Targeted RFP: Cosmos Hub Sponsored Endpoint Provider
Status: Applications closed; proposals under review. • Applications opened: October 6, 2026. • Application deadline: October 28, 2026 at 23:59 UTC. • Selection: Proposals under review. • Delegation start: The first regular quarterly delegation round after the selected provider delivers the service and it passes testing against every requirement. The award runs for four quarterly rounds from that start. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal. Proposals are being reviewed against the requirements and selection criteria below. Once an award is approved, the selected provider will be contacted privately to confirm the delegation amount, term, service obligations, delivery and testing requirements, and delegation-start conditions in writing, including any required period of operation before delegation begins. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified before the public award announcement. After the selected provider accepts the terms, the award will be announced here, including any remaining delivery and testing conditions. Service acceptance and delegation execution will be reported separately, with execution details and transaction references once available. See…
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Hello @Dan_Bryan, is this RFP eligible for validators who are not on Cosmos mainnet and thus don’t even have the basic delegation yet? We do have experience running other Cosmos networks though. Thanks
Hi @pmensik, yes, you can apply. You don’t need to receive a default delegation already. Any award from this RFP is added on top of whatever default delegation the applicant qualifies for, and that can be zero.
The award is paid as an ATOM delegation, so you’d need a validator on cosmoshub-4 to receive it.
Hi! We’re FP Validated (Validator arm of Four Pillars) based in Korea, and definitely interested in ! Can I ask the deadline of this application? Thank you!
Hi @JayLovesPotato, thanks for the interest!
For @everyone planning to apply: applications for the Sponsored Endpoint Provider RFP close at the end of the day on October 28 (23:59 UTC).
Thank you so much for the prompt reply, sir! 
Just sumitted the form!
Thank you for this initiative.
Snow-Fall.io intends to submit an application for this RFP.
As a small, fully independent validator and infrastructure operator, we believe we represent exactly the type of participant this initiative aims to support.
We already operate validators and blockchain infrastructure across several networks, including the Cosmos Hub, with our own infrastructure distributed across multiple European data centers.
For independent operators like us, this kind of opportunity is particularly meaningful: it allows us to contribute more directly to the ecosystem while building a sustainable infrastructure business.
We will review the technical requirements carefully and submit our proposal before the deadline.
Looking forward to participating!