The Grants Council proposes repurposing the 2 . 5 M OP that was already approved but not used. Should this proposal pass, Token House would re-allocate 2 . 5 M OP towards Intent 2 as follows:
1 M OP increase in budget for Experiments
1 M OP increase in budget for Builders
Remaining available for both Sub-Committees as buffer (~ 500 k OP)
Without an increase in budget for Intent 2 , the Grants Council will need to reduce the number of finalists in Cycles 14 and 15 dramatically relative to past cycles. Given the marked increase in demand for Optimism grants and an attendant improvement in quality of proposals, the Council believes that it is crucial to increase the budget for the remainder of Season 4 .
Season 4 Intents Budget / Remaining OP
In total, 10 M OP was approved for Season 4 Intents as follows:
Intent 1 : 1 M OP; ~ 599 k OP remaining
Intent 2 : 5 M OP; N/A
Intent 3 : 1 M OP, ~ 520 k OP remaining
Intent 4 : 3 M OP, ~ 1 . 4 M OP remaining
After the Mission funding process, 2 . 5 M OP that was originally approved to fund the Season 4 Intents remains undistributed and will otherwise be returned to the Governance Fund as outlined here.
Intent 2 : Grants Council in Season 4
Thus far, the Grants Council has received 202 proposals Experiments and Builders proposals for Season 4 with another submissions cycle to go. At the current pace, we expect over 300 proposals by the end of the Season, setting aside RFG proposals. This is compared to 151 proposals for the entirety of Season 3 (which was two cycles). It would be sub-optimal to have to turn promising applications away due to the budget shortfall.
After Cycle 13 , the remaining budget available for each Sub-Committee is as follows:
959 . 5 k OP / 2 M OP allotted for Experiments
377 . 5 k / 1 M OP allotted for Builders
Both Sub-Committees noted a marked improvement in the quality of proposals made in Cycle 13 relative to prior Cycles. Nevertheless, the success rate for finalists declined notably.
S 3 Pass Rate
C 13 Pass Rate
?
Total
33 . 8 %
24 . 5 %
( 9 . 2 )%
Growth
27 . 1 %
20 . 8 %
( 6 . 3 )%
Builders
45 . 5 %
27 . 6 %
( 17 . 9 )%
Based on the quality of proposals and the reduction in success rate, each Sub-Committee deemed the allocations approved for the Cycle (relative to budget) to be merited.
Intent 2 Review
The Season 4 budget for Intent 2 was initially created assuming Season 4 would consist of two cycles. The initial allocation to Experiments was meaningfully lower this Season than in Season 3 . The intention was to make way for RFGs and to incentivize proposers to create proposals proportional to the benefit they bring to the Optimism ecosystem.
Given the limited budget, the Council has also further pursued discipline in Experiments proposals by creating a rule that the full Council must vote to approve any grant in excess of 150 k OP (bearing in mind the maximum for Seasons 3 and 4 is 250 k). In the last Cycle, each successful proposer that requested a grant in excess of 150 k OP received only 150 k OP.
Based on the increased number of proposals and the increase in proposal quality, in order to sufficiently support the Council believes this grant applicants in a three-cycle Season, the budget for Intent 2 must be increased.
We believe this increase should be used to support for Builders and Experiments grants. The Council will not request an increase for to RFGs, as the strategic determination was made to pursue RFGs lightly in the first cycle of the Season due to the diminished reviewer capacity created by the concurrent Missions review. The Council has begun ramping up RFGs and intends to create more in the coming weeks.
For more detail on the Council’s review statistics, see the chart below. For the initial budget, see this post 4 . As a reminder, the Grants Council’s landing page and information is available on CharmVerse 11 . We will host an AMA for delegates at the end of the Season and will continue to attend delegate calls to answer any questions in the interim. We appreciate your consideration.
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The Grants Council proposes repurposing 2.5 M OP towards Intent 2 by increasing budgets for Experiments and Builders. Failure to increase the budget could lead to a reduction in finalists in Cycles 14 and 15. The Council believes this increase is necessary due to a rise in demand for Optimism grants. They have received over 202 proposals for Season 4 so far and expect over 300 by the end. Both Experiments and Builders proposals have seen an improvement in quality, but the success rate for finalists has declined. The budget increase aims to support grant applicants in a three-cycle Season, particularly for Builders and Experiments grants.
