Responding to the conversations happening in the GG24: Structure, Strategy and Timeline thread about the right number of Domains and their scope for GG24.
As the leads of CeloPG, one of Gitcoin’s main co-funders, @MontyMerlin and I spent this week workshopping and discussing with many report authors and Gitcoin stakeholders to explore the best way to structure our efforts and allocate the ~150k of budget we have available for GG24.
Based on these conversations, we believe 4-6 Domains for GG24 is the right amount, given:
- When multiple rounds (programs) operate under a shared Domain, it will likely increase cohesion, capacity, and knowledge sharing among operators.
- Based on the Fair Funds structure, larger Domains charge a smaller % in fees, resulting in more resources funding what matters.
- Most importantly, we should ensure the Gitcoin Domains become increasingly antifragile, building capacity and efficiency round over round. Continuity is key if we want to grow the size of third-party commitments to Gitcoin Grants.
We’re actively coordinating with report authors, funders, and potential round operators to put together two foundational Domains that CeloPG would like to commit the vast majority of its budget to, namely:
4. Public Goods R&D inspired by the Academic Research Bridge domain
The Public Goods R&D Domain focuses on the research and development of (digital) public goods by supporting concrete academic and other forms of research that advance the insights and knowledge on Public Goods and their funding, while supporting the development of neutral, open-source solutions rooted in these insights, with a key focus on interoperability between tools.
- Round 1: Mechanism Design for Public Goods
- Round 2: PG Tooling Development
5. Targeted Development & Adoption inspired by the Targeted Education & Localism domain
The Targeted Development & Adoption aims to prioritize rounds that fund initiatives that have clear potential to produce tangible, real-world impact, and onboards a large number of relevant users to Ethereum.
- Round 1: Solution Development Grants
- Round 2: Local Funding Programs
- Round 3: Bioregional Reforestation
In terms of budgets, we estimate needing about $650k USD to operate these Domains and anticipate sourcing $250–300K from non-Gitcoin stakeholders. This would leave at least $900k USD in Gitcoin matching funds for the other Domains.
Below is a visualization of the proposed sense-making report → Domains. The full image can also be viewed through Figma via this Link.
We’re still iterating on the exact rounds, their operators, and the mechanisms used but hope to make solid progress in the next days to submit concrete Domain proposals at the end of next week.