<aside> 1️⃣ Understand the house rules before applying We anticipate a big surge of proposals. To properly handle the influx, we request the grantees to read all the FAQ and understand what domain is the best for their application and how much they can ask for a grant.

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<aside> 2️⃣ Create a wallet address and submit a new proposal After creating a new wallet address in the Questbook app, follow the template to create and submit a new proposal. For further info check How to create a proposal in Questbook and the Request For Proposal (RFP). To create an objectively measurable proposal, remember to relate your work to the KPIs & Milestones proposed for each domain, and remember in the milestone structure to also include the completion one (see FAQ - What is the completion milestone?)

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<aside> 3️⃣ Feedback on proposal: The Domain Allocator responsible for that domain will either leave a comment in the Questbook proposal page or contact the team through other means. A specific feedbacks will be left on the proposal itself, which might also potentially involve videocalls or interview with the team, as well as followup questions. This process will mostly happen in the Questbook platform, but could also potentially involve other communication channels.

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<aside> 4️⃣ Approval, Rejection, Resubmission: After the analysis, and any potential modification through the feedbacks provided, the proposal might be approved or rejected. In some cases, it could be marked for resubmission. The DA responsible for the review will post a detailed feedback as well a rubric evaluation based on the Evaluation Rubrics framework.

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<aside> 5️⃣ Compliance process The team will undergo the compliance process, consisting of KYC for at least two members or KYB, and the signing of a letter of intent. Note: it doesn’t mean that a team can’t apply if it’s composed by a single person.

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<aside> 6️⃣ Fulfilling the milestones and grant disbursement The team will complete the project following the milestones approved by the DA, and present them, one by one. Once the DA will evaluate them as complete, for each one, it will release the corresponding portion of the grant

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<aside> 7️⃣ Report for the Arbitrum DAO After the project is completed, the team will have to prepare and publish in the Arbitrum forum a report detailing their project and their experience in the D.A.O. grant program, to advertise it to delegates

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<aside> 8️⃣ The “completion milestone” and the final survey 3 months after publishing the project in the Arbitrum Forum, the team will undergo a final survey to understand how the project has evolved between completion and now, and if the outcome and experience in Arbitrum was what was forecasted

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