Become a Proposer and Submit Proposals
First, click on the “Get Started” button and connect your wallet, or if your wallet is already connected, you will see the dialogue box below, in this box you have the basic info you need to get started. You can choose from the different options on the left-hand side menu:
Then, click on Submit Proposals:
Submitting your first proposal is a four-step process:
- Creating your proposer profile by reading and agreeing to the program terms and conditions
Once you click on the “Get Started” button, the Terms & Conditions window will pop up:
Read the terms and conditions carefully before creating your account. If you do not agree with the terms, do not proceed. If your proposal does not meet these terms, even if it is approved by the xGovs, you will not get paid, and your proposal’s anti-spam deposit will be slashed.
When you reach the end of the text, you can click the “Accept Terms” button.
- Paying the account creation fee
Like enrolling as an xGov, becoming a proposer incurs a one-time, non-refundable fee of 100 Algo.
The proposer account creation fee is a one-time, non-refundable fee that serves two purposes:
- Paying for the network and smart contract costs associated with the proposer profile; and
- Discouraging addresses that do not intend to submit proposals from creating accounts.
After accepting the Terms, the sign-up window will be displayed:
Once you click on the “Submit” button and confirm the transaction with your wallet, the text at the bottom of the window will change to “Already a Proposer.”
- Completing the know-your-customer (KYC) process
This process is not live for the testnet. Use this testnet feedback thread to get this step approved when trying out on testnet.
We are currently onboarding a new KYC provider. Relevant instructions will be added here before proposals are accepted on mainnet.
The next step is managed from within your profile.
When you land on your profile page, if you haven’t done any of the above, you will see:
If you have enrolled as an xGov, you’ll see a green checkmark next to the xGov tag and your xGov address.
If you have enrolled as a proposer, and you either have not started KYC, or you are waiting for it to be processed, you’ll see the processing checkmark next to the Proposer tag:
Once your KYC has been approved, you will see a green checkmark next to the Proposer tag, as well as the button to create a proposal.
- Creating your first proposal and paying the refundable anti-spam fee
When you are ready to create your first proposal, click on the “Create Proposal” button to start. A window to pay the proposal fee will pop up:
You will be prompted to confirm the transaction in your wallet and pay the one-time, non-refundable proposal creation fee:
Once the transaction goes through, you will see the “New Proposal” form:
Add as much relevant information as possible. Think about what will help xGovs understand what you have built and help them decide whether or not to approve your request.
New proposal
Title
Add a short title for your proposal
Forum Link
Leave the sample link at first.
Once you submit the proposal, you’ll have access to your proposal number.
Visit the forum to create your official discussion link using your proposal number. Then, update the proposal with the new link.
Description
Add a good description of what you developed and how the community benefits by using it.
About the Team
Add information about you (and your team, if applicable).
Include information that will help the xGovs evaluate your proposal. For example, if you build a code library to be used specifically with a particular product type, like decentralized IDs, explain how projects in the ecosystem can use it.
License
The only license type accepted is open-source.
Focus
Choose a focus area.
Funding Type
xGov retroactively funds the development of public good for the Algorand ecosystem.
Adoption Metrics
Add metrics that will help xGovs understand how what you built is being used, i.e. number of downloads.
Amount requested
The minimum amount is 10,000 A and the maximum amount is 500,000.
As you submit your application, you will be required to pay the anti-spam deposit fee.
This fee is:
- Slashed if the proposal does not meet the Terms and Conditions agreed upon by the proposer at the start of the process, regardless of whether it has been approved by the xGovs.
- Returned to the wallet upon conclusion of the voting phase, whether the proposal has been approved or rejected, or if the proposal meet the Terms an Conditions but is withdrawn at the end of the discussion phase.
The wallet must have sufficient funds to pay for the fee at the time the proposal is submitted.
Discussing the Proposal
Once the proposal is submitted and the transaction is approved, you will be able to Edit or Delete the proposal.
At this time, copy the proposal number, on the top left side of the screen (or from the address bar) and create the discussion link within the Governance xGov Proposals category at the Algorand Forum.