Optimism Grants Changelog

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Sep 23, 2023 → Deadline for publication of Cycle 15: Final Grant Decisions Roundup

Season 4 Grants: RFG Roundup

The Season 4 grants process included a novel application of its own, the development of the Requests for Grants (RFG) process. RFGs were born of a desire to create a new dimension to the grants program, demand-based granting. The bulk of Web3 grants programs are supply-based, meaning that protocols provide grants to the projects that show up and ask for grants. This can be limiting for an ecosystem that requires consistent innovation to achieve its vision. Some excellent projects may show up fo…

Cycle 15 Final Grants Roundup

We have reached the end of Season 4. Season 4 has been an inflection point for the grants program, during which the review process went from a system that worked in theory to a system that is strengthened by practice. The Grants Council has by no means perfected the art of reviewing proposals, but it has continuously refined a process for honing community review and reaching consensus between elected reviewers. Season 4 has been a story of growth. On average, the Cycles in Season 4 saw a 34% …