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Selection process
As a democratically-elected body entrusted with allocating community resources, ZOMG aims to be as transparent as possible. This document describes our grant selection process, and will be updated as our process evolves.
- Applicant should make sure to be aware of the below before submitting an application
- If approved, applicants will need to go through a KYC process to be eligible for funding, though they can remain pseudonymous to the public.
- Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis, but will be reviewed every other week
- The larger the requested sum, the more diligence and milestones required
- Questions can be posted to the Zcash forum tagging @ZOMG, prior to submission
- Applicant submits application
- From ZcashOMG.org there’s a link to the ZF grants platform
- Once you have finished reading about the application process and understand it, submit your application here. This will require creating an account.
- Form requires a complete submission
- Checklist with essential eligibility requirements (format, detail, content, metrics)
- Applications that don’t/can’t meet essential requirements can’t be submitted
- Application published on the Zcash Forum under ZOMG Applicants
- Community temperature check and crowdsourcing due diligence
- Based on community reactions, ZOMG/applicant may introduce changes
- ZOMG Members rank 0-3 on shared sheet, greenlight in Bi-Weekly Meeting
- Quick review by all ZOMG members to post to sheet and prepare for bi-weekly
- Conversation to proceed with diligence or nix is had in the bi-weekly
- Ineligible applications shouldn't get to and definitely not pass this stage
- ZOMG may request improvements to application and perform additional diligence
- ZOMG may include outside experts in the process
- ZOMG will review grantee’s previous grant outcomes, if any.
- Application finalized with requested improvements
- Finalized application must meet all requirements
- ZOMG votes on whether to approve the application or not in bi-weekly
- Simple majority (3 of 5) with the ability for a strong-veto to halt approval and require more discussion.
- ZOMG publishes its final decision in batches, post bi-weekly approvals
- Published decision should include a short explanation of reasoning
- Decision and explanation published on Zcash Forum
- Formal grant agreement between applicant and ZOMG/ZF
- Preparing and signing any required documentation
- Agreement should specify budgets, deliverables, reporting, and disclosures
- Budgets structured with concrete milestones based on size and timeline
- Funds disbursed by ZF / Work funded through the grant begins
- ZF will request a z-address from the grantee
- ZF disburses funds in ZEC
- Interim check ins, support, reports, evaluation / Additional funds disbursed by ZF
- ZOMG and ZF provide necessary support over the duration of the grant period
- Quarterly reports, monthly public dev calls or report, annual report (incl. financial), may be needed depending on scope of the project
- ZOMG allocates and performs work for interim evaluation
- ZF disburses additional funds based on predefined milestones
- Interim reports submitted on Grants.io platform and posted to the Forum in the same thread as original application
- ZF to review interim reports before signing off on disbursement of additional funds
- Option to apply for additional funding to continue the project
- Depending on the circumstances, this may happen prior to current grant ending
- Grant period ends / Applicant delivers final report
- Final report posted to the Forum in the same thread as original application
- ZOMG performs and publishes final evaluation
- Evaluation published on a dedicated website and Zcash Forum
- Community feedback/reactions to generate learnings for future grants