# Grant Program

Build the next generation of applications where you don't have to trade off privacy with personalization.  Let’s redefine personalised experiences, together.

### Grant Categories

#### 🛠️ Small Grants (Up to $2,500 USD)

**For**: Early-stage projects, prototypes, or short-term experiments.\
**Ideal Applicants**: Individuals, small teams, researchers, and non-profits.\
**Requirements**:

* Demonstrate integration of **Persona Protocol** (e.g., using context artifacts or user repositories).
* Projects must align with our mission to enhance privacy and personalization.

**Example Projects**:

* Build a Chrome extension that lets users share context artifacts (e.g., "reading habits" from Google Docs) with news apps.
* Create a context model to infer DAO participation credentials from Discord activity.
* Prototype an AI agent that uses RAG embeddings from a user repository for personalized recommendations.

#### 🚀 Open Grants (Up to $10,000 USDC)

**For**: Ambitious projects driving protocol adoption or unlocking novel use cases.\
**Ideal Applicants**: Teams with a track record of execution and clear milestones.\
**Focus Areas**:

* **AI & Agents**: Privacy-first AI tools using context artifacts (e.g., agentic workflows for personalized health/fitness).
* **Identity & Reputation**: Decentralized identity systems, sybil-resistant mechanisms, or reputation graphs.
* **Storage & Tooling**: Enhance user repositories (e.g., ZK-proof storage adapters, query engines for context artifacts).
* **Community Growth**: Developer tools, SDKs, or educational content to onboard builders.

**Process**:

1. Submit a proposal via GitHub with technical specs, timelines, and budget.
2. Iterate with the Persona team for feasibility review.
3. Milestone-based payouts upon delivery.


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