The Grants Council proposes repurposing the 2 . 5 M OP that was already approved but not used. Sho…
The Grants Council proposes repurposing the 2 . 5 M OP that was already approved but not used. Should this proposal pass, Token House would re-allocate 2 . 5 M OP towards Intent 2 as follows:
1 M OP increase in budget for Experiments
1 M OP increase in budget for Builders
Remaining available for both Sub-Committees as buffer (~ 500 k OP)
Without an increase in budget for Intent 2 , the Grants Council will need to reduce the number of finalists in Cycles 14 and 15 dramatically relative to past cycles. Given the marked increase in demand for Optimism grants and an attendant improvement in quality of proposals, the Council believes that it is crucial to increase the budget for the remainder of Season 4 .
Season 4 Intents Budget / Remaining OP
In total, 10 M OP was approved for Season 4 Intents as follows:
Intent 1 : 1 M OP; ~ 599 k OP remaining
Intent 2 : 5 M OP; N/A
Intent 3 : 1 M OP, ~ 520 k OP remaining
Intent 4 : 3 M OP, ~ 1 . 4 M OP remaining
After the Mission funding process, 2 . 5 M OP that was originally approved to fund the Season 4 Intents remains undistributed and will otherwise be returned to the Governance Fund as outlined here.
Intent 2 : Grants Council in Season 4
Thus far, the Grants Council has received 202 proposals Experiments and Builders proposals for Season 4 with another submissions cycle to go. At the current pace, we expect over 300 proposals by the end of the Season, setting aside RFG proposals. This is compared to 151 proposals for the entirety of Season 3 (which was two cycles). It would be sub-optimal to have to turn promising applications away due to the budget shortfall.
After Cycle 13 , the remaining budget available for each Sub-Committee is as follows:
959 . 5 k OP / 2 M OP allotted for Experiments
377 . 5 k / 1 M OP allotted for Builders
Both Sub-Committees noted a marked improvement in the quality of proposals made in Cycle 13 relative to prior Cycles. Nevertheless, the success rate for finalists declined notably.
S 3 Pass Rate
C 13 Pass Rate
?
Total
33 . 8 %
24 . 5 %
( 9 . 2 )%
Growth
27 . 1 %
20 . 8 %
( 6 . 3 )%
Builders
45 . 5 %
27 . 6 %
( 17 . 9 )%
Based on the quality of proposals and the reduction in success rate, each Sub-Committee deemed the allocations approved for the Cycle (relative to budget) to be merited.
Intent 2 Review
The Season 4 budget for Intent 2 was initially created assuming Season 4 would consist of two cycles. The initial allocation to Experiments was meaningfully lower this Season than in Season 3 . The intention was to make way for RFGs and to incentivize proposers to create proposals proportional to the benefit they bring to the Optimism ecosystem.
Given the limited budget, the Council has also further pursued discipline in Experiments proposals by creating a rule that the full Council must vote to approve any grant in excess of 150 k OP (bearing in mind the maximum for Seasons 3 and 4 is 250 k). In the last Cycle, each successful proposer that requested a grant in excess of 150 k OP received only 150 k OP.
Based on the increased number of proposals and the increase in proposal quality, in order to sufficiently support the Council believes this grant applicants in a three-cycle Season, the budget for Intent 2 must be increased.
We believe this increase should be used to support for Builders and Experiments grants. The Council will not request an increase for to RFGs, as the strategic determination was made to pursue RFGs lightly in the first cycle of the Season due to the diminished reviewer capacity created by the concurrent Missions review. The Council has begun ramping up RFGs and intends to create more in the coming weeks.
For more detail on the Council’s review statistics, see the chart below. For the initial budget, see this post. As a reminder, the Grants Council’s landing page and information is available on CharmVerse. We will host an AMA for delegates at the end of the Season and will continue to attend delegate calls to answer any questions in the interim. We appreciate your consideration.
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I fully support this idea. It’s crucial to encourage people to build on Optimism and utilize it. Ra…
I fully support this idea. It’s crucial to encourage people to build on Optimism and utilize it. Rather than seeing these resources come back, I’d prefer them to be used to benefit more individuals who have a desire to build here.
