The FreeCAD Grant Program offers small grants to developers and contributors for individual projects that accelerate FreeCAD and its ecosystem. Priority areas for 2026 include documentation, testing, and enhancing the release cycle. Eligible projects cover FreeCAD core, infrastructure, and dependencies like OCCT and Coin3D. Applications are submitted via a public GitHub repository and evaluated quarterly from a 40,000 EUR annual budget.
Individuals and groups can apply if legally able to work and sign contracts. Groups must be incorporated or represented by a single person. Applicants of all backgrounds are welcome, subject to some EU legal restrictions.
