Establish the first version of the proposal discussion forum and integrate that with existing tooling (Voltaire GovTool) to support cip-1694 governance
Establish the first version of the DRep Campaign Platform
130,000 ADA
Cohort 3 - Education and Multimedia
The education and multimedia category has been set up for builders to develop multimedia educational resources to help educate, onboard, and engage ada holders to participate in the new governance features made available with CIP-1694.
Governance Education Through Infographics, Threads, and Tutorials. English and Spanish.
34,000 ADA
Cohort 3 - Open Category
The “Open” grant category is available for members to propose new tools that have not already been funded through any other categories, are not adequately addressed, or are not built at all. These proposals should aim to create new features and complement other tools being built in the ecosystem.
Research paper into the feasibility, advantages, and challenges of onboarding USDT (Tether) and USDC (USD Coin) natively onto the Cardano blockchain. This research aims to explore potential benefits, risks, technical considerations and costs associated with integrating these stablecoins into the Cardano ecosystem.
66,000 ADA
Cohort 3- Inclusion & Accessibility (Phase 1)
The need for inclusion and accessibility cuts across all processes, tools, communication channels, and interaction points for Cardano governance and Intersect itself. This grant category supports different initiatives to open up and make more accessible Cardano governance and Intersect.
Integrate a robust Translation Management System (TMS) to help the community contributors with translating the default English (en-UK) version into various languages. Configured to support translations for Govtool and the Constitutional Committee Portal.
Translated Interim Constitutions to benefit our global Community
5,000 ADA per translation
Cohort 4 - Membership NFT platform
Intersect aims to establish a seamless, user-friendly membership portal on the Intersect MBO website, incorporating wallet connections, payment options, and NFT issuance for membership verification.
To provide access and support for the current Anvil SDK and expansion of the SDK to support the Intersect Member area
35,000 ADA
Cohort 4 - DRep Pioneer Program
15 DRep Pioneers have been selected across the globe to join a small group of other Workshop Leaders to co-design and deliver a unified curriculum and continuous learning program to their respective community and region. This will create the first cohort of Cardano DReps who can effectively perform their role in Cardano’s governance design.
Those selected as DRep Pioneer workshop leaders are:
DRep Pioneer Elected
Country
Total Contract Value (ADA)
Pedro Lucas
Portugal
21,100 ADA
Martin Musagara
Democratic Republic of Congo
21,100 ADA
Ha Nguyen
Vietnam
21,100 ADA
Cameron Smith
USA
21,100 ADA
Joao Bosco Ribeiro
Brazil
21,100 ADA
Reshma Mohan
India
21,100 ADA
Daniela Alvez
Brazil
21,100 ADA
Phil Lewis
Australia
21,100 ADA
Eystein Magnus Hansen | Daniel Dahl Johnsen
Norway
21,100 ADA
Ubio Obu
Nigeria
21,100 ADA
Jaromir Tesar
The Czech Republic
21,100 ADA
Adam Rusch
USA
21,100 ADA
Jenny Brito
USA
21,100 ADA
Hosky
Seychelles
21,100 ADA
WADA | Josh Fielding & Mercy Fordwoo
Africa
21,100 ADA
Cohort 4 - Community Hubs
Intersect community hubs will act as a geographical central point for members to collaborate, meet, and participate. They will enable members to join local events and working groups where all can express their opinions with a regional twist. This is crucial when considering the consensus mechanism that is the foundation of Cardano’s governance system.
To find out more about these hubs, please click here.
Geographical location
Lead
Status
LATAM (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia & Mexico)
Mauro Andreoli
Launched in March 2024
Japan
Yuri Kuriyama and Yuta Create
Launched in March 2024
Sri Lanka
CoinCeylon - Kavinda Kariyapperuma
Launched in May 2024
Africa (Ghana, DRC & Kenya)
WADA - Josh Fielding
Launched in May 2024
Europe
Clay Nation - Lenna Onto & Issy Robson
Launched in September 2024
North America
AWEN - Ian McCullough
Launched in September 2024
Cohort 4 - Summon Voting Platform
Grantee will provide to Intersect the adoption of “Summon Snapshot Voting” for the upcoming July 2024 Constitutional Committee election.
Run the election process for the Constitutional Committee election (cast a ballot with voting power corresponding to their ADA holdings in the active stake snapshot of a particular epoch boundary).
158,000 ADA
Cohort 4 - Local Events & Meet-Ups
Intersect is providing grants to support local face-to-face meet-ups that cover Intersect and Cardano’s governance.
Consensus 2024 Cardano Side Event with Media & Marketing for Intersect MBO and its partners (EMURGO, Genius Yield, Genius X) for around 200-300 people in a venue located in downtown Austin, TX.
75,000 ADA
Cohort 4 - Additional Governance Features
Grants for wallet updates to support the Conway ledger era and CIP-95. Furthermore, any other Conway/Voltiare related upgrades to libraries or tooling.
