# RFI - RFP Grants **URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/grants/rfi-rfp-grants/42.md [Latest](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the RFI - RFP Grants category](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/about-the-rfi-rfp-grants-category/41296)
**Author:** [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Replies:** 0
Category for RFI and RFP grant postings from the Zcash Community Grants committee. RFI = Request for Input RFP = Request for Proposal --- ## [ZCG RFP: Community Note Taker 2025](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcg-rfp-community-note-taker-2025/50450)
**Author:** [@ZCG](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZCG)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcg-rfp-community-note-taker-2025/50450 "2026-10-17T09:45:05Z")
ZCG Request for Proposal (RFP) - Community Note Taker 2025 Project Description The Zcash Community Grants Committee (ZCG) is inviting qualified independent contractors to submit a proposal to provide note taker servic… --- ## [Idea + Detailed Roadmap: Decentralized Multi-Operator Light Client Infrastructure Optimized for Zakura – Seeking Community Feedback Before MVP](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/idea-detailed-roadmap-decentralized-multi-operator-light-client-infrastructure-optimized-for-zakura-seeking-community-feedback-before-mvp/56727)
**Author:** [@jatinsahijwani](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jatinsahijwani)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/idea-detailed-roadmap-decentralized-multi-operator-light-client-infrastructure-optimized-for-zakura-seeking-community-feedback-before-mvp/56727 "2026-07-28T08:25:46Z")
Hi everyone, I lead the Zcash India community, where we have organically grown active channels, hosted multiple online sessions and university workshops reaching hundreds of students, run developer bounties and Hindi ed… --- ## [ZCG RFP - DeFi Strategist](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcg-rfp-defi-strategist/52952)
**Author:** [@ZCG](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZCG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcg-rfp-defi-strategist/52952 "2026-05-03T05:15:16Z")
DeFi Strategist RFP About this Role Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) is seeking a part-time DeFi strategist (contractor) who can evaluate opportunities, guide integrations, and strengthen Zcash’s presence in decentralized … --- ## [RFP - Zcash Lightwalletd Infrastructure Development and Maintenance](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-lightwalletd-infrastructure-development-and-maintenance/47080)
**Author:** [@GGuy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/GGuy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-lightwalletd-infrastructure-development-and-maintenance/47080 "2026-02-17T15:57:14Z")
Request for Proposal (RFP) for Zcash Lightwalletd Infrastructure Development and Maintenance Project Overview The Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee is inviting submissions for an essential initiative focused on the … --- ## [RFP - Unified Address support & implementation by exchanges](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-unified-address-support-implementation-by-exchanges/44077)
**Author:** [@dontpanicburns](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/dontpanicburns)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-unified-address-support-implementation-by-exchanges/44077 "2025-05-17T23:10:24Z")
Hello everyone - our second RFP for 2023 is for Unified Address support & implementation by exchanges. This is open to all exchanges which support Zcash. The RFP is available in PDF format for sharing here . Proposals… --- ## [RFP - Run Your Own Zcash Full Node](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-run-your-own-zcash-full-node/41529)
**Author:** [@aquietinvestor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aquietinvestor)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-run-your-own-zcash-full-node/41529 "2024-10-12T14:58:23Z")
Zcash Community Grants Request For Proposal (RFP) Run Your Own Zcash Full Node This RFP is available in a PDF format for sharing here: Project Description The Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee is inviting qua… --- ## [RFI ZCG Coin-weighted Voting Proposal](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-zcg-coin-weighted-voting-proposal/42341)
**Author:** [@aiyadt](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aiyadt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-zcg-coin-weighted-voting-proposal/42341 "2024-08-01T18:23:02Z")
Starting with the belief that ZEC holders have a vested interest in the success of Zcash, we deserve a feedback system that is transparently verifiable, yet leverages the privacy-preserving benefits of Zcash. With the re… --- ## [RFP - Zcash Memo Field Secure Messaging Extension](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-memo-field-secure-messaging-extension/44069)
**Author:** [@wobbzz](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/wobbzz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-memo-field-secure-messaging-extension/44069 "2024-04-15T08:23:02Z")
Hello everyone - here is our first RFP for 2023 to extend the Zcash memo field to enable secure messaging. The RFP is available in PDF format for sharing here. Proposals for this RFP can be submitted here. Project De… --- ## [RFP - Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead (2023)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-ecosystem-security-lead-2023/45723)
**Author:** [@wobbzz](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/wobbzz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-ecosystem-security-lead-2023/45723 "2024-03-25T19:15:35Z")
Hello everyone - we’re publishing the RFP below seeking a replacement for the Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead role. The RFP is available in PDF format for sharing here. Proposals for this RFP can be submitted here. Pr… --- ## [RFI - Shielded Messaging (Not your Keys, Not your Messages)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-shielded-messaging-not-your-keys-not-your-messages/45587)
**Author:** [@ambimorph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ambimorph)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-shielded-messaging-not-your-keys-not-your-messages/45587 "2024-03-25T16:51:06Z")
Note: this project description was initially drafted earlier this year as a ZCG RFP, however, as ZCG is not currently committed to funding Shielded Messaging and therefore not actively soliciting bids, I am posting this … --- ## [RFP Program Updates](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-program-updates/43813)
**Author:** [@aquietinvestor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aquietinvestor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-program-updates/43813 "2023-10-30T15:11:55Z")
Hi everyone, Last year, Zcash Community Grants launched its RFP initiative to actively recruit developers for specific projects. We published four RFPs, and all four were filled. We also posted a number of RFIs that rec… --- ## [Zcash Cleans Up RFP](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-cleans-up-rfp/45526)
