Following the successful vote on Snapshot, we are moving this proposal to Tally for finalization and disbursement of funds. This request is specifically for the Season 18 funds. Per our governance process, we will request the S19 funds separately as we get closer to that season.

Link: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/proposal-public-goods-funding-workstream-season-18-19-budget-request/14122

**TL:DR: **In the upcoming integrated Seasons 18 and 19, Public Goods Funding (PGF) has outlined a plan aimed at achieving a series of key outcomes to contribute to the DAO’s sustained growth and success. The strategy encompasses various aspects, ranging from fundraising and operations to business development and stakeholder engagement.

1. Operate Gitcoin Grants Program rounds with Core and Featured Rounds.
2. Driving towards 13 Quadratic Funding (QF) rounds, 5 Quadratic Voting (QV) instances, and 5 direct grants programs. And achieve a total Gross Marketplace Value (GMV) of $10 million.
3. Enrich grantee pipeline to bolster Gitcoin’s reputation as an early predictor of web3 success.
4. Generate income through services model and Aqueducts.
5. Formulate and execute a plan to expand self-serve adoption of Grants Stack.
6. Support Passport workstream with business development to facilitate their six-month objectives: 1 million Passports, 5x integrations, and earn at least $1.
7. Work with the Allo workstream to funnel qualified leads for custom development atop the Allo.

**Amount Requested ** Public Goods Workstream is requesting 417,960 GTC = $572,605 (assuming $1.37 USD/GTC_