Ecosystem Support Program
summary
ESP describes concrete grant channels: office hours (about 300 applications and ~100 calls this year), light-touch sponsorships (63 merge meetups awarded in Q3), fast small grants (3–6 month MVP trials, decisions ~3 weeks) and larger project grants (6–18 month roadmaps, decisions ~2 months). An academic round awards showed 39 grants totalling $2M. Applications spike after a Feb website revamp but award conversion stays ~10–15%, forcing tighter scoping and heavier screening.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to ESP
- 1:46What we support
- 3:27Project evaluation framework
- 8:34Exclusions and boundaries
- 9:50Types of support
- 16:04Project grants
- 18:42Evaluation and process
- 26:06Application data and trends
- 30:34Targeted grant opportunities
- 33:13Q&A session
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