PL R&D

Economies & Governance

Grants Portal

Fund groundbreaking work in economies and governance. Apply for grants from PL R&D.

How It Works

Three simple steps

1

Sign in

Create an account or sign in with your existing handle to get started.

2

Submit your proposal

Describe your project, team, timeline, and expected impact.

3

Track your application

Monitor the status of your application and iterate on your proposal.

Focus Area

Economies & Governance

Building crypto-native economic and governance infrastructure to create more efficient, equitable structures that coordinate at the scale of nation-states. We fund projects that harness mechanism design to align millions of people worldwide toward shared goals.

Grants span cryptoeconomics, governance tools, public goods funding, decentralized coordination, and how capital is formed and deployed for the benefit of all humanity.

Open Access — all work published openly

Global — applicants worldwide

Interdisciplinary — economics, CS, political science

Impact-Driven — focused on real-world outcomes