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#: This period starts with a call for proposals and ends with preparation for evaluation. | #: This period starts with a call for proposals and ends with preparation for evaluation. | ||
# Due Diligence, Assessment & Selection | # Due Diligence, Assessment & Selection | ||
#: This phase is comprised of eligibility reviews (administrative, applicant, and application), [[Independent Application Assessment Panel|application assessments]] and recommendation process, a consolidation of the applications to be funded, and submission of selected applications to the Board for review. | #: This phase is comprised of eligibility reviews (administrative, applicant, and application), [[Independent Application Assessment Panel|application assessments]] and recommendation process, a consolidation of the applications to be funded, and submission of selected applications to the Board for review. The ICANN Board will not decide the outcomes of individual applications; rather, it will decide on the entire slate of applications recommended for funding. The Board will either approve or reject the funding for the entire slate of recommended applications based on whether the cycle was in accordance with the Grant Program processes and procedures.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/GP/FAQ Grant Program FAQ, Community, ICANN] accessed January 2, 2023]</ref> | ||
# Award | # Award | ||
#: Awardees are notified, contracts are made between ICANN and the successful applicants, funds are distributed, and program rule compliance begins. | #: Awardees are notified, contracts are made between ICANN and the successful applicants, funds are distributed, and program rule compliance begins. | ||
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#: During this period, ICANN publishes reports on the program and winners and reviews the program, the cycle, and the winners' use of funds. | #: During this period, ICANN publishes reports on the program and winners and reviews the program, the cycle, and the winners' use of funds. | ||
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In 2012, the [[New gTLD Program]] received 1,930 applications, which resulted in 234 string [[contention Set|contentions]] where