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Localism Fund exists to support credible local networks and place-based groups to nurture political, economic, cultural, and ecological localism, while demonstrating Ethereum as a foundational infrastructure for this purpose. The fund provides grants, guidance, and hands-on support to empower local capacity-building; bridging global tools and knowledge into practical, locally rooted outcomes.

Objectives

• Strengthen communities and economies by empowering local hubs to integrate Ethereum-powered tools into their coordination, governance, and resource flows.
• Advance Ethereum adoption and legitimacy by demonstrating practical, real-world use cases beyond speculation, while growing key on-chain metrics.
• Catalyze tangible local impact across political, economic, cultural and ecological dimensions.
• Build open knowledge commons by documenting and sharing resources that enable replication and scaling of successful local models.
• Support a global-local network that connects diverse local hubs, rounds, and activities into a coherent movement for Ethereum Localism.

Our Partners

Stewardship Partners

• OpenCivics Network - Co-steward providing civic innovation expertise, network coordination, and operational support
• Regen Coordination - Co-steward bringing regenerative finance, network coordination, localism strategy, and ecosystem connections

Funding Partners

• Gitcoin - Coordination infrastructure and GG24 funding cycle coordination
• Targeted Development and Adoption (TDA) - Domain-level strategic alignment and matching pool contribution
• Celo Public Goods - Matching pool contribution and regenerative finance expertise
• Ma Earth - Matching pool contribution supporting ecological and community-rooted initiatives
• Ethereum Foundation / Ethereum Everywhere - Matching pool contribution and strategic support for Ethereum adoption