Hi @GGuy . Thank you for your questions.
Unanimous approval was not required. The Zcash Community Grants Committee replaced the voting thresholds originally established by the former ZOMG committee with a 3 out of 5 majority vote requirement for all grants, with the stipulation that all committee members must vote. Please see below from the February 7, 2022 ZCG Meeting Minutes :
Grant Process Update
Jason brought up the voting criteria that the previous committee had in place:
≤ $20K: approve grant if 3 out of 5 approve. If a member is neutral they should be able to move forward with 3/5, but if someone has a strong opposition, they should stop and talk about it as the discussion solicits more awareness.
$20.1K-$100K: approve grant if 4 out of 5 approve.
≥ $100K: approve grant if 5 out of 5 approve.
Jason brought up the committee’s decision to abandon existing thresholds and go with 3 out of 5 majority vote with the stipulation that all members must vote. Jason explained the reason for this change is the monetary thresholds are arbitrary and, for example, requiring a 5 out of 5 majority for a grant above $100,000 ultimately gives a single person veto power. All members agreed.
Regarding the following:
It’s not that we “couldn’t” fund this grant. However, the committee did bring up some concerns, which Natasha alluded to in her previous message. Our discussion with 37 Laines is public and available on YouTube at: (Auto-Subtitled, Backup Recording) Zcash Media 2022-2023 Grant Discussion with 37 LAINES and ZCG - YouTube .
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