The Ethereum Foundation will optimize the implementation path of its Ecosystem Support Program and has suspended public grant applications.

Foresight News reported that the Ethereum Foundation has announced it is optimizing the focus areas and implementation path of the Ecosystem Support Program (ESP). As part of this transition, public grant applications have been temporarily suspended. This adjustment will give the Foundation time to redesign its grant model, shifting its focus toward strategic initiatives, moving from a reactive to a proactive approach, while also supporting the priorities of other Ethereum Foundation teams.

The Foundation mentioned that it has continuously optimized processes and improved efficiency over the past three years. However, as a public grant program with limited resources and a broad scope, the large influx of applications has consumed most of its time and energy, making it difficult to allocate resources to explore new strategic opportunities. The Foundation will continue to fund Ethereum public goods and accept applications, but will adopt a new approach, with specific details to be announced in future updates. The optimized focus areas and implementation path for ESP will be announced in Q4 2025.