Treasury Request Checklist
Twenty-four questions to work through before voting on a treasury withdrawal, from budget realism to reporting obligations.
Treasury requests fail most often on realism, not intent. This checklist targets the parts of a budget that are easy to skim past: contingency, overlap with existing funding, and what happens when work stops early.
Answering every item is not required. Recording which items you could not answer is the point - unanswered questions are useful public information.
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Sample questions
- Is the requested amount denominated in ada, USD, or both - and who carries the volatility?
- Are day rates disclosed, and are they benchmarked against comparable work?
- Does the budget include contingency, and is contingency justified?
- What happens to unspent funds, and is the return path on-chain?
- Is any line item already funded by another active proposal?
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