31:28Z")
TL;DR This standard outlines a smart contract interface for a Circuit Breaker that triggers a temporary halt on protocol-wide token outflows when a threshold is exceeded for a predefined metric. This circuit breaker doe… --- ## [\[BIP-XXX\] : Balancer veToken Launchpad](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-xxx-balancer-vetoken-launchpad/4867)
**Author:** [@amritj](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/amritj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-xxx-balancer-vetoken-launchpad/4867 "2023-07-16T12:36:34Z")
Balancer veToken Launchpad Project Overview: The proposal is to develop a solution that will simplify the process of launching veTokens on the Balancer platform. Our aim is to streamline the process, making it as straigh… --- ## [Grants Wave 8 / Q2 Final Report](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-wave-8-q2-final-report/4937)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grants-wave-8-q2-final-report/4937 "2023-07-03T15:06:38Z")
Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion before evolving into a Service Provider beginning Wave 5 which we have continued on to now complete Wave 8. This Wave … --- ## [Balancer Grants May 2023 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-may-2023-update/4864)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-may-2023-update/4864 "2023-06-12T15:56:14Z")
Apologies for the delayed posting here, report was posted to Medium 6/6. The BAL Grant Program is one of the ways that BalancerDAO promotes the development of the Balancer Protocol and Ecosystem. The Grants Service Prov… --- ## [Balancer Grants April 2023 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-april-2023-update/4733)
**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-april-2023-update/4733 "2023-05-04T17:20:52Z")
Balancer Grants Wave 8 Update (Monthly Update #14) The BAL Grant Program is one of the ways that BalancerDAO promotes the development of the Balancer Protocol and Ecosystem. The Grants Service Provider proposal posted… --- ## [\[BIP-252\] Timeless 50k BAL Grant Application \[ve8020 Program\]](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-252-timeless-50k-bal-grant-application-ve8020-program/4453)
**Author:** [@McFly](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/McFly)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-252-timeless-50k-bal-grant-application-ve8020-program/4453 "2023-04-25T20:45:44Z")
PR with multisig payload Author(s): @mcfly Status: BIP Date Applied: 2023-03-01 Date Updated: 2023-03-13 Date Ratified: yyyy-mm-dd Vote Start Date: yyyy-mm-dd Vote End Date: yyyy-mm-dd BAL grant amount: 50k BAL Summary … --- ## [Balancer Grants March 2023 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-march-2023-update/4603)
**Author:** [@ZenDragon](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/ZenDragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-march-2023-update/4603 "2023-04-05T01:36:51Z")
Balancer Grants: Wave 7 Final Report - see original post here Wave Overview The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion which then evolved into a Service Provider beginning … --- ## [Balancer Grants January 2023 Update](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-january-2023-update/4334)
**Author:** [@ZenDragon](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/ZenDragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-january-2023-update/4334 "2023-02-06T01:51:07Z")
Balancer Grants Wave 7 Update (Monthly Update #12) The BAL Grant Program is one of the ways that BalancerDAO promotes the development of the Balancer Protocol and Ecosystem. The Grants Service Provider proposal posted… --- ## [Balancer Grants December 2022 Update \[Wave 6 Final Report\]](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-december-2022-update-wave-6-final-report/4229)
**Author:** [@ZenDragon](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/ZenDragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-grants-december-2022-update-wave-6-final-report/4229 "2023-01-05T18:19:36Z")
Balancer Grants: Wave 6 Final Report Results, Learnings and Next Steps The Balancer Grants program was established in August 2021 after a community discussion which then evolved into a Service Provider beginning Wave … [Next page](https://forum.balancer.fi/c/service-provider/grants/20.md?page=1)