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2+title = "Guide to Creating a Grant Proposal"
3+date = "2021-05-15"
4+weight = 1
5+description = "A comprehensive guide to creating a grant proposal."
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8+The Urbit project relies on our community to help realize its potential. While the Foundation specifies the direction of
9+development through bounties, we encourage anyone with an idea about how to improve Urbit to submit a grant proposal. This
10+guide will describe the different types of proposals, the requested format, and the entire workflow for a successful project.
11+
12+### Types of Proposals
13+
14+While we will entertain just about any idea that comes from the community, we are particularly interested in "capital goods":
15+projects that provide new capabilities to the widest number of users or developers or add tooling to the platform. Recent
16+examples are [Bitcoin](/grants/bitcoin-full-node-provider-and-wallet) integration, [WebRTC](/grants/webrtc-gall-agent-and-external-app)
17+integration, or the [Urbit Large File Storage](/grants/urbit-lfs-filehosting) project.
18+
19+Proposal types include:
20+
21+- Core Development - kernal or runtime development
22+- Application Development - userspace development of specific applications
23+- Developer Tools - Libraries, APIs, unit tests, etc.
24+- Design Work - design work for the urbit.org website
25+- Documentation - writing guides or website content
26+- Community - organizing events and meetups, staffing the help desk
27+
28+We have need for lots of different skill sets—not just coding.
29+
30+### Proposal Format
31+
32+Your proposal should include the following sections:
33+
34+- Project name
35+- Brief description of project
36+- Proposal body including:
37+ - Project Overview
38+ - Project Scope
39+ - Detailed behavior description
40+ - Detailed design description
41+ - Your experience
42+ - Why you are the right person for this project
43+- Milestones:
44+ - Any sub-goals of project
45+ - Specific deliverables
46+ - Expected timeframes
47+ - Expected compensation in Stars