The Grants Council proposes repurposing the 2 . 5 M OP that was already approved but not used. Sho…
The Grants Council proposes repurposing the 2 . 5 M OP that was already approved but not used. Should this proposal pass, Token House would re-allocate 2 . 5 M OP towards Intent 2 as follows: 1 M OP increase in budget for Experiments 1 M OP increase in budget for Builders Remaining available for both Sub-Committees as buffer (~ 500 k OP) Without an increase in budget for Intent 2 , the Grants Council will need to reduce the number of finalists in Cycles 14 and 15 dramatically relative to past cycles. Given the marked increase in demand for Optimism grants and an attendant improvement in quality of proposals, the Council believes that it is crucial to increase the budget for the remainder of Season 4 . Season 4 Intents Budget / Remaining OP In total, 10 M OP was approved for Season 4 Intents as follows: Intent 1 : 1 M OP; ~ 599 k OP remaining Intent 2 : 5 M OP; N/A Intent 3 : 1 M OP, ~ 520 k OP remaining Intent 4 : 3 M OP, ~ 1 . 4 M OP remaining After the Mission funding process, 2 . 5 M OP that was originally approved to fund the Season 4 Intents remains undistributed and will otherwise be returned to the Governance Fund as outlined here. Intent 2 : Grants Council in Season 4 Thus far, the Grants Council has received 202 proposals Experiments and Builders proposals for Season 4 with another submissions cycle to go. At the current pace, we expect over 300 proposals by the end of the Season, setting aside RFG proposals. This is compared to 151 proposals for the entirety of Season 3 (which was two cycles). It would be sub-optimal to have to turn promising applications away due to the budget shortfall. After Cycle 13 , the remaining budget available for each Sub-Committee is as follows: 959 . 5 k OP / 2 M OP allotted for Experiments 377 . 5 k / 1 M OP allotted for Builders Both Sub-Committees noted a marked improvement in the quality of proposals made in Cycle 13 relative to prior Cycles. Nevertheless, the success rate for finalists declined notably. S 3 Pass Rate C 13 Pass Rate ? Total 33 . 8 % 24 . 5 % ( 9 . 2 )% Growth 27 . 1 % 20 . 8 % ( 6 . 3 )% Builders 45 . 5 % 27 . 6 % ( 17 . 9 )% Based on the quality of proposals and the reduction in success rate, each Sub-Committee deemed the allocations approved for the Cycle (relative to budget) to be merited. Intent 2 Review The Season 4 budget for Intent 2 was initially created assuming Season 4 would consist of two cycles. The initial allocation to Experiments was meaningfully lower this Season than in Season 3 . The intention was to make way for RFGs and to incentivize proposers to create proposals proportional to the benefit they bring to the Optimism ecosystem. Given the limited budget, the Council has also further pursued discipline in Experiments proposals by creating a rule that the full Council must vote to approve any grant in excess of 150 k OP (bearing in mind the maximum for Seasons 3 and 4 is 250 k). In the last Cycle, each successful proposer that requested a grant in excess of 150 k OP received only 150 k OP. Based on the increased number of proposals and the increase in proposal quality, in order to sufficiently support the Council believes this grant applicants in a three-cycle Season, the budget for Intent 2 must be increased. We believe this increase should be used to support for Builders and Experiments grants. The Council will not request an increase for to RFGs, as the strategic determination was made to pursue RFGs lightly in the first cycle of the Season due to the diminished reviewer capacity created by the concurrent Missions review. The Council has begun ramping up RFGs and intends to create more in the coming weeks. For more detail on the Council’s review statistics, see the chart below. For the initial budget, see this post 4 . As a reminder, the Grants Council’s landing page and information is available on CharmVerse 11 . We will host an AMA for delegates at the end of the Season and will continue to attend delegate calls to answer any questions in the interim. We appreciate your consideration. image 1450 × 930 45 . 9 KB
I fully support this idea. It’s crucial to encourage people to build on Optimism and utilize it. Ra…
I fully support this idea. It’s crucial to encourage people to build on Optimism and utilize it. Rather than seeing these resources come back, I’d prefer them to be used to benefit more individuals who have a desire to build here.
We are a delegate with enough delegation (PGov Delegate 2 ) and we believe this is at a stage wher…
We are a delegate with enough delegation (PGov Delegate 2 ) and we believe this is at a stage where it is ready to move forward to a vote.
We are a delegate with enough delegation (PGov Delegate) and we believe this is at a stage where it…
We are a delegate with enough delegation (PGov Delegate) and we believe this is at a stage where it is ready to move forward to a vote.
I am one of the Synthetix Ambassadors, and a Optimism Badgeholder. I am an Optimism delegate [Deleg…
I am one of the Synthetix Ambassadors, and a Optimism Badgeholder. I am an Optimism delegate [Delegate Commitments - # 65 by mastermojo ] with sufficient voting power, and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote
We are a delegate with enough delegation (PGov Delegate 2 ) and we believe this is at a stage wher…
We are a delegate with enough delegation (PGov Delegate 2 ) and we believe this is at a stage where it is ready to move forward to a vote.
