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Gitcoin Grants 19 (#GG19) introduces a revamped donation matching system based on feedback from GG18. The scoring threshold has been lowered, and a new sliding scale for matches has been implemented. Donations with a score of 15 receive a 50% match, and those with a score of 25 or more receive a 100% match. Scores between 15 and 25 have proportional match rates. Visit the Gitcoin Grants donor portal for assistance with bridging funds or creating/refreshing your Gitcoin Passport.

Gitcoin Grants 19 has been launched, and it is now open for donations.

Gitcoin is transitioning from a monolithic platform to a suite of modular protocols with Gitcoin 2.0. The new version aims to address the evolving Ethereum ecosystem and provide support to any EVM-based community. Gitcoin Passport will offer sybil resistance to any EVM-based community, while Grants Stack, powered by Allo, will help grow the ecosystem value of EVM-based communities. Gitcoin is also introducing a range of funding mechanisms, including Quadratic Voting, Direct Grants, and Retroactive Public Goods Funding.

The Gitcoin community has announced the ten winners of the GG19 Collections Curators. The winners include Olimpio, superphiz.eth, Griff Green, Meximalist, voicedeck.eth, Ale RaMo, Owocki, CryptoReuMd.eth, Carl Cervone, and Wasabi Network. The winners will be contacted by the GrantsStack team for next steps.

Applications for #GG19 are still open, with a first come first serve basis for reviews. The early bird deadline for guaranteed reviews was on November 8th.

Don't forget to mint your web3 grants report before November 15 to support Turkish charities. The proceeds will go towards the QV round starting on November 16 in Istanbul.

Gitcoin is running two Program Rounds in the Public Goods Network (PGN) for Gitcoin Grants Round 19 (GG19) because PGN is the only Layer 2 (L2) where the majority of net sequencer fees go towards building and funding public goods. PGN, built on Optimism's OP Stack, aims to create long-term funding for public goods and is committed to dedicating a large portion of revenue from sequencer fees to fund public goods.

The latest rounds on @pgn_eth in GG19 are ongoing. Applicants are reminded that Safe is not currently supported, so a traditional custodial wallet address should be used for payout. There are also alternative bridging options such as Layerswap and Super Bridge available now. For more information on using PGN, visit the provided link.

Gitcoin provides updates on various initiatives including Gitcoin Grants, GrantsStack, Allo Protocol, and Gitcoin Passport. Highlights include the confirmation of GG19, the introduction of Direct Grants in Grants Stack, the completion of the Allo audit with a mainnet launch in 1-2 weeks, and improved integrator and holder experience in Gitcoin Passport. Additionally, Gitcoin will be hosting two events in Istanbul for Devconnect and the Ace physical trading card game has launched with 20% of profits going to a Gitcoin Grants matching pool. For more detailed updates, check out the October Recap post on the Gov Forum.

The Collections feature is back for GG19 and the Gitcoin community is looking for ~7 curators chosen by the community. Being a Collections Curator allows individuals to showcase their favorite projects and amplify their reach and impact. Participants have the opportunity to nominate themselves or vote for their favorite curators and have a chance to win ~$40 in pgnETH. The timeline for nominations is from Oct 30 - Nov 5, and voting will take place from Nov 6 - Nov 13.