Tracking spending, grant impact, and deliverables — all in one place, with full transparency and real-time insights.
TL;DR
This proposal outlines the development of a Grant Progress Tracking Dashboard for Scroll-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, at a total estimated cost of $5,000.
Motivation
Currently, tracking the progress of Scroll’s grant proposals is fragmented, with updates scattered across forum posts, Discord, and other community channels. This lack of cohesion limits the community’s ability to effectively oversee projects, evaluate performance, and act on potential issues quickly.
Rationale
To address this, we propose building a Grant Progress Tracker with the following features tailored to Scroll’s 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 projects or view overall grant portfolio health.
Risk Assessments:
- Smart risk scores and automated red flags.
- Visual indicators of project health.
Project Details Pages
- Milestones & deliverables
- Funding history & current status
- Linked community discussions (Scroll Forum, GitHub, etc.)
Organization and Admin Tools
- Admin controls for the Scroll 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)
Project Scope & Cost Breakdown
The MVP is scoped at $5,000, covering development and maintenance over 12 months. This includes:
- Front-end dashboard
- Risk detection engine
- Admin controls and integrations
- Public interface for community users
- Tools for independent reporting and oversight
Benefits to the Scroll Community
- Transparency: Centralized access to grant progress, performance metrics, and spending.
- Accountability: Helps ensure grant recipients meet their milestones and obligations.
- Community Engagement: Empowers the Scroll community to monitor, question, and contribute.
- Proactive Resolution: Enables early intervention on risky or stalled projects.
By offering a seamless and transparent way to monitor Scroll’s grant initiatives, this proposal aims to boost accountability, trust, and successful project outcomes across the ecosystem. The dashboard can be integrated into the Scroll governance forum for easy access.
