Recipient Resources
Congratulations on becoming a Grant recipient! The Foundation is excited to have you onboard and is committed to helping you bring your project to life.
Onboarding
Before your first meeting please fill out Grant Directory Form. This is the intake for the Celo Foundation Grants Directory. We'll use this information to provide an overview on the grant portfolio to the Celo Community and to track progress against your milestones
Building
Since Celo is a decentralized platform, the Celo Foundation expects all funded projects to be open-source by default — this means that the codebase is public and under a permissive license (we recommend Apache 2.0). If there are any parts that need to be kept private (e.g. an admin key), please let us know ahead of time (at grants@celo.org), and document it in your project’s README.There are many resources out there on building on Celo. Check out the Celo developer resources here and reach out to your Mentor or the Celo Discord developer chat for any guidance you may need.
Milestone Updates
Every Grant has a series of milestones that must be completed to receive payment. These milestones vary by project but could include elements such as: Design, Develop, Test, Pilot, Launch. Once you have completed a grant milestone submit the Milestone Review Form. To make sure teams are making progress on projects, teams must submit a milestone review form.These updates help ensure your team is successful by allowing the Grant Committee to provide guidance if roadblocks occur and milestones get off track.
Evaluating Success
Before the final payment, grants will be evaluated using the following framework:
Engagement: How well you follow best practices & engage with the Celo community
Visibility: Maintaining transparency on your project accomplishments and challenges
Roadmap: Ability to reference a list of commits that complete your roadmap
Timeline/Milestones: Ability to meet your timeline and key milestones
Launch: Successful launch
If projects do not meet their success metrics or obligations of the grants they may not be entitled to receive the full payment.
Submitting an Invoice
After your milestone has been approved by the Grant Committee you’ll create and submit an Invoice using Request.Network.
Make Sure the Invoice is addressed to bills@celo.org
Add our applicable Company details under the Billed To section:
For US-registered entities Celo Foundation 500 Treat Avenue Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94110
For Non-US registered entities AP Grant Foundation Company PO Box 448 George Town Grand Cayman, KY1-1106 Cayman Islands
For the Invoice Currency: please ensure that cUSD, cEUR or CELO option is selected.
Note: For your first invoice you must provide a W-8Ben (non-US individual), W-8Ben-E (non-US institution), or W9 form (US individual). This can be included as an additional attachment in Request.network.Payment timingPayment is usually issued within 2 weeks of receipt of your invoice and your W8/W9. (Please note that it can take between 7-14 days for funds to hit your account for some fiat-based international payments). Any questions regarding billing please contact bills@celo.org.
Office Hours
If you need additional support and would like to schedule a video call, please reach out to grants@celo.org to schedule some time during our weekly office hours.