# \[AAVE\] \[DRAFT\] \[STIP - Round 1\]

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aave-draft-stip-round-1/17447>\
**Category:** Short Term Incentives Program (STIP) Round 1\
**Created:** [September 27, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aave-draft-stip-round-1/17447 "2023-09-27T21:12:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Matt\_StableLab](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/matt_stablelab/32/9258_2.png) [@Matt\_StableLab](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Matt_StableLab)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aave-draft-stip-round-1/17447/3 "2023-09-28T01:44:03Z")

</div>

Hello @MarcZeller thank you for submitting! Please make the following changes to your proposal to comply with the program rules.

1. Your funding address must meet the following requirements.

> [@STIP Application Template](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/stip-application-template/16544/1):
>
> eligible address must be a 2/3 multisig with private keys securely stored

1. Please note the following rule regarding the expected timeline of the incentives program.

> [@How to Apply - Arbitrum Short Term Incentives Program](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/how-to-apply-arbitrum-short-term-incentives-program/16545/1):
>
> funds are expected to be distributed as they are received, and programs should aim to end before the end of the incentivization period on Jan. 31, 2024.

Unfortunately, your 12-month timeline does not meet these requirements.

1. Grant funds may only be used to incentivize Arbitrum contracts and can not be used for “Support of DAO-funded via AIPs Arbitrum native features and projects”, “ARB Aave Grant DAO budget”, or “Vote infrastructure support allowing Aave Arbitrum users to participate in governance in a trustless and gasless way to allow a more inclusive DAO” or “Arbitrum native BD efforts by the ACI”

> [@How to Apply - Arbitrum Short Term Incentives Program](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/how-to-apply-arbitrum-short-term-incentives-program/16545/1):
>
> **Can I use grant funding for operational costs?**
> 
> Funds are to be kept in ARB and used to incentive Arbitrum contracts. This funding is not meant support development or operational costs.

---

_[View the full topic](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aave-draft-stip-round-1/17447)._