diff --git a/components/ClosedNotice.tsx b/components/ClosedNotice.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index fa9a983f0..000000000
--- a/components/ClosedNotice.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-import Link from './Link'
-
-const ClosedNotice = () => {
-  return (
-    <div
-      className="rounded-b border-t-4 border-orange-500 bg-yellow-100 px-4 py-3 text-yellow-900 shadow-md"
-      role="alert"
-    >
-      <div className="flex">
-        <div className="py-1">
-          <svg
-            className="mr-4 h-6 w-6 fill-current text-orange-500"
-            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
-          >
-            <path d="M2.93 17.07A10 10 0 1 1 17.07 2.93 10 10 0 0 1 2.93 17.07zm12.73-1.41A8 8 0 1 0 4.34 4.34a8 8 0 0 0 11.32 11.32zM9 11V9h2v6H9v-4zm0-6h2v2H9V5z" />
-          </svg>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <p className="font-bold">Applications are currently closed!</p>
-          <p className="text-sm">
-            Grant applications are currently closed as per our{' '}
-            <Link href="/faq#when-is-the-best-time-to-apply">
-              quarterly schedule
-            </Link>
-            . Please have a look at{' '}
-            <Link href="/blog/2024-year-in-review">last year's report</Link> to
-            see what kind of projects we support.
-          </p>
-          <p className="text-sm">
-            If you want to prepare a submission, please get familiar with our{' '}
-            <Link href="/apply#critera">application criteria</Link> as well as
-            our <Link href="/selection">grant selection process</Link>.
-          </p>
-          <p className="text-sm">
-            We will re-open applications on the 1st week of next month.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
-export default ClosedNotice
diff --git a/components/GrantApplicationForm.tsx b/components/GrantApplicationForm.tsx
index 396c1ca4c..df44c00fd 100644
--- a/components/GrantApplicationForm.tsx
+++ b/components/GrantApplicationForm.tsx
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export default function ApplicationForm() {
       <FormButton
         variant={isFLOSS ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'}
         type="submit"
-        disabled={true || loading}
+        disabled={loading}
       >
         Submit Grant Application
       </FormButton>
diff --git a/components/LTSApplicationForm.tsx b/components/LTSApplicationForm.tsx
index 311bd037a..002a78f12 100644
--- a/components/LTSApplicationForm.tsx
+++ b/components/LTSApplicationForm.tsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export default function ApplicationForm() {
       <FormButton
         variant={isFLOSS ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'}
         type="submit"
-        disabled={true || loading}
+        disabled={loading}
       >
         Submit LTS Application
       </FormButton>
diff --git a/css/tailwind.css b/css/tailwind.css
index 68f065842..29d0cb65a 100644
--- a/css/tailwind.css
+++ b/css/tailwind.css
@@ -69,9 +69,3 @@ button.secondary {
   margin-top: 0;
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
-
-.disabled {
-  pointer-events: none;
-  cursor: default;
-  opacity: 0.6;
-}
diff --git a/data/headerNavLinks.ts b/data/headerNavLinks.ts
index 50160cde0..9a4c7c894 100644
--- a/data/headerNavLinks.ts
+++ b/data/headerNavLinks.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const headerNavLinks = [
   { href: '/about', title: 'About' },
   { href: '/blog', title: 'Blog' },
   { href: '/faq', title: 'FAQ' },
-  { href: '/donate', title: 'Donate', isButton: true },
+  { href: '/apply', title: 'Apply', isButton: true },
 ]
 
 export default headerNavLinks
diff --git a/pages/apply/grant.tsx b/pages/apply/grant.tsx
index 004fdc322..15c492d3a 100644
--- a/pages/apply/grant.tsx
+++ b/pages/apply/grant.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
 import PageSection from '@/components/PageSection'
 import CustomLink from '@/components/Link'
-import ClosedNotice from '@/components/ClosedNotice'
 
 const GrantApplicationForm = dynamic(
   () => import('@/components/GrantApplicationForm'),
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ export default function Apply() {
           <CustomLink href="/faq/application">Application FAQ</CustomLink>{' '}
           before sending in an application.
         </p>
-        <ClosedNotice />
         <GrantApplicationForm />
       </PageSection>
     </>
diff --git a/pages/apply/index.tsx b/pages/apply/index.tsx
index f44d4660b..165377572 100644
--- a/pages/apply/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/apply/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { MDXLayoutRenderer } from 'pliny/mdx-components'
 import { MDXComponents } from '@/components/MDXComponents'
 import PageSection from '@/components/PageSection'
 import CustomLink from '@/components/Link'
-import ClosedNotice from '@/components/ClosedNotice'
 
 const DEFAULT_LAYOUT = 'PageLayout'
 
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ export default function Apply({
           <CustomLink href="/faq/application">Application FAQ</CustomLink> to
           find answers to common questions.
         </p>
-        <ClosedNotice />
         <h2 className="mb-4 text-xl font-bold leading-normal md:text-2xl">
           General Grant
         </h2>
@@ -62,8 +60,8 @@ export default function Apply({
           projects in the Bitcoin space.
         </p>
         <Link
-          href="#/apply/grant"
-          className="disabled rounded border border-orange-500 bg-transparent px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-orange-500 no-underline hover:text-black dark:hover:text-white"
+          href="/apply/grant"
+          className="rounded border border-orange-500 bg-transparent px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-orange-500 no-underline hover:text-black dark:hover:text-white"
         >
           Apply for an OpenSats General Grant
         </Link>
@@ -76,8 +74,8 @@ export default function Apply({
           geared towards developers and maintainers of Bitcoin Core and similar.
         </p>
         <Link
-          href="#/apply/lts"
-          className="disabled rounded border border-orange-500 bg-transparent px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-orange-500 no-underline hover:text-black dark:hover:text-white"
+          href="/apply/lts"
+          className="rounded border border-orange-500 bg-transparent px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-orange-500 no-underline hover:text-black dark:hover:text-white"
         >
           Apply for an OpenSats LTS Grant
         </Link>
diff --git a/pages/apply/lts.tsx b/pages/apply/lts.tsx
index 807b14fb9..02d46f591 100644
--- a/pages/apply/lts.tsx
+++ b/pages/apply/lts.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import PageSection from '@/components/PageSection'
 import LTSApplicationForm from '@/components/LTSApplicationForm'
 import Link from '@/components/Link'
 import CustomLink from '@/components/Link'
-import ClosedNotice from '@/components/ClosedNotice'
 
 export default function Apply() {
   return (
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ export default function Apply() {
         If the above does not apply to you, please consider applying for a{' '}
         <Link href="/apply/grant">General Grant</Link> instead.
       </p>
-      <ClosedNotice />
       <LTSApplicationForm />
     </PageSection>
   )