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The D.A.O. program wants to finance projects falling in one of each five different verticals:

1. New Protocols and Ideas: A general bucket encompassing protocols, platforms, governance tooling, and other projects that don't specifically fall into other domains.
2. Education, Community Growth and Events: A domain focused on physical events and educational materials for Arbitrum.
3. Dev Tooling on One and Stylus: A technical domain oriented toward developer tooling and promoting Arbitrum One and Stylus adoption.
4. Gaming: A domain dedicated to web3 gaming infrastructure, web3 KOL gaming activities, and all video gaming-related projects.
5. Orbit Chains: A domain oriented toward the expantion of dApps into specific Orbit chains, deployment of technical solution aimed to address the current user experience fragmentation and in general bootstrapping of solution built on top of the 2024-205 Offchain Labs roadmap

All domains can be found at https://arbitrum.questbook.app/

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New Protocols and Ideas

The Arbitrum DAO Grant Program for New Protocols & Ideas seeks to support innovative builders developing decentralized applications that expand the Arbitrum ecosystem. This grant is open to projects at any stage, whether migrating from other chains or launching natively on Arbitrum. Funding prioritizes proposals that leverage Arbitrum's emerging technologies, enhance composability, and address ecosystem gaps such as DeFi tooling, AI-driven solutions, on/off ramps, and governance tools. The evaluation process assesses team experience, innovation, feasibility, ecosystem alignment, and measurable impact. Grants range from $25,000 to $50,000, with higher amounts requiring additional review. The program emphasizes transparency, clear milestones, and alignment with Arbitrum’s strategic objectives, encouraging applicants to present well-defined, high-impact solutions.

[RFP] New Protocols and Ideas

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Questbook page - New Protocols and Ideas Season 3

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Education, Community Growth and Events

We are particularly eager to see projects built on Arbitrum that drive widespread adoption of Layer 2 technologies in the educational sector, providing a smoother and more accessible user experience for all participants. Our vision includes decentralized educational apps that bring innovative solutions for the certification and validation of academic achievements, simplifying the accreditation and acknowledgment of skills acquired within the Layer 2 ecosystem.

We recognize that education, community building, and events are critical in growing the Arbitrum ecosystem. These initiatives drive the onboarding of new members—builders, creators, and developers—while also strengthening relationships with existing community members by:

• Facilitating the creation of meaningful educational resources, such as workshops, or collaborations with universities & institutions.
• Strengthening community presence, by targeting new users and onboarding new builders onto the ecosystem.
• Showcasing Arbitrum’s capabilities through real use cases. We want to engage with “web2” actors and create a bridge between both worlds.

RFP: [RFP] Education, Community Growth and Events

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Questbook page - Education Community Growth and Events Season 3

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