Continuous Grant Streaming

Sablier's grant streaming platform enables organizations to distribute grants with built-in accountability, streaming funds in real-time as work progresses and providing cancellation rights if milestones aren't met. The system aligns incentives between grantors and grantees through continuous delivery and payment.

Core Capabilities

Real-Time Grant Streaming: Funds stream continuously by the second as grantees deliver work, providing ongoing funding aligned with project progress rather than upfront lump sums. This pay-for-delivery model ensures organizations only pay for work actually delivered since grants can be canceled at any time.

Milestone-Based Controls: Grantors can cancel streams and recover unstreamed funds if deliverables aren't met or milestones aren't achieved, providing critical accountability and risk management for ecosystem funding programs. This prevents overpayment for incomplete projects while maintaining fairness for delivered work.

Flexible Grant Terms: Custom schedules and distribution curves can be configured to match specific grant program requirements, from research grants to development bounties. Organizations can structure grants with any timeline and unlock pattern needed.

Instant Grantee Withdrawals: Recipients can withdraw earned funds at any time based on work completed, improving cash flow management for independent contributors and small teams working on ecosystem projects. This continuous access to earned funds removes funding gaps.

Bulk Grant Creation: Grant programs can deploy multiple grants simultaneously via CSV upload, streamlining administration for ecosystem funding initiatives managing dozens or hundreds of concurrent grants.

Integration with Governance: Grants can be managed through Safe multisigs, enabling DAO treasuries to stream funds with governance oversight and multi-stakeholder approval workflows.

Onchain Trust Building: Complete transparency allows grantees to prove progress and build trust with grantors through publicly verifiable onchain streaming records, creating accountability for both parties.

Notable Use Cases

The platform is used by major DAOs and protocols for ecosystem funding. The Arbitrum DAO could have prevented losing 59.5K ARB tokens in the Furucombo incident using Sablier's cancelable streams. Uniswap grants stream tokens to ecosystem builders. ShapeShift DAO manages grants through Sablier. Safe integrates the protocol for treasury-managed grant distributions. Reflexer (FLX) uses streaming grants for continuous funding.

Benefits

For Grantors: Reduces risk through cancellation rights and milestone accountability. Improves capital efficiency by paying only for delivered work. Maintains transparency and oversight through onchain verification.

For Grantees: Provides stable cash flow through continuous funding. Offers instant access to earned funds without waiting for milestone approvals. Builds credibility through transparent proof of progress that can be verified by any stakeholder.