Avalanche-X
Avalanche-X, was the original grants program launched by Ava Labs. This program was intended to be an accelerator for developers building DeFi applications on Avalanche. With Avalanche-X, developers had the opportunity to submit a general application or apply for an open grant by the Ava Labs team.
Overview
Launch Date: Q2 2020
Total Funding Allocated: not disclosed but you can find some totals in the tracker that was created by Sov here
Total Funds Distributed to Date (if available): not disclosed
What Asset(s) are the funds paid out with (native token versus $USD, for example): $USD
Where funding is tracked: You can find a detailed tracker that was created by Sov here but there is no formal tracker known where these grants are tracked
Area(s) of Focus
This program was intended to focus on the development of DeFi applications and core infrastructure for Avalanche
Governance
Governance was largely up to the Ava Labs team in how the funds were approved and allocated. There was no formal rules for the program that I could find online and many of the original websites have since been taken down.
How to Apply
This program is now closed
Announcements, forum posts, news articles or other media that may be relevant
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/q3-2020-avalanche-x-grants-7f24b5e41274
https://www.notion.so/sovs/9712c731daac4bc0a66920dd5d4e6cab?v=88d529d1d75149c692afef8b45362066