Gitcoin's Citizen Grants program

Intro

This Snapshot vote serves to determine whether or not to fund the Citizens Innovate aspect of the Citizen Grants program. You can read the full proposal here: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/proposal-gitcoin-s-citizen-grants-program/17470

TLDR

*Gitcoin is launching its Citizen Grants program, split into Citizens Retro (Retroactive Funding), Citizens Innovate (Citizen Proposals) and Citizens Forward (RFPs), to foster innovation and community participation.

• The Citizens Innovate and Citizens Forward programs will be launched as a 6-month pilot project, with the Citizens Retro aspect being run as a separate initiative.
• Citizens Innovate uses GCPs – ideas from community members on actionable steps towards Gitcoin’s objectives, while Citizens Forward uses RFPs coming from internal teams with budgets for DAO-wide goals. Proposals are evaluated for alignment with Gitcoin’s intents, impact, feasibility, and sustainability.
• Gitcoin has set key Essential Intents, such as Network Effects, Community First, and Financial Longevity, guiding the proposal priorities and focusing on aspects like product adoption, community engagement, and financial health.

Voting Details

This proposal is to request funds (450,000 GTC) to run a pilot of the Citizens Innovate aspect of the program