Ratify the Results of GG18 and Formally Request the Community Multisig Holders to Payout Matching Allocations

The GG18 final results have been shared and discussed in the governance forums and are ready for a vote to ratify.

GG18 was the biggest ever on the new decentralized tech stack. It included 4 Core Rounds:

• Open Source Software - 300,000 DAI matching pool
• Ethereum Infrastructure - 106.9 ETH (~$200,000) matching pool on the new PGN chain
• Web3 Community & Education - 250,000 DAI pool
• Climate Solutions - 350,000 DAI pool* *Climate round grantees were given the option to opt-in to an extra $100k of matching funds from Shell. Over 64% of projects chose to opt-in to this funding.

Post-round analysis had a $300k financial impact. This means $150k was reduced from projects that saw Sybil or collusive activity and given to other projects. GG18 Core rounds were the first to ever implement Cluster-Match QF, a novel approach to reduce the impact of collusion and Sybil attacks.

We ask our Community Stewards to ratify the GG18 payout amounts as being correct, fair, and abiding by community norms, including the implementation of Passport scoring as well as Sybil/Fraud judgments, squelching, and quadratic funding parameters made by the Public Goods Funding workstream.

More details and the final results can be found in the governance forum post: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/proposal-ratify-the-results-of-gg18-and-formally-request-the-community-multisig-holders-to-payout-matching-allocations/16553

Options to vote on:

1. Ratify the round results You ratify the results as reported by the Public Goods Funding workstream and request the keyholders of the community multisig to payout funds according to the GG18 final payout amounts.

2. Request further deliberation You wait to ratify the results and request keyholders of the community multi-sig wallet to delay payment until further notice.

3. Abstain