# Grants Program Overview

## What's the dYdX Grants Program?

The goal of the program is to increase the contributor count and actively promote the growth of the dYdX protocol. While initial grants cannot directly change the dYdX product or core development, Grantees will have the opportunity to impact growth through external tools and non-technical projects (e.g. Analytics dashboards, newsletters, governance etc..). 

This contributor growth will lead to improvements across both user experiences and the overall community.

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dYdX Grants Program Homepage
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## dYdX Grants Committee

A **dYdX Grants Committee** came into inception in December 2021, initially controlled by a program lead that hand-selected the other contributors making up the *Grants Committee* and a group of eight *Committee Members* that control the multisig.&#x20;

It has since evolved into a more formal structure with an *Enforcer* and a set of *Trustees* with the *Grants Committee* handling the daily tasks.

Commonwealth: [DRC - dYdX Grants Program](https://commonwealth.im/dydx/discussion/2511-drc-dydx-grants-program)\
Governance Vote: [DIP-6 (Executed)](https://dydx.community/dashboard/proposal/5)

## "Declaration of Trust" for Grants Committee

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"Declaration of Trust" SIGNED BY THE ENFORCER AND ALL OF THE TRUSTEES:
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Commonwealth: [DRC -Guernsey Purpose Trust](https://commonwealth.im/dydx/discussion/4049-drc-implement-a-guernsey-purpose-trust-for-the-dydx-grants-program-dgp)\
DGP Multisig Wallet: [0xFa3811E5C92358133330f9F787980ba1e8E0D99a](https://etherscan.io/address/0xFa3811E5C92358133330f9F787980ba1e8E0D99a)

## "Enforcer" of the dYdX Grants Program:

<table><thead><tr><th width="270.33333333333337">Name</th><th width="150">Email</th><th width="150">Twitter Handle</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>REVERIE RESERVES, LLC</td><td>derek@reverie.ooo</td><td>@hi_Reverie</td></tr></tbody></table>

## "Trustees" of the dYdX Grants Program:

<table><thead><tr><th width="189.59830268741158">Name</th><th width="157">Email</th><th width="150">Twitter Handle</th><th>ETH Address</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>GFX LABS, INC.</td><td>governance@gfxlabs.io</td><td>@labsGFX</td><td>0xa6e8772af29b29B9202a073f8E36f447689BEef6</td></tr><tr><td>SCALAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</td><td>linda@scalar.capital</td><td>@ljxie</td><td>0x3fa849B2509772e0E794932Afd940Bd8e6c2f15B</td></tr><tr><td>MATTHEW RYAN DOBEL</td><td>matt@gauntlet.network</td><td>@mattdobel</td><td>0x93738d2ad25678bae4f467ffad2c5a4c4c79658a</td></tr><tr><td>SU ZHU</td><td>su.zhu@threearrowscap.com</td><td>@zhusu</td><td>0xc5ef1c84ea5c570979da35eb7c068687d15709ee</td></tr><tr><td>ASHWATH BALAKRISHNAN</td><td>ashwath@delphidigital.io</td><td>@ashwathbk</td><td>0x5Ba02edd1A9aF955dBCa1650a617d4cE819114d2</td></tr><tr><td>WINTERMUTE TRADING LTD</td><td>evgeny.gaevoy@wintermute.com</td><td>@EvgenyGaevoy</td><td>0x8d8100705Fb6676B97BCaC87617eE4704c5d00F3</td></tr><tr><td>ZHUOXUN YIN</td><td>zhuoxunyin@gmail.com</td><td>@ZhuoxunYin</td><td>0x4b8DD2fD195D1872D24a94FeA1A2716Ce2d4c032</td></tr><tr><td>JACOB PHILLIPS</td><td>jacob@polychain.capital</td><td>@JacobPPhillips</td><td>0x6507C1693c70Ebab813BCeBD8Bcd9152Cfffa91b</td></tr></tbody></table>