Receiving Grants

    If your grant request was approved by the DAO, congratulations! Following is an overview of what happens when your grant is approved, the actions you need to take to receive your funding, and how you are expected to report your work to the community.

    Receiving your funds

    The process for receiving funds varies between the different grant tiers.

    Tier 1 and Tier 2

    Funds for grants in Tiers 1 and 2 are paid directly to the beneficiary address provided in the proposal form.

    These transfers are initiated by the DAO Committee within 7 days of the grant’s approval by the DAO.

    The funds are transferred in MANA equaling the USD amount specified in the grant proposal, according to the exchange rate at the time the transfer is initiated.

    The beneficiary address provided within the grant proposal must be an Ethereum address that can receive MANA. Failure to provide a valid address may result in the irretrievable loss of the grant funds.

    Tier 3, 4, 5, and 6

    Funds for these Tiers are made available to the beneficiary address provided in the proposal form via a vesting contract. It is the responsibility of the beneficiary to withdraw any vested funds from the contract.

    Funds in vesting contracts vests each second.

    Vesting contracts have a one month cliff. Funds will still vest during this cliff, but they will not be available to the beneficiary until the end of the cliff period.

    After the cliff period has ended, the beneficiary may withdraw their vested funds as often as they wish, bearing in mind that they (the beneficiary) are responsible for paying the gas fee required for each withdrawal.

    Reporting your progress

    You are expected to provide public reports on your progress on a schedule matching the milestones and roadmap detailed in your original grant proposal.

    These updates are to be shared on the Forum thread or Discord channel generated for your grant request. These progress reports should be clear and concise, while still giving the community an accurate sense of how your project is progressing. Sharing screenshots or demos of your work goes a long way toward maintaining the trust of the community. It is also expected that members of the Grant team attendes to the monthly Town Halls to report progress.

    Revoked grants

    Currently, only grants with vesting contracts may be revoked. Conditions or behaviors that might lead to a grant being revoked include:

    • Failure to provide progress reports according to the roadmap and milestones listed in your grant proposal
    • Providing progress reports showing work that does not meet the expectations set by your original grant proposal
    • Providing work that violates either the Content Policy, Terms of Use, or Code of Ethics

    What happens if your grant is revoked?

    If your grant is revoked before the end of your vesting contract’s cliff, then you will not receive any of your grant funds.

    If your grant is revoked after the end of your contract’s cliff, then you will still be able to withdraw any funds that have already vested.