> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://civicscommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://civicscommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/our-previous-work/cip-149-grant-programme.md). # CIP-149 grant programme CIP-149 lets a wallet offer its users a simple way to donate to their DRep, one route to compensating the people who do the work of governance. The feature only matters if wallets actually build it. The Civics Committee ran a grant programme to get it built, and to gather the data needed to judge whether it works. ### The programme The Civics committee approved a **100,000 ADA grant programme** on 18 September 2025, by unanimous vote, expanding it beyond wallet providers to include the governance tools that build delegation transactions and the SDKs that provide reference implementations. Two design choices made it a genuine experiment rather than a giveaway: * **Post-payment.** Grants were paid only after a team completed the work and proved it functioned, not up front (4 September 2025). * **Data reporting.** Participating teams were required to report anonymised usage data, such as how many users were shown the feature and how many used it, so the ecosystem could measure whether optional DRep donations actually change behaviour (14 August 2025). See the [grant programme](https://docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-knowledge-base/archive/funding-administration-archive/intersect-administration-services/2025-apply-for-tender/open-tenders/civics-committee/cip-149-optional-drep-compensation) for the full criteria. ### Uptake By April 2026, the Eternl wallet had completed and claimed the grant. The low uptake is itself a finding: it tells the committee something about how much appetite wallet teams currently have for building optional governance features, and it feeds the committee's wider work on governance incentives. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://civicscommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/our-previous-work/cip-149-grant-programme.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.