Ecosystem graph

Navigate the Rust ecosystem as a connected graph.

Find jobs through repositories. Find organizations through dependencies. Find funding through projects. Start from any node.

3,083repositories
81organizations
17funding programs
15active jobs
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Funding Programs

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Rolling grants, sponsored bounties, and program funding — the money that keeps the ecosystem moving.

Rust Foundation — Community Grantsrolling
Rust Foundation

Project grants, hardship grants, and event grants for Rust ecosystem contributors and maintainers. Three tracks targeting different needs. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year.

bevytaurichain
15 funded repos
NLnet — NGI Zerorolling
NLnet Foundation

The largest European funding track for open internet infrastructure. Up to €50k per project, three rounds per year. Rust networking, security, and protocol projects have a strong track record — rustls and multiple QUIC implementations have been funded.

wasmembeddeddb
8 funded repos€50,000
Rust Foundation Fellowshipsopen
Rust Foundation

Paid 6–12 month fellowships for contributors who want to work full-time on the Rust compiler, toolchain, or ecosystem. Fellows receive a stipend and are integrated with Rust project teams.

bevytaurichain
6 funded repos$25,000
Sovereign Tech Fundrolling
Sovereign Tech Fund

German federal investment in foundational open source digital infrastructure. Typically six-figure investments in ecosystem-critical projects. Has funded rustls, the Rust toolchain, and cargo. STF generally approaches projects directly rather than accepting unsolicited applications.

embeddedwasmcli
5 funded repos€500,000
NLnet — NGI Assurerolling
NLnet Foundation

Security and assurance-focused track within NLnet/NGI. Targets open source cryptography, authentication, and trust infrastructure. Rust crates implementing TLS, PKI, and secure protocols are strong candidates.

embeddedwasmgrpc
4 funded repos€50,000
ISRG — Prossimo / Memory Safetyrolling
ISRG / Prossimo

Funds Rust rewrites of critical C/C++ internet infrastructure. Past awards include curl, Apache httpd mod_tls, the Linux kernel NVMe driver, and sudo-rs. Targets foundational infrastructure that the internet depends on daily.

embeddedwasmcli
3 funded repos