# Grant Application Questions

> **Note:  Effective 15 May 2022, v1 is superseded by v2**  

### Application Questions

* For grants < $50K, use the [Google Form](https://forms.gle/xkhsE8W7jDHuHCK8A)
* For grants > $50K, post in the [Governance Forum](https://gov.0x.org/c/governance/) and in [Snapshot](https://snapshot.org/#/0xgov.eth)

(\*) indicates required

**What category best describes your grant request?** \*

> * 0x orderbook
> * 0x protocol feature development
> * Polygon deployment
> * Non-DeFi business models and use cases
> * Research, simulation, and analytics related to tokenomics design
> * Branding strategy
> * Community engagement
> * Developer engagement and support
> * Other:

**Grant amount requested** *(grants will be awarded in $ZRX and/or $MATIC tokens)* \*

**Point of contact information** *(email, twitter, discord, telegram, etc.)* \*

**Team background** *(or applicant if there is no team)* \*

**Project background** *(if existing project)*

**Description of work to be funded** *(and how funds will be used)* \*

**Budget breakdown** *(prefer some mapping to timeline, milestones, or desired outcomes)* \*

**Benefit to 0x ecosystem** *(prefer quantifiable)* \*

**Risk/Reward factors** *(not required but will help us assess and score)*&#x20;

> Some suggested topics are listed below but may not apply to all types of projects or situations; please use your own judgment regarding which ones may be relevant
>
> * What do you consider to be the critical success factors and do you have a system in place for tracking metrics against them?
> * Do you have an existing product? Can you share any adoption metrics to date, such as volume, DAU/MAUs, # of trades, etc?
> * How much volume do you expect to drive to 0x protocol per month? Similarly, how many users do you expect to bring to 0x protocol?
> * Does your project have a token or plan on having a token? Please share any additional relevant information such as token distribution, token mechanics, and the size of your treasury.
> * Does your project have any other sources of funding?
> * Are you open to a token swap or other arrangement to share risk and upside exposure? If so, have you done token swaps with other projects/protocols and what are the terms?
> * Are there any known dependencies outside of your control that may affect this effort?
> * Can you quantify the level of support you may need from the 0x team?

**Additional info** *(anything else you think is important for us to consider)*

**Application feedback** *(help us improve!)*