# Arbitrum's Short-Term Incentive Program (Arbitrum Improvement Proposal)

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrums-short-term-incentive-program-arbitrum-improvement-proposal/16131>\
**Category:** Finalized AIPs\
**Tags:** aip\
**Created:** [September 2, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrums-short-term-incentive-program-arbitrum-improvement-proposal/16131 "2023-09-02T14:02:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 15

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![axlvaz\_SEEDLATAM.eth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/axlvaz_seedlatam.eth/32/14779_2.png) [@axlvaz\_SEEDLATAM.eth](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/axlvaz_SEEDLATAM.eth)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrums-short-term-incentive-program-arbitrum-improvement-proposal/16131/15 "2023-09-03T17:41:10Z")

</div>

> [@meyaf320219](#):
>
> I do not think that 75m is too big or too small, but I am simply unsure of how to understand it’s size in the context of Arbitrum.

I think if we compare it against Optimism’s funding rounds, the 75M makes sense. I give the example of Optimism because in my opinion it is a good point of comparison.

> **[Optimism GovFund: Public Distribution Tracking](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eaHOlWB34ij1KGsXdaNyTQg4tt1Pu2JurJsElBb6a8k/edit#gid=769451685)**
>
> Status Key
> 
> Total distributions
> 231,928,233.98,Total OP available for distribution by the Token House (this year)
> 18.38%,% of total Governance Fund Approved for distribution
> 17.67%,% of approved Governance Fund distributed to successful...

Considering that [Arbitrum](https://defillama.com/chain/Arbitrum) outperforms and doubles Optimism in terms of TVL and number of protocols, I think it is a good number. I would like to clarify that a deeper analysis should be done but given the context I think it’s ok,

In addition we must take into account that this working group was created to get out of the way while working on a more general framework.

I am not part of the working group and I did not participate in the calls due to work and time zone issues. But I think this is a good place to start working with DAO.

---

_[View the full topic](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrums-short-term-incentive-program-arbitrum-improvement-proposal/16131)._