# The Ecosystem Support Program's Next Chapter

DevFeed: [The Ecosystem Support Program's Next Chapter](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-ecosystem-support-program-s-next-chapter-17180.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2025/08/29/esp-next-chapter>)

Author: Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program

Published: 2025-08-29T00:00:00Z

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>), [Digital Public Good](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-public-goods.md>)

Tags: [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>), [scope](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scope.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

The Ethereum Foundation is redesigning its Ecosystem Support Program after application volume consumed much of the team's capacity. Open grant applications are temporarily paused while ESP shifts toward a more proactive, strategic funding approach; a new application process will be described in a future post.

## Source excerpt

The EF's Grants Program launched in 2018 and has evolved over time to become the Ecosystem Support Program (ESP), providing grants and support to builders that help the Ethereum ecosystem thrive. Our mission is to enable work that strengthens Ethereum's foundations and empowers future builders, in domains such as developer...