The Chainlink Community Grant Program is designed to provide financial support to development teams and researchers working on enhancing the Chainlink Network, focusing on increasing its functionality, accessibility, and social impact. Block42, an Austria-based blockchain development firm, was awarded a grant to integrate Chainlink with the high-performance smart contract platform Fantom, responding to demand from projects in industries like DeFi, gaming, and IoT. This integration will involve adapting Chainlink contracts for compatibility with Fantom, deploying components to the Fantom mainnet, and providing automated testing. Fantom, known for its scalable and secure smart contract applications, will benefit from Chainlink's oracle solutions, enabling high-throughput decentralized applications (dApps). The grant aligns with Chainlink's mission to foster the growth of universally connected smart contracts and secure oracle networks, with block42 contributing its expertise to the initiative.