The PL Filecoin Impact Fund is excited to announce that it has chosen Karma as the platform to manage the ProPGF Batch 2 funding program - a $4M initiative designed to accelerate innovation across the Filecoin ecosystem. This partnership brings modular grant management infrastructure to one of the most established decentralized storage networks.

Filecoin's ProPGF program supports teams building critical open source infrastructure, research, governance tooling, and user experience improvements across the ecosystem.  Managing a program of this scale requires infrastructure that handles complexity without creating friction for grantees. Karma provides exactly that: streamlined milestone tracking, onchain reporting, and transparent progress visibility from application through payout.

Karma's modular infrastructure lets Filecoin configure each component to match ProPGF's specific workflow. Each module works independently while integrating with the others:

Application Management: For Batch 2, ProPGF is using Karma's AI-assisted application system to collect and organize proposals across five distinct funding categories, including SDKs and APIs, governance frameworks, and end-user interfaces. The AI helps reviewers quickly parse applications and identify key information.

Milestone-Based Tracking and Payouts: Since all ProPGF grants are milestone-based with payouts tied to verified deliverables, Karma's real-time tracking system becomes essential. Grantees will submit milestone updates with proof of work, creating complete transparency from funding decisions through final delivery. Payments are triggered based on verified milestones.

Onchain Attestations: Every milestone completion, evaluation, and funding decision is recorded as an onchain attestation using EAS, creating a permanent and verifiable record of accountability within the ecosystem.

Impact Tracking: Karma now tracks the four core metrics ProPGF has identified as critical to ecosystem growth. Grantees can showcase their real contributions, and the foundation gets a clear, data-driven view of how grant funding translates into tangible outcomes.

For Filecoin, this partnership introduces accessible, onchain, and sustainable funding infrastructure to empower grantees and drive ecosystem growth. 

Portable Reputation: Karma powers programs across Optimism, Celo, Scroll, and now Filecoin. Teams applying to ProPGF can bring verified track records from other ecosystems, and work completed for Filecoin builds a reputation that carries forward to future opportunities.

Welcoming New Builders: Karma's project registry and documentation tools make it easier for newcomers to understand what success looks like and how to demonstrate progress effectively.

Real-Time Integration: Through Karma's integrations with GitHub, Dune, and custom data sources, Filecoin can automatically track technical metrics alongside milestone submissions, ensuring that funded projects deliver measurable impact to the ecosystem.

If you've applied to Filecoin ProPGF Batch 2, you'll experience grant management designed around builder success:

• Clear expectations: Milestone-based funding means you know exactly what needs to be delivered and when

• Transparent tracking: Real-time visibility into your application status and milestone progress

• Proof of impact: Your work gets recorded onchain, building a portable reputation across ecosystems

• Streamlined process: From application through final payout, everything happens in one place

This partnership reflects how leading ecosystems are rethinking grants infrastructure. Manual tracking and fragmented tools are giving way to integrated systems that let foundations focus on what matters: identifying great projects, supporting builders, and measuring real impact.

Batch 2 applications are now closed and under review. Approved grantees will manage their milestones and reporting through Karma at filpgf.io.

Want to learn more about Karma? Discover how we're helping leading ecosystems fund smarter and grow faster at karmahq.xyz. 

The PL Filecoin Impact Fund is excited to announce that it has chosen Karma as the platform to manage the ProPGF Batch 2 funding program - a $4M initiative designed to accelerate innovation across the Filecoin ecosystem. This partnership brings modular grant management infrastructure to one of the most established decentralized storage networks.

Filecoin's ProPGF program supports teams building critical open source infrastructure, research, governance tooling, and user experience improvements across the ecosystem.  Managing a program of this scale requires infrastructure that handles complexity without creating friction for grantees. Karma provides exactly that: streamlined milestone tracking, onchain reporting, and transparent progress visibility from application through payout.

Karma's modular infrastructure lets Filecoin configure each component to match ProPGF's specific workflow. Each module works independently while integrating with the others:

Application Management: For Batch 2, ProPGF is using Karma's AI-assisted application system to collect and organize proposals across five distinct funding categories, including SDKs and APIs, governance frameworks, and end-user interfaces. The AI helps reviewers quickly parse applications and identify key information.

Milestone-Based Tracking and Payouts: Since all ProPGF grants are milestone-based with payouts tied to verified deliverables, Karma's real-time tracking system becomes essential. Grantees will submit milestone updates with proof of work, creating complete transparency from funding decisions through final delivery. Payments are triggered based on verified milestones.

Onchain Attestations: Every milestone completion, evaluation, and funding decision is recorded as an onchain attestation using EAS, creating a permanent and verifiable record of accountability within the ecosystem.

Impact Tracking: Karma now tracks the four core metrics ProPGF has identified as critical to ecosystem growth. Grantees can showcase their real contributions, and the foundation gets a clear, data-driven view of how grant funding translates into tangible outcomes.

For Filecoin, this partnership introduces accessible, onchain, and sustainable funding infrastructure to empower grantees and drive ecosystem growth. 

Portable Reputation: Karma powers programs across Optimism, Celo, Scroll, and now Filecoin. Teams applying to ProPGF can bring verified track records from other ecosystems, and work completed for Filecoin builds a reputation that carries forward to future opportunities.

Welcoming New Builders: Karma's project registry and documentation tools make it easier for newcomers to understand what success looks like and how to demonstrate progress effectively.

Real-Time Integration: Through Karma's integrations with GitHub, Dune, and custom data sources, Filecoin can automatically track technical metrics alongside milestone submissions, ensuring that funded projects deliver measurable impact to the ecosystem.

If you've applied to Filecoin ProPGF Batch 2, you'll experience grant management designed around builder success:

• Clear expectations: Milestone-based funding means you know exactly what needs to be delivered and when

• Transparent tracking: Real-time visibility into your application status and milestone progress

• Proof of impact: Your work gets recorded onchain, building a portable reputation across ecosystems

• Streamlined process: From application through final payout, everything happens in one place

This partnership reflects how leading ecosystems are rethinking grants infrastructure. Manual tracking and fragmented tools are giving way to integrated systems that let foundations focus on what matters: identifying great projects, supporting builders, and measuring real impact.

Batch 2 applications are now closed and under review. Approved grantees will manage their milestones and reporting through Karma at filpgf.io.

Want to learn more about Karma? Discover how we're helping leading ecosystems fund smarter and grow faster at karmahq.xyz.