# The Watchdog: Arbitrum DAO's Grant Misuse Bounty Program **URL:** \ **Category:** Finalized AIPs\ **Tags:** proposal\ **Created:** [December 22, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/the-watchdog-arbitrum-daos-grant-misuse-bounty-program/27978 "2024-12-22T05:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 97
**Author:** ![cp0x](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/cp0x/32/5455_2.png) [@cp0x](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/cp0x)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/the-watchdog-arbitrum-daos-grant-misuse-bounty-program/27978/97 "2025-05-14T20:25:18Z")
I voted FOR this proposal > [@Cp0x Delegate Communication Thread](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/cp0x-delegate-communication-thread/22217/182): > > [The Watchdog: Arbitrum DAO’s Grant Misuse Bounty Program](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/28485587559812799913134094629469849411398475232393607771326861344548198896843?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4) This is a great idea that was already accepted in Snapshot 4 months ago. There have been no significant changes in that time, so I voted YES. I like this proposal for several reasons: It will prevent projects from using the grant inappropriately It will reduce operational costs for monitoring projects It will involve more users in projects with grants. Even if they do not find any violations, they will at least understand the project … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/the-watchdog-arbitrum-daos-grant-misuse-bounty-program/27978)._