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Categories of Grants & Proposals

Voi has four major categories of grants and proposals: Product Grants, Ecosystem Services Grants, Ecosystem Initiative Grants, and Policy & Procedure Proposals.

Product Grants

Focus on advancing the technical and infrastructural aspects of the Voi network by creating new applications and/or enhancing existing platforms. These grants support projects at various stages of the development process.

There are five types of product grants:

  • Design Grants: Intended to validate ideas and concepts, helping developers prepare a detailed Product Blueprint for a successful build and launch on Voi.
  • Build Grants: Focused on the actual development and milestone-based funding of development projects.
  • Retroactive Grants: Available for already completed and launched open-source projects or open-source features with proven traction and impact, and a track record of success.
  • Micro Grants: Microgrants are available for small scale development projects. They are dedicated to individuals eager to build out a project smaller in scope and do not require significant development time or a full-scale product blueprint. Micro grants will generally be less than $10,000 in funding.
  • Success Grants: Success grants are dedicated to applications and products launched on Voi that surpass milestones and expectations within the ecosytem and have achieved a particular degree of traction and success within the ecosystem.

Ecosystem Services Grants

Foster the growth and sustainability of the broader Voi community, providing funding for services that contribute to the ecosystem in the form of educational content, marketing support, community engagement, developer resources, etc. This includes but is by no means limited to: marketing projects for Voi, writing articles for Voi’s blog, developing educational materials, contributing to Voi’s documentation, and supporting the development of governance tools. Microgrants are also available for ecosystem services and are generally less than $10,000 in funding.

Ecosystem Initiative Grants

Dedicated for discrete ecosystem programs and events that are generally managed and executed by the Voi community (ex. a hackathon, a campaign). Microgrants are also available for ecosystem initiatives.

Policy & Procedure Proposals

Proposals are non token backed and exist for Voi's committees to push forward (or remove) policies and procedures (including amendments to the Constitution) that enhance the overal operations and goals of the ecosystem.

The subsequent pages will go into greater depth on each type of grant and will provide a checklist of items to prepare for applying to that grant.