Grants for exceptional teams building on Arc and the Circle Developer Platform
Funding, co-marketing, and mentorship for teams building systems for real-world financial flows onchain.
Funding and support that helps you grow
What we look for
Use cases we’re focused on
We’re prioritizing applicants whose businesses help us build the new internet financial system.
Here’s what to expect once you apply
You can track your application and message our team directly through the grants platform.
Check out some of our Grantees
See how past grantees integrated Circle products and launched successfully.
Think your project is a good fit?
If you’re building on Arc and Circle Developer Platform, we’d love to review your application.
FAQs
Here are some of the questions founders ask most often. If yours isn’t here, try Ask us anything for answers on eligibility, funding, milestones and more.
Platform alignment — Arc is, or will be, your settlement layer for USDC, and Circle products are core to how the product works.
Team — a record of shipping, clear technical ownership, and backgrounds that fit the problem.
Traction — real usage, such as volume, MAU, AUM, pilots, partnerships or revenue, or a credible path to it.
Ecosystem impact — the project expands what USDC is used for and strengthens Arc.
Agentic economic activity, stablecoin FX, peer-to-peer payments, treasury management, prediction markets, and lending and borrowing. We also fund strong projects outside these areas.
Three things: a working product, not an idea or a deck; a technical roadmap showing the role Circle products and Arc play in your architecture; and at least one Circle integration you can demonstrate on video.
The integration carries real weight, but not having one is not an automatic disqualifier. Without one, your roadmap needs to show what you will build and when.
$10,000 to $100,000 in USDC, sized to scope and impact. There is no fixed tier.
Most grants land between $10,000 and $20,000. Awards of $25,000 or more need demonstrated traction and a wider scope, and $100,000 is exceptional.
The amount follows your milestones' scope and cost, the depth of your Circle and Arc integration, your traction, and how much you need. We weight a credible path to financial independence above continued reliance on grants.
No, but it should be on your roadmap. We ask whether you are on mainnet, testnet or not yet deployed, and if not deployed, whether you plan to launch. Deployment is more often a grant milestone than a prerequisite. What matters is that Arc is core to how value, liquidity or settlement moves through your product.
There is no separate Arc grant. It is one application, for businesses where Arc is, or will be, the settlement layer for USDC.
USDC is issued by regulated affiliates of Circle. See Circle’s list of regulatory authorizations.
Circle Wallets are provided by Circle Technology Services, LLC (“CTS”). CTS is a software provider and does not provide regulated financial or advisory services. You are solely responsible for services you provide to users, including obtaining any necessary licenses or approvals and otherwise complying with applicable laws. For additional details, refer to the Circle Developer Terms of Service.
Circle Technology Services, LLC (“CTS”) is a software provider and does not provide regulated financial or advisory services. You are solely responsible for services you provide to users, including obtaining any necessary licenses or approvals and otherwise complying with applicable laws. For additional details, refer to the Circle Developer terms of service.
Arc is an open L1 blockchain launched by Arc Network Services LLC ("Arc LLC") and operated by a permissioned validator set. Arc LLC provides software services only and does not offer regulated financial or advisory services. Arc has not been reviewed or approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services or any other regulatory authority.
The Arc network is provided "as is" and "as available." Use of Arc involves inherent risks associated with blockchain technology, including smart contract vulnerabilities, network disruptions, and the absence of recourse for transaction errors or losses. The ability to transact on Arc depends on the ability to obtain and use USDC to pay gas fees. Neither Arc LLC nor any permissioned validator is responsible for the content, accuracy, legality, or functionality of third-party applications, protocols, or services built on or integrated with Arc. You are solely responsible for features or services you provide to users, including obtaining any necessary licenses or approvals and otherwise complying with applicable laws.
All Arc features may be modified, delayed, or cancelled at any time without notice. Nothing herein constitutes a commitment, warranty, guarantee or legal, regulatory, tax, or investment advice.
StableFX is offered by Circle Technology Services, LLC (“CTS”). CTS is a software provider and does not provide regulated financial or advisory services. You are solely responsible for services you provide to users, including obtaining any necessary licenses or approvals and otherwise complying with applicable laws. StableFX is a collection of API and on-chain smart contracts that enable data sharing between counterparties to a transaction without intermediation by CTS. CTS’s role is limited to broadcasting information between the relevant parties and to the on-chain smart contract that enables settlement directly between the relevant parties. CTS does not accept or transmit digital assets on behalf of StableFX users. The product features described in these materials are for informational purposes only. All product features may be modified, delayed, or cancelled without prior notice, at any time and at the sole discretion of Circle Technology Services, LLC. Nothing herein constitutes a commitment, warranty, guarantee or investment advice.