Name of Grant
Grant Progress Tracking Platform for Rocket Pool
What is the work being proposed?
This proposal outlines the development of a Grant Progress Tracking Dashboard for Rocket Pool–funded projects, designed to provide the community with a transparent, user-friendly platform to monitor the progress of funded initiatives. The tracker will offer detailed milestone tracking, real-time updates, and automated alerts for deviations or delays. The goal is to provide unified access to all past and active grants, along with their statuses.
Rationale
To address this, we propose building a Grant Progress Tracker with the following features tailored to Rocket Pool’s grant structure and governance workflow:
- Milestone Tracking: Dedicated pages for each grant showing key milestones, progress bars, percentages, and completion status.
- Real-time Updates: Live updates on project milestones and overall progress.
- Automated Alerts: Notifications for overdue tasks or scope deviations, sent via in-app messages and email.
- Visualizations: Interactive charts and graphs to visualize timelines, risks, and achievements.
- Risk Detection: ML-powered analytics to identify early signals of delays, deviation, or misuse of funds.
Grant Overview Features
- Project List View: Includes completion rates, risk scores, and last update timestamps.
- Filterable Dashboards: Allow users to zoom into individual grants or view overall grant portfolio health.
Risk Assessments:
- Smart risk scores and automated red flags.
- Visual indicators of grant health.
Grant Details Pages
- Milestones & deliverables
- Funding history & current status
- Linked community discussions (Rocket Pool Forum, GitHub, etc.)
Organization and Admin Tools
- Admin controls for the Rocket Pool Grants Committee or designated stewards
- Tools to set alerts, filter dashboards, and take corrective action
- Permissions-based views for different stakeholder levels (public, stewards, builders)
Is there any related work this builds off of?
This project builds off the Rocket Pool governance framework and grant process. It will aggregate data that is currently fragmented across the Rocket Pool forum, Discord, GitHub, and individual update threads. It does not directly fork or build on an existing open-source codebase but will integrate with Rocket Pool’s existing community infrastructure.
Will the results of this project be entirely open source MIT, GPL, Apache, CC BY license or similar)? If not, which parts will not be, why, and under what license will they be published?
Yes, the entire project will be published under the MIT license. The front-end code, risk detection logic, and all data structures will be open-sourced for transparency and community contribution.
Benefit
| Group | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Potential rETH holders | Increased transparency into the Rocket Pool grant ecosystem helps build trust in the protocol’s ecosystem development and governance. |
| rETH holders | Demonstrates responsible stewardship of grant funding, promoting long-term sustainability and growth of the Rocket Pool protocol. |
| Potential NOs | Offers assurance that Rocket Pool is funding useful ecosystem tools and infrastructure through a visible, monitored process. |
| NOs | Enables visibility into funded projects that may affect node operation or provide helpful tools. |
| Community | Empowers the community to monitor grant-funded initiatives, hold grantees accountable, and engage proactively in governance. |
| RPL holders | Encourages responsible allocation of RPL-based grant funding by offering full visibility and reporting of project outcomes. |
Which other non-RPL protocols, DAOs, projects, or individuals would stand to benefit from this grant?
The platform will be tailored for Rocket Pool but could serve as a model for other DAO grant programs (e.g., Uniswap, Optimism, Lido) seeking transparency and accountability tools. However, our initial MVP will focus exclusively on Rocket Pool.
Work
Who is doing the work?
Build Union a collaborative collective of talented developers, designers, strategists, and innovators dedicated to shaping the future of the decentralized web.
What is the background of the person(s) doing the work? What experience do they have with such projects in the past?
Project leader Emmanuel was part of the pioneers of Dash, the first ever DAO, where he contributed to early work in decentralized governance. At Pi Network, I led a cross-functional team to launch the Pi Ad-server, aligning business needs with technical execution. His experience spans both governance systems and product delivery in Web3.
LinkedIn: Emmanuel E. - Eclipse Web | LinkedIn
What is the breakdown of the proposed work, in terms of milestones and/or deadlines?
| Milestone | Deliverable | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| M1 | Requirements gathering, UI mockups, data model | Week 1–2 |
| M2 | Front-end dashboard with project list view, filtering | Week 3–4 |
| M3 | Milestone tracking pages and progress visualizations | Week 5–6 |
| M4 | Risk detection engine with alerts and notifications | Week 7–8 |
| M5 | Admin tools for GMC: status updates, overrides | Week 9 |
| M6 | Public interface with permissions-based views | Week 10 |
| M7 | Final testing, polish, and deployment | Week 11–12 |
How is the work being tested? Is testing included in the schedule?
Yes, testing is included in the schedule:
- Unit and integration testing for the front-end and data logic
- Manual user testing by GMC volunteers or selected community members
- Feedback loop before final deployment
How will the work be maintained after delivery?
The grant includes 12 months of basic maintenance, covering:
- Bug fixes
- Minor improvements
- Support for new grant entries
- Community onboarding documentation
Future feature expansion can be supported through follow-up grants or community bounties.
Costs
What is the acceptance criteria?
- Dashboard is live and accessible via the Rocket Pool governance forum or related domain
- Grants can be browsed and filtered, with milestone tracking visible
- Admin tools function as specified (alerts, risk flags, edits)
- Community-facing pages and documentation are complete
- Code is published under MIT license
What is the proposed payment schedule for the grant? How much USD $ and over what period of time is the applicant requesting?
Total Requested: $2,999 over ~12 weeks.
| Payment Milestone | Amount |
|---|---|
| Project kickoff | $750 |
| Front-end and dashboard delivery | $750 |
| Milestone tracking and risk engine | $750 |
| Final delivery, testing, and documentation | $749 |
How will the GMC verify that the work delivered matches the proposed cadence?
- Regular public updates via forum or GitHub (biweekly)
- Milestone-based deliverables reviewed by GMC before payment
- Final code review and deployment walkthrough
What alternatives or options have been considered in order to save costs for the proposed project?
To minimize costs:
- Open-source components and lightweight analytics are used
- No backend server infrastructure beyond what’s needed for data aggregation
- UI/UX based on pre-built design systems
- Solo/lean team to avoid overhead
Have you already been compensated by the RP protocol in any way for this work?
No.
Conflict of Interest
Does the person or persons proposing the grant have any conflicts of interest to disclose?
No conflicts of interest. We are not members of the GMC, and no GMC members are financially connected to this project.
Will the recipient of the grant, or any protocol or project in which the recipient has a vested interest (other than Rocket Pool), benefit financially if the grant is successful?
No. The grant work is Rocket Pool–specific and does not benefit any other project or protocol financially.