2024 CDH Grants

This page provides a high-level view of Intersect grant projects. More details on the project can be found by clicking on the name of the builder.

Cohort 1 - Governance Tech

The Governance Tech category has been set up to build out Cardano’s 1694 Governance Technology Core Technology, updates, and integrations.

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Adastat -Dmytro Stashenko	Complete	Update AdaStat to capture new governance data types available in the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
GERO	Complete	Implement CIP-95 into the GeroWallet	70,000 ADA
Gimbalabs	Complete	Update Dandelion for the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
Harmonic Labs	Complete	Update plu-ts for the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
Martin Lang	Complete	Update the StakePool Operator (SPO) Scripts to be compatible in the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
Miguel A Cabrera	Complete	Update the Cardanocli-JS library to address the new features available in the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
MLabs	Complete	Update Plutarch to take advantage of features in the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
NuFi	Complete	Implement CIP-95 and SanchoNet functionality into NuFi	70,000 ADA
Obsidian Systems	Complete	Apply Hydra payment channels to facilitating dRep voting incentives	70,000 ADA
Satya Ranjan	Complete	Update the Cardano Client Lib and Yaci to address new features available in the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
Strica	Complete	Implement CIP-95 in Typhon Wallet and update Cardanoscan with the necessary informational features required for the Conway Ledger Era	70,000 ADA
Tastenkunst	Complete	Update Eternl to implement CIP-95	70,000 ADA
SundaeSwap Labs	Complete	Establish a Cardano governance metadata standard	70,000 ADA
Xerberus Labs	Complete	Deliver Cardano Ballot Voting Analysis	20,000 ADA
dcSpark	Closed	Upgrade Cardano multiplatform Library and Carp to support the Conway ledger era. Furthermore upgrading Flint wallet to support CIP-95.	70,000 ADA

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Cohort 2 - Proposal Discussion Forum, Constitutional Committee Platform, and DRep Campaign Platform

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
WeDeliver	Complete	Establish the first version of the proposal discussion forum and integrate that with existing tooling (Voltaire GovTool) to support cip-1694 governance	135,000 ADA
Bloxico	Complete	Establish the first version of the Constitutional Committee Portal	128,500 ADA
LidoNation	Complete	Establish the first version of the DRep Campaign Platform	130,000 ADA

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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.

Grantee Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Summon Association & Mike Hornan	Complete	Cardano Governance: Educational Diagrams, Videos, and Workshops	100,000 ADA
Mellod Designs	In progress	GM Cardano - Governance Matters Cardano videos/podcast	106,000 ADA
Daniela Alves	Complete	Making Cardano governance clear and accessible to everyone, with a focus on the Portuguese speaking community	45,000 ADA
MAV100 & Selfdriven	Complete	Engaging young people into Cardano Governance	50,000 ADA
Lucas Macchiavelli	Complete	Governance Education Through Infographics, Threads, and Tutorials. English and Spanish.	34,000 ADA

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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.

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Ryan Wiley	Complete	Cardano Governance MAV Dashboard: To display real-time governance action data through donut charts.	4,300 ADA
MLabs	Complete	Update the The Cardano-Transaction-Library to support new Conway primitives and implement a CIP-95-enabled wallet connector.	106,000 ADA
Appold	Complete	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

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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.

Grantee Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
SWARM	Complete	To run Intersect TownHalls & After TownHalls until the end of 2024.	55,120 ADA
Jenny Brito	In progress	To run two Intersect Twitter (X) spaces per month for the year (24 X spaces at least one hour in length - 2 a month for 12 months).	31,600 ADA
Rami Hanania - MENA Ambassador	Complete	To enhance engagement with the MENA (Middle East and North Africa)/Arabic Speaking Online Community by optimising monthly TownHall meetings.	21,060 ADA
Cardano Curation team	Complete	To create 10 short, engaging videos on Cardano Governance to expand the reach of the ecosystem.	5,300 ADA

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Cohort 3- Inclusion & Accessibility (Phase 2)

Grantee Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Programmer Assist doo	Complete	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.	6,500 ADA
See here	6/6 complete	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.

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Anvil	Complete	To provide access and support for the current Anvil SDK and expansion of the SDK to support the Intersect Member area	35,000 ADA

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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

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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

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Cohort 4 - Summon Voting Platform

Grantee will provide to Intersect the adoption of “Summon Snapshot Voting” for the upcoming July 2024 Constitutional Committee election.

Grantee Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Riley Kilgore	Complete	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.

Geographical location	Date of event	Blog	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Melbourne Australia	3rd May 2024	Here	700 ADA
Lisbon, Portugal	27th May 2024	Here	4,961 ADA
Caracas, Venuzuela	1st June 2024	Here	2,500 ADA
Territory of Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo	2nd June 2024	Here	4,514 ADA
Tallinn, Estonia	4th June 2024	Here	4,850 ADA
Lagos, Nigeria	22nd June 2024	Here	5,000 ADA
Lockport, Illinois, USA	28th June 2024	Here	5,000 ADA
Paraguay	5th July 2024	Here	5,000 ADA
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	21st July 2024	Here	3,928 ADA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	24-25th July 2024	Here	5,000 ADA
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo	17th August 2024	Here	4,962 ADA
Curitiba, Brazil	4th September 2024	Here	5,000 ADA
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela	14th September	Here	2,500 ADA

Cohort 4 - Consensus 2024 Cardano Marketing

Grantee Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Rare Network LLC	Complete	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.

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Vespr	Complete	Upgrade the Vespr wallet to support standard functionalities within the Conway ledger era.	90,000 ADA

Cohort 4 - GovTool Governance Action Outcome

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
LidoNation	In progress	Create a Governance Action (GA) Outcomes section in Govtool empowering ADA holders to submit a GA directly onto the Cardano mainnet.	80,000 ADA

Cohort 4 - Voting Tool for the Constitutional Convention

Builder Name	Status	End Deliverable	Total Contract Value (ADA)
Clarity/Clear Contracts	Complete	Facilitate a poll (voting on chain) to approve the Constitution.	102,500 ADA