Are grant receivers and proposers still precluded from running?
I nominate x.com/TheVladCostea - they are unable to post in the forum: https://x.com/TheVladCostea/status/1992032287613988975
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I like this nominate as well.
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Thanks for asking this @hanh. There is no longer a restriction on grantees running and serving. However, any grantee would recuse themselves from voting on their own grant. Voters will need to consider whether a candidate that might, or is likely to, submit a grant while serving on ZCG is the best fit to serve on the committee.
This is memorialized in a conflict of interest statement signed by committee members annually.
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Thank you for your support @thowar2 & @Lowo88!
In the meantime, the forum admin has boosted my account so that I can post without restrictions. Thank you for this too, it was very helpful and I appreciate the trust.
I see that my name already got added to the list of candidates, but I am still going to follow the procedure described in the OP and link it here as a reply.
Best of luck to all in the elections ā and whoever may win, I hope will support a wise allocation of the 8% towards builders & the education of new devs. After all, governments worldwide that push for chat control, backdoors in encryption, CBDCs & digital ID registration to view internet content are the de facto marketing department for Zcash.
Onwards! 
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I saw that some grants before were paid out in tranches based on milestones.
Do the responsibilities of the committee members include the monitoring and evaluation of milestones for such payouts or is the committee solely concerned with grant selection (approvals and rejections)?
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Thanks for the questions @frankbraun.
ZCGās primary role is the approval/denial of grant submissions. They have full decision autonomy with consideration given to community feedback. The monitoring and evaluation of milestones and deliverables is shared with FPF, depending on the clarity of milestones, the complexity of milestones, and the type of relationship (grantee or contractor). For most technical grants we agree at the time of award how milestone review will be handled. One example is ZCGās agreement with Least Authority. ZCG reviews and approves LAās monthly invoice and directs FPF to pay. Same with the monthly QEDIT invoice. ZCG also requests external input for some technical grant milestone payouts if additional review expertise is required. Regardless of the grant/contract, FPF/ZCG ensure every milestone and deliverable is checked and validated prior to payment.
All grants are tracked here, including payout information (updated weekly).
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+1 
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I have submitted my application to be considered: ReadyMouse for ZCG (December 2025)
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im ready to continue
https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zerodartz-for-zcg-december-2025/
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The point of adding two more seats to ZCG is to bring in more expertise and further decentralize the committee. I agree with you, Pacu, we need more experts, but we also need known community members who keep ZCG connected to other members who carry Zcash rain or shine. Not sure that balance can be achieved with only five people as Zcash enters exponential growth.
Coordinating seven people isnāt too much to ask, especially as ZEC price increases. The additional 10 ZEC should cover the extra effort.
Iād love to see ZCG evolve. Love seeing all the new candidates! Canāt wait to hear more about everyoneās vision for ZCG. It can be so much more.
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Here my application: Anaximander for ZCG (December 2025)
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Larger committees mean less decisions are made and less things happen. Does ZCG need to ossify or be nimble? (I donāt have an opinion yet)
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Iām hoping for ZCG candidates who have a reputation and experience. Someone who already has a track record in the Zcash community or has already been a ZCG member (and done a good job) and wants to be reelected has a clear advantage.
Of course, itās cool that we have many new applicants, but Iām not surprised given the good compensation.
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Agree with this, I prefer folks who have been here through the lows. They have my vote.
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āLess things happenā can be good or bad. It will depend on where the next two elections take ZCG, and what Zcash is doing. Things are moving/changing so fast. Grants that seemed like good ideas a year ago are question marks now.
More good is good, now just need to figure out what that means. 
Thatās why we need a very strong ZCG.
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Zcash needs new blood, new talent, new capabilities. We need to grow. That means attracting the best candidates possible. A-players with the expertise to raise the bar and take Zcash to the next level. This is exciting, and we shouldnāt fight this change. They create more opportunities for everyone. Stagnation is poison. We all get better at what we do by working with the best.
Letās not fault excellent candidates for not being here sooner. They are here now. Letās go.
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My instinct is there there is a lot of critical infrastructure that needs to be made production grade and we have to move quickly on this. It is growth stage which means being nimble but focused.
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@thowar2 I hope youāre one of the people who will have to figure this out.
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gm peacemonger 
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I never said I wouldnāt vote for new blood, just stating my self admitted biases. I welcome this competition and think its super healthy for our eco. That said, my bar is high.
Iām def not fighting change, more creating it I donāt see us as āstagnatingā in 2025, I think we have exceeded all expectations.
I think this is a completely fair argument and stand by my feelings. IMHO, that variable shouldnāt be ignored.
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