I am one of the Synthetix Ambassadors, and a Optimism Badgeholder. I am an Optimism delegate [Deleg…
I am one of the Synthetix Ambassadors, and a Optimism Badgeholder. I am an Optimism delegate [Delegate Commitments - # 65 by mastermojo ] with sufficient voting power, and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote
I think that it makes sense for the OP to be repurposed and support this proposal.
I think that it makes sense for the OP to be repurposed and support this proposal.
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power, and I believe this proposal is ready to mov…
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power, and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 , and I believe this proposal is ready to…
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 , and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
I think that it makes sense for the OP to be repurposed and support this proposal.
I think that it makes sense for the OP to be repurposed and support this proposal.
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 and I believe this proposal is ready to …
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move…
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 , and I believe this proposal is ready to…
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 , and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
This makes sense to me.
I am an Optimism delegate [Delegate Commitments - # 37 by linda] with suff…
This makes sense to me.
I am an Optimism delegate [Delegate Commitments - # 37 by linda] with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 and I believe this proposal is ready to …
I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power 2 and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
Strongly agree with this moving forward. I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and…
Strongly agree with this moving forward. I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
This makes sense to me. I am an Optimism delegate [Delegate Commitments - # 37 by linda] with suff…
This makes sense to me. I am an Optimism delegate [Delegate Commitments - # 37 by linda] with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
Strongly agree with this moving forward. I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and…
Strongly agree with this moving forward. I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.
I’m a delegate and i have voted in favor of this proposal.
Project Grants are a perfect catalyst to…
I’m a delegate and i have voted in favor of this proposal.
Project Grants are a perfect catalyst to bootstrapp project which is required to find a sustainable business model.
The way project grants have been distributed, with the newly added policy, makes it more efficient and prevents abused of the system.
Furthermore, the whole OP budget has been voted for Season 4 , the overall the inflation rate of OP is much lower than expected, as per the official Optimism documentation, and the number of grant applicants have significantly increased. These are all the reasons why i have voted YES for this proposal.
I’m a delegate and i have voted in favor of this proposal. Project Grants are a perfect catalyst to…
I’m a delegate and i have voted in favor of this proposal. Project Grants are a perfect catalyst to bootstrapp project which is required to find a sustainable business model. The way project grants have been distributed, with the newly added policy, makes it more efficient and prevents abused of the system. Furthermore, the whole OP budget has been voted for Season 4 , the overall the inflation rate of OP is much lower than expected, as per the official Optimism documentation, and the number of grant applicants have significantly increased. These are all the reasons why i have voted YES for this proposal.
We’re voting for this proposal.
The rationale here is pretty coherent and it’s clear that Intent 2…
We’re voting for this proposal.
The rationale here is pretty coherent and it’s clear that Intent 2 has happily had a lot of work to do and it would be a shame if it were limited due to lack of funds. Realocating/rebalancing the unused funds from Season 4 to Intent 2 is a wise idea.
Also, we had the opportunity to listen to @Gonna.eth, who came to our OP Governance Call # 15 5 at SEED Latam, in which we were able to see first-hand the current work of the Grants Council and how they are evaluating proposals; strengthening our decision in favor.
We’re voting for this proposal.
The rationale here is pretty coherent and it’s clear that Intent 2…
We’re voting for this proposal.
The rationale here is pretty coherent and it’s clear that Intent 2 has happily had a lot of work to do and it would be a shame if it were limited due to lack of funds. Realocating/rebalancing the unused funds from Season 4 to Intent 2 is a wise idea.
Also, we had the opportunity to listen to @Gonna.eth, who came to our OP Governance Call # 15 at SEED Latam, in which we were able to see first-hand the current work of the Grants Council and how they are evaluating proposals; strengthening our decision in favor.
We’re voting for this proposal. The rationale here is pretty coherent and it’s clear that Intent 2…
We’re voting for this proposal. The rationale here is pretty coherent and it’s clear that Intent 2 has happily had a lot of work to do and it would be a shame if it were limited due to lack of funds. Realocating/rebalancing the unused funds from Season 4 to Intent 2 is a wise idea. Also, we had the opportunity to listen to @Gonna.eth, who came to our OP Governance Call # 15 5 at SEED Latam, in which we were able to see first-hand the current work of the Grants Council and how they are evaluating proposals; strengthening our decision in favor.
