[DAO:2abc150] Update #5 for project "Grant Support Squad H2 2024"

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Author: 0xf0480e7b09edb7229d4f7b3b25ef77429c5754cf
Update Status: On Time
Project Health: :green_circle: On Track

Introduction

Post-Lisbon Summit, we are working towards the close of this Grant period, which, based on the discussions happening within the DAO, will most likely be the last period for this team as we know it. Consequently, as Oct is the final month, we are wrapping up the remaining tasks and considering how to maintain an active presence to oversee the grants that are still ongoing and will conclude after our team finishes, ensuring the DAO is not left without any representation.
Thanks for your support!

Highlights

Here are the most important highlights of the month:

  • We participated in the Regenesis Summit in Lisbon. It was very interesting to listen to and discuss many of the DAO’s issues. We are working on contributing and improving the proposals based on the changes being suggested.
  • As we explained in the introduction, we are entering the final month of the Grant. We are very grateful to the community for their support and also a bit nostalgic because, for now, we won’t be submitting a renewal proposal for the grant given the current context of the DAO. We are wrapping up tasks and considering how to maintain an active presence to ensure the DAO is not left without representation to oversee the final active grants (which end in January 2025). In this regard, given that the workflow was lower than expected in recent months and that we have some remaining funds, we are analyzing how to reduce the team without disappearing entirely before January 2025.
  • We are making progress on setting up the new Revocations Committee. All the hiring proposals have been submitted, and we will support the election process, regardless of any changes or deprecation of the Grants program as we know it.
  • Here you can read a report in which we share info and our most significant insights that will help us rethink the allocation of DAO funds in collaboration with the community at the Re-Genesis Summit in Lisbon this September. See you there!
  • We are monitoring all the active projects.

Thank you for reading and supporting our work.

Please stay in touch with us via our Discord Thread.

Please continue reading our metrics in the additional notes section

Constructive comments are always welcome :slight_smile:

Best regards,

Fifi, Zino & Pablo

Blockers

The probable deprecation of the grants program and the upcoming changes within the DAO are a blocker for some of the tasks we had on the Roadmap. However, we believe these changes will be positive, and that our analysis and role have been crucial in driving these changes. The current grants program, as we know it, has countless issues that we have been dealing with on a daily basis.

Next steps

  • Make a Final Report about the Grants Program 2021-2024 and KPIs from the GSS.
  • #TestingTuesdays will continue to be held on Discord, adapting changes as needed.
  • Promotions for grantees in the Decentraland Blog will continue to be produced.
  • Continue onboarding new projects funded through the DAO , assigning grant managers and analyzing the feasibility of their roadmaps.
  • Provide support to the current grantees with their problems and requests.
  • Analyze cases that raise concerns and elevate them to the Revocations Committee if needed.
  • Revocations Committee Assistance: Facilitate the process to re-create the Committee.
  • Operational Manual Update: Update the GSS Operational Manual to reflect recent changes and improvements.
  • Support grantees for presenting in DAO Townhalls.
  • Keep on building bridges between the Decentraland Foundation and our DAO community.

Additional notes and links

Here is the status update on activities of the month, along with the impact metrics on our proposal based on our three main goals:

Goal 1: Support the grantees

  • We are actively working with 15 projects nowadays: 1 Onboarding project, 7 active projects, 2 projects within pause periods and 5 are ending their grant journey (all of them owe us information and that’s why the GSS is following them). 2 projects are from Accelerator category and we follow up them because they have to report incomes to the DAO frequently. All active projects now belong to the new grants framework and among them, 2 projects that come from a tender.
  • Here you can see the list:

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  • We allocated a total of 36.5 hours to interact with grantees, and provide support during this month.
  • Testing Tuesdays: Here is the Public Notion Page of our Testing Sessions to provide transparency on the actions of this initiative. 3 Testings are planned for October.

Goal 2: Foster transparency

  • Formal Requests are public, to provide transparency on the concerns raised, the status of the process and arguments.
  • We are making public roadmaps with the main goal of opening our reviewing process. This month we have updated 16 public roadmaps with our grantees.
  • GSS 2024 H2 Public Roadmap.
  • We are always encouraging grantees to make their monthly updates, and you can check those out in the dAPP.
  • Every Monday the GSS is sharing the planned tasks for the week in our Discord Thread.

Goal 3: Guarantee an efficient use of the DAO treasury

  • There are 2 grants with contracts paused due to delays in their projects.

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