# ESP: Beyond Grants

DevFeed: [ESP: Beyond Grants](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/esp-beyond-grants-16920.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2020/08/19/esp-beyond-grants>)

Author: Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program

Published: 2020-08-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>)

Tags: [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [ecosystem-support-program](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecosystem-support-program.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [funding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/funding.md>), [program](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/program.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>)

## AI overview

The Ethereum Foundation's Ecosystem Support Program explains how it extends support beyond traditional grants by responding to individual project needs. The article highlights Archive Node, which received AWS credit to launch archive nodes and provide developers with access to archive node data.

## Source excerpt

Since transitioning into the Ecosystem Support Program from EF Grants, we've talked about defining "support" more comprehensively, thinking beyond simple grant funding. But what does a more comprehensive definition of support actually mean? In practice, it means something different for every project, and it starts with a conversation. ESP...