[EP 6.25] [Executable] Collective Working Group Funding Request (Oct 2025)

DAO-Wide Active Proposal
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Abstract

This proposal executes all three Working Group funding requests for the October 2025 funding window, as approved in social proposals EP 6.24.1, EP 6.24.2, and EP 6.24.3. Each was ratified via Snapshot and follows the ENS DAO’s standard funding process. This executable aggregates the transfers into a single transaction set.

Proposal Components

Working Group Destination (Multisig) Amount
Meta-Governance ENS Meta-Gov Main Multisig 379,000 USDC (0 ETH, 0 ENS)
Ecosystem ENS Ecosystem Main Multisig 470,000 USDC (0 ETH, 0 ENS)
Public Goods ENS Public Goods Main Multisig 110,000 USDC + 15 ETH

Total requested: 959,000 USDC + 15 ETH

Meta-Governance Working Group

Funding Request (EP 6.24.1): The Meta-Governance Working Group requested 379,000 USDC from the ENS DAO treasury to fund its operations through April 2026. This funding covers anticipated expenses for the term, including stewardship compensation, contract audits, DAO tooling, and discretionary initiatives, while maintaining a prudent reserve to ensure continuity if future funding is delayed.

Ecosystem Working Group

Funding Request (EP 6.24.2): The Ecosystem Working Group requested 470,000 USDC to support its operations through April 2026. The working group is responsible for growing and improving the ENS ecosystem by funding ENS-specific or ENS-centric builders and projects. The budget will support hackathons, grants, ecosystem support (including bug bounties), and community events to strengthen ENS tools and community growth.

Public Goods Working Group

Funding Request (EP 6.24.3): The Public Goods Working Group requested 110,000 USDC and 15 ETH from the ENS DAO treasury to fund its initiatives through April 2026. The funding will be used for strategic grants and builder grants that support impactful public goods, developer tools, and ecosystem projects aligned with ENS’s long-term vision. This allocation, combined with the working group’s existing balance, will cover expected expenses for the term while leaving a small reserve to ensure continuity if future funding is delayed.

Specification

This proposal includes three USDC transfers via the transfer(address,uint256) function on the USDC token contract and one direct ETH transfer from the ENS DAO treasury.

Transfers:

  1. Meta-Gov Safe – 379,000 USDC
    0x91c32893216dE3eA0a55ABb9851f581d4503d39b
  2. Ecosystem Safe – 470,000 USDC
    0x2686A8919Df194aA7673244549E68D42C1685d03
  3. Public Goods Safe – 110,000 USDC + 15 ETH
    0xcD42b4c4D102cc22864e3A1341Bb0529c17fD87d

Calldata

Available on Tally as a draft

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Draft proposal calldata security review

Proposed calldata matches the expected outcome. The simulation and tests of the proposal draft can be found here.

It can be checked by cloning the repo and running:
forge test --match-path "src/ens/proposals/ep-6-25/*" -vv

Note: draft was done by @daostrat.eth on Nov 19.

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To clarify in the context of the other proposals currently under discussion:

The funding requests were already approved by the DAO earlier this month. This post follows the established process.

If the proposal to wind down the Working Groups passes, then this budget request will not move forward.

If the Retro proposal passes, or if neither proposal passes, the Working Groups still have commitments and will require a budget.

This will only be posted onchain once there is definition of those proposals. Doing it earlier could create unnecessary confusion for delegates. Open to suggestions on how to proceed.

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