**Author:** [@noamchom](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/noamchom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-cleans-up-rfp/45526 "2023-08-30T16:40:40Z")
Are any of us Zcashers localized in numbers strong enough to support a roadway clean-up program? (I’m thinking of Madison and her meet-ups in San Diego, CA) It would be a cool way to localize cohesion, spend time clean… --- ## [RFP - ZCG Outreach Coordinator](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcg-outreach-coordinator/44344)
**Author:** [@aquietinvestor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aquietinvestor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcg-outreach-coordinator/44344 "2023-06-21T22:55:27Z")
Project Description Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) is seeking a qualified individual to conduct outreach to universities, cryptocurrency and blockchain companies/organizations, and crypto communities to find developers wh… --- ## [RFI -- Zapa](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-zapa/42412)
**Author:** [@rkasszapa](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/rkasszapa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-zapa/42412 "2023-05-09T11:45:09Z")
Goal: Provide a POS implementation of Zcash which runs on Snowball Consensus Git: https://github.com/zapalabs Simply, Zapa forks Zcash and deploys a forked Zcash VM to an Avalanche Subnet. With little modifications to … --- ## [RFP - Zcash UniFFI Library](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-uniffi-library/41335)
**Author:** [@aiyadt](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aiyadt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-uniffi-library/41335 "2023-02-04T13:28:43Z")
Hello everyone, today the ZCG is posting its second RFP to make available a Zcash toolkit for developers to work with the bleeding edge cryptography that Zcash offers. This RFP is available in a PDF format for sharing h… --- ## [RFI – Zcash full node DApp on Avado](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-zcash-full-node-dapp-on-avado/42827)
**Author:** [@bloxster](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/bloxster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-zcash-full-node-dapp-on-avado/42827 "2023-01-27T15:59:18Z")
Background Avado is a device that run DApps that don’t need any Command Line Interface, and make available to a large public the possibility of running an own node for a variety of blockchain. Following is a list … --- ## [RFP - Zcash Podcast](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-podcast/41314)
**Author:** [@BrunchTime](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BrunchTime)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-zcash-podcast/41314 "2022-12-16T03:18:05Z")
Hi all. ZCG is tryna drop fresh heat and get the ball rolling in the world of RFPs. This is an RFP for production of a Zcash Podcast. A lot of the text is boilerplate from ZF (ty :pray:). Sections 8 and 9 contain the re… --- ## [ZecHub RFI](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zechub-rfi/42778)
**Author:** [@januszgrze](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/januszgrze)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zechub-rfi/42778 "2022-09-13T23:16:48Z")
The following post highlights a project I created independently, outside of my work at ECC, and this post reflects my opinions only. Hi Zcashers. As some of you know, I recently launched ZecHub, an open-source educatio… --- ## [Community Feedback on 26-Episode Zcash Podcast RFP Proposal](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/community-feedback-on-26-episode-zcash-podcast-rfp-proposal/42390)
**Author:** [@justingoldstonphd](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/justingoldstonphd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/community-feedback-on-26-episode-zcash-podcast-rfp-proposal/42390 "2022-08-03T03:26:24Z")
Zcash community, I am reaching out to get your thoughts and input on our response to the Zcash Podcast RFP. As a team that conducts a lot of research within the blockchain and Web3 space, we are proposing a 13-episode s… --- ## [RFI – New Materials for Zcash Community Websites & Translation of Existing Content](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-new-materials-for-zcash-community-websites-translation-of-existing-content/42385)
**Author:** [@aquietinvestor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aquietinvestor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-new-materials-for-zcash-community-websites-translation-of-existing-content/42385 "2022-07-07T12:56:42Z")
This Request for Input (RFI) is intended as an open call for grant proposals related to creating well-designed informational and educational materials for the Zcash community. We also welcome grant ideas for translating… --- ## [RFP - Community Note Taker](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-community-note-taker/41656)
**Author:** [@BrunchTime](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BrunchTime)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfp-community-note-taker/41656 "2022-06-16T16:06:20Z")
“Official” note taking at community update calls has been valuable in other ecosystems, and we think it’d be a valuable addition to ours! ZCG is looking for a dedicated note taker for Arborist calls. Please check out the… --- ## [Request for Input - Funding UA implementation and support for Shielded Address deposits & withdrawals on exchanges](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/request-for-input-funding-ua-implementation-and-support-for-shielded-address-deposits-withdrawals-on-exchanges/41920)
**Author:** [@aiyadt](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aiyadt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/request-for-input-funding-ua-implementation-and-support-for-shielded-address-deposits-withdrawals-on-exchanges/41920 "2022-06-03T02:02:54Z")
The majority of exchanges that support ZEC trading pairs work with transparent Zcash for deposits and withdrawals with a few exceptions. Exchanges need to make underlying operational changes to support shielded ZEC stora… --- ## [RFI - Technical writer and project manager for new Zcash information portal and international translation effort](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-technical-writer-and-project-manager-for-new-zcash-information-portal-and-international-translation-effort/41768)
**Author:** [@BrunchTime](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BrunchTime)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rfi-technical-writer-and-project-manager-for-new-zcash-information-portal-and-international-translation-effort/41768 "2022-06-05T22:39:31Z")
We (@ZcashGrants) wanted to open for community input the below draft as we polish it into an RFP. Credit to @souptacular for the text RFI - Technical writer and project manager for new Zcash information portal and int…