[Non-Constitutional] [RFC] Arbitrum D.A.O. (Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program - Season 3

[Juanrah]

I am voting FOR this proposal on Tally.
The grant program is a positive initiative for Arbitrum. I agree with Danielo that this program serves as a gateway for new contributors. Several people have approached me with ideas or projects interested in collaborating with Arbitrum or looking for support, and I typically direct them to Questbook.

I have confidence in each domain PM’s ability to select high-potential projects for the ecosystem. At the same time, I believe a systematic and standardized evaluation framework could further improve transparency and give us a more complete way of assessing proposals. It will also be important to factor in the Strategic Objectives that the DAO eventually sets, to ensure all funded projects align with our long-term vision.

[Euphoria]

The following reflects the views of the Lampros DAO governance team, composed of Chain_L (@Blueweb), @Euphoria, and Hirangi Pandya (@Nyx), based on our combined research, analysis, and ideation.

We are voting FOR this proposal in Tally voting.

Many people want to contribute to the ecosystem, but not all require a full DAO proposal. This program fills the gap by providing structured support and funding to promising projects that can later grow into larger ecosystem players. Without such an initiative, valuable ideas and teams may struggle to get support.

Hence, this program serves as the entry gate for new teams and contributors who want to build on Arbitrum but may not yet have the scale or visibility to seek direct DAO funding.

Regarding the Orbit domain, we previously voted in favor of its inclusion during Snapshot voting, and we continue to support it in this vote. We believe that @maxlomu will manage this domain effectively, ensuring it supports and grows Orbit and aligns with the domain’s goals.

We also have confidence that all elected Domain Allocators (DAs) will manage their domains responsibly, supporting deserving projects while ensuring past mistakes reported by @Entropy from DDA 2.0 are avoided.

Lastly, as mentioned by @Juanrah as well, Strategic Objectives for the DAO are being set up, we expect this program to align with MVP and SOS once it is up. This alignment will help ensure that the funded projects contribute meaningfully to Arbitrum’s and community member’s long-term vision.

With these considerations, we are confident in supporting this proposal.

[ElGordoTony]

I am voting FOR this proposal on Tally.

I think this proposal will improve accountability, and support the growth of the Arbitrum ecosystem. Im also voting for based on the members of the team, wich i consider they had a lot success on the results of season 1 and 2 (which I believe the completion rate is still in progress).

I liked to see what will happen now with the orbit domain… Thank you for all the time and effort on this program. I belive this program will help to bring a lot of new users to arbitrum.

[Tally_Support]

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[Frisson]

I voted FOR this proposal on Tally. I think it’s helpful for the DAO to a small grants funding mechanism, and I really appreciate the level of work and effort put into designing the v3 program by JoJo and team.

[Linzerd]

I vote FOR this initiative, as it is clear that both previous seasons have yielded positive results, bootstrapping relevant platforms and protocols with funding enough to start operating, even if the number of completed projects sharply dropped in the second season.

This is why I applaud the new changes coming to increase the level of scrutiny over grantees, including the KYC measures, the video call, and the conditioned release of the final percentage of the grants.

The meticulous description of the domains and the proposal operation is also appreciated, given that some proposals avoid giving the necessary explanations to sufficiently detail their inner workings.

[Amira]

I vote FOR this proposal.

Grant programs play a key role in DAO growth. Since this is already Season 3, we have a clear understanding of its impact and execution. I support continuing the program.

[ocandocrypto]

As in @web3citizenxyz representation. Voting FOR. Below the rationale:

Web3 Citizen Delegate Communication Thread

Tally: Arbitrum D.A.O. We are voting FOR this proposal. As voiced here and here, we reaffirm our support for the continuation of the program with the same rationale: we support the inclusion of orbit as a new domain, inclusion of final checkpoint, reporting updates.

[newze]

I believe this is a worthwhile initiative that can significantly enhance Arbitrum’s standing in the Layer 2 space and the broader blockchain industry. They have a proven track record of success, and I’m for it.

[Tally_Support]

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### Final Votes

| **Category**         | **Result**       | **Details**                 |
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| **Quorum reached**   | ✅ | 149.40M of 124.18M         |
| **Majority Support** | ✅ |                             |
| **For**              |                  | 115.65M (71.1%)    |
| **Against**          |                  | 13.33M (8.2%) |
| **Abstain**          |                  | 33.75M (20.7%) |

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[paulofonseca]

this comment above by the @Tally_Support bot is not correct, the voting period as not yet ended since the voting period was extended because of a late quorum.

The proposal is still available to be voted on for the next 27 hours, at Tally | Arbitrum | Arbitrum D.A.O. (Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program - Season 3

[Frisson]

Thanks Paulo, Tally will work on a fix for the bot to include late quorum extension.

[blockful]

blockful delegate team has decided to ABSTAIN.

While we acknowledge the importance of continuing grant programs (that already led us to scale ENS on Arbitrum and more) we believe that this is not the ideal timing for launching a new season.
With Entropy becoming more active and the Arbitrum Foundation also playing a significant role , we see an opportunity for better alignment between the DAO, the Foundation, and OpCo regarding grant models and strategies.
A more structured and well-defined approach could enhance the impact and efficiency of grant allocations .
We believe that waiting for further coordination between these key stakeholders could result in a more effective framework, ensuring that the DAO’s funding mechanisms are optimized for long-term success.

For these reasons, blockful has chosen to abstain from this vote .

[Tane]

We vote FOR the proposal on Tally.

While maintaining our support made at the Snapshot phase, we agree with the proposal from Entropy, which is to create an Arbitrum-branded platform for grants that is inspired by the dYdX grants initiative we are also familiar with, and echo the sentiment that SEEDGov shared and a potential proposal that is to improve the process for the next iteration in parallel.