Grants
Lighthouse Grants
These are examples of X-2-Earn dApps we are looking for. You may choose to develop the below or develop your own project.
Reuse-to-earn
Single-use items, such as baby diapers, are a huge contributor to landfills – these high-frequency use items create problems for the environment. We’re looking to support apps that incentivize the sensible reuse of products.
Eat Better-to-Earn
Less processed, natural foods are more sustainable from resource, energy and health perspectives. We’re looking to support apps that reward users for healthier lifestyle and consumption habits, benefiting both people and planet.
Buy Better-to-Earn
Clothing is a multi-billion-dollar industry, and the choices we make buying them have a direct environmental impact. We want to support apps that encourage the use of recycled, upcycled, or sustainably fabricated garments.
Move Sustainably-to-Earn
Travelling sustainably, in ways that improve the health of people and planet, should be encouraged. We want to support the development of apps that encourage and reward users for making more sustainable travel choices – decisions that can improve health, air quality and reduce energy consumption.
Spend-to-Earn
Single use packaging often ends up in landfills and oceans, entering the food chain or creating negative outcomes for the environment. We want to support apps that reward users for buying products that use sustainable packaging, or that enable sustainable spending habits, in some fashion.
Return-to-Earn
Certain goods, such as prescription drugs or electronics, can cause significant environmental harm when improperly disposed of. We want to support apps that can encourage and reward the proper disposal of environmentally hazardous products.
Please send any additional relevant materials to support your application to grant@vechain.org e.g. Access to an MVP, a video demonstration, or a pitch deck covering the problem statement, opportunity and sustainability impact, your solution, business strategy etc.
