# Is funding available on EOS?

> Intro for new EOS users

Canonical: https://help.blockzhub.io/articles/is-funding-available-on-eos

In 2021, [three funding initiatives](https://help.eossupport.io/en/collections/3131921-eos-funding-sources) were announced to bring consistent, on-chain financial support to EOS projects for the first time. The [EOS Network Foundation Grant Framework](https://help.eossupport.io/en/articles/6174088-enf-grant-proposals), [Pomelo](https://help.eossupport.io/en/collections/3131921-eos-funding-sources#quadratic-crowdfunding), and [EDEN on EOS](https://help.eossupport.io/en/articles/6174103-eden-on-eos-funding) use different mechanisms to choose who deserves to receive funds. The Network Foundation uses a trust-based, centralized model of its core members, whereas the Pomelo and EDEN take a more decentralized route.

[Pomelo](https://pomelo.io/) is a crowdfunding platform for public goods, funded by EOS Nation and EOS Asia, that has "matching partner funds" and a [quadratic distribution algorithm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJljTtLnymE). With quadratic funding, the amount matched depends on the number of unique donors. If one hundred donors contributed 1 $EOS to a public goods project, the "matched" amount would be more significant than one donor contributing 100 $EOS. Plus, there could be more than one matching partner.

[EDEN on EOS](https://edeneos.org/) uses a fractal democracy process. It rewards one's ability to be trusted in front of multiple types of people that are randomly assigned into groups of 4-6 at a time.

With clear funding opportunities, no matter the sophistication of a project, the future of EOS has never been brighter if you have an idea that you'd like to receive funding for, introduce yourself to the community on the [dedicated Discord server](https://discord.gg/eos-network) for the EOS community.

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Author: Jesse Jaffe

Editor: Dario Cesaro

Translator: -

Sources & References:

* [Pomelo website](https://pomelo.io/)
* [Quadratic distribution algorithm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJljTtLnymE)
* [EOS Community Discord server](https://discord.gg/eos-network)
* [EDEN on EOS website](https://edeneos.org/)
* Further articles:

  + [EOS Funding Sources](https://help.eossupport.io/en/collections/3131921-eos-funding-sources)
  + [ENF Grant Framework](https://help.eossupport.io/en/articles/6174088-enf-grant-proposals)
  + [Pomelo articles](https://help.eossupport.io/en/collections/3131921-eos-funding-sources#quadratic-crowdfunding)
  + [Eden on EOS article](https://help.eossupport.io/en/articles/6174103-eden-on-eos-funding)