I have voted FOR this proposal. I appreciate that this next iteration of the grants program has taken STIP pain points into consideration and I think the changes will help alleviate the issues.
The grant program has to keep growing in some manner, and at this ‘exploratory’ stage of ARB’s grant ecosystem I believe the changes are a great step towards a final product. I’ll add that I think the applicant advisor roles are a nice addition as I have gotten feedback from a few would-be applicants now that they have had trouble knowing where to start when applying. This should help make sure projects that are great on their own merit but not so great at drafting a request won’t be behind the 8 ball against others.
I’ll add I’m glad to see that there are research components and emphasis on gathering data, as arguably one of the most import parts of this LTIPP is growing into whatever the ‘final’ form of the Arbitrum Grants program looks like.