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Request for Proposals (RFPs)
RFPs define focused problems and outline clear target outcomes. They are more prescriptive and time-bound, providing opportunities for specific research, development, or implementation efforts that address identified needs within the Ethereum ecosystem.
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Select from the available RFP items below and submit your application. Please review the item details carefully and explain how your background and approach align with the project requirements. Provide clear information on your methodology, timeline, and deliverables.
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Secure and Decentralized Frontends
An RFP to design and implement systems that let decentralized applications serve frontends in a way that is verifiable, censorship resistant, and independent of centralized intermediaries such as DNS providers, gateways, and CDNs. The aim is client side verification of frontend assets with decentralized distribution and a user experience that works in real browsers and wallets. This initiative supports the long-term goal of making decentralized applications fully trustless from backend to frontend. Projects are expected to deliver practical, open implementations that can be adopted by wallets, browsers, and major dapps. See full details and proposal requirements in Resources.
Integrating LLMs into Ethereum Protocol Security Research
An RFP to design and implement tools that apply large language models (LLMs) to Ethereum protocol security research. The goal is to automate parts of the auditing and specification-compliance process across client implementations, reducing manual work while improving coverage and accuracy. Projects should deliver deployable systems that can parse evolving specifications, compare them to client codebases, and flag inconsistencies or specification drift. Proposals must focus on integration into real workflows such as CI pipelines or GitHub PR checks, not on research-only prototypes. Full details, background, and proposal requirements are available in the document linked in Resources.
Ethereum Community Meetup Series
This RFP invites proposals to organize and sustain recurring Ethereum community meetups around the world. The goal is to strengthen local communities, foster in-person collaboration, and create welcoming spaces where builders, researchers, and educators can share knowledge and ideas related to Ethereum. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, and we expect to support multiple grantees across different regions. We are seeking existing or emerging local communities that can commit to organizing a series of open, inclusive, and educational events focused on Ethereum development, research, or ecosystem topics. Events should be non-commercial and open to participation for both new and existing community members.
Ethereum Community Hubs
This RFP invites proposals to establish or expand permanent Ethereum Community Hubs around the world. These hubs are open, inclusive spaces designed for local communities, visitors, and temporary residents to co-work, attend and host events, learn, and collaborate with the global Ethereum ecosystem. Each community hub should be locally managed and self-sustaining, combining co-working areas, regular events and programming, and educational initiatives that foster innovation and community growth. With continuous guidance and lightweight support from the Ethereum Everywhere team, these hubs will act as anchors for local ecosystems and bridges to the global Ethereum network, strengthening collaboration, education, and long-term sustainability. We welcome proposals from both new and existing initiatives that aim to create sustainable community hubs focused on co-working, education, research, and developer support. Each community hub should be open and accessible to the public and promote collaboration rather than exclusivity. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, and we seek to support multiple initiatives. Please use the application template provided in the Resources section when submitting your proposal.
Advancing the did:ethr Method Specification
An RFP to modernize and advance the did:ethr method specification, a lightweight decentralized identifier (DID) system widely used across Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks. The did:ethr method leverages ERC-1056 smart contracts to provide an onchain identity layer readable by both smart contracts and external systems. While it has become a core part of Ethereum’s identity landscape, the current specification and reference implementations are outdated and no longer fully aligned with the latest W3C DID Core and Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) standards. This RFP seeks proposals to update the specification, improve conformance and interoperability across chains, modernize tooling and libraries, and guide the method through the DIF “Recommended” process. The project will also include documenting real-world deployments, addressing known implementation issues, and re-establishing the did:ethr method as a maintained public good through renewed community engagement with the Ethereum and identity ecosystems. Full background, scope, deliverables, and evaluation criteria are available in the complete RFP document linked in Resources.
Compliance Transport & Institutional Interop Layer
Develop a universal standard for attaching attestations or compliance credentials to Ethereum transactions (via calldata trailers or structured metadata), enabling any wallet or dApp to transport and verify compliance proofs without modifying core contract logic or requiring bespoke integrations. The goal is to ensure open and protocol-agnostic interoperability while avoiding proprietary schemas, ERC-4337 incompatibility, centralized verification systems, or solutions that require protocol changes or lack a concrete draft EIP or reference implementation. The detailed proposal requirements can be found in the link under Resources.
Attestation Registry & Trust Federation
Design an open, federated registry built on Ethereum’s attestation standards (e.g. EAS) to manage issuer trust, attestation types, and revocations across chains. The system should enable privacy protocols and wallets to verify attestations through a shared, neutral trust layer. Projects that are not a good fit include centralized or single-governance registries, registries requiring protocol-specific integrations (should aim to be protocol-agnostic), systems that store PII/NPI (i.e. user data) onchain, closed revocation mechanisms without public APIs, and exploratory whitepapers without governance or API design.
