Arc Microgrants

Arc Microgrants is a short grant round for people who have already shipped something on Arc mainnet. Twenty microgrants of 500 USDC each come from a 10,000 USDC pool. The money is non dilutive. You keep ownership of the work, with no equity, no IP assignment and no exclusivity.

The programme is for proofs of concept, tiny apps, demos, prototypes, hackathon continuations and early technical experiments that run on Arc mainnet. You do not need traction, a company, a deck or a roadmap. Indie developers, student teams, first time founders and people deploying to a chain for the first time are welcome. Arc uses USDC to pay gas, so you need a small amount of USDC on Arc to deploy.

A submission needs a live deployment link, a public repository, a short description of what the project does on Arc, and a public builder profile on GitHub, X or Farcaster. One submission per project. Teams may send more than one distinct project. Pseudonymous builders can submit. Identity checks happen only after selection, and only for the person who receives the payout.

Submissions close on October 14, 2026 at 23:59 Eastern Time. Reviews run as applications come in, and every decision is issued by October 21. Earlier submissions get earlier answers. Selected builders complete a short verification step, then the microgrant is paid in USDC on Arc.

Arc says it looks at relevance to Arc, technical credibility, the quality of what was built, and whether the project is worth taking further. Promise counts for more than traction. Builders who outgrow this round can be pointed toward the Circle Grant Program.

Submit through the Arc House event page with the live deployment and the repository. The form takes about ten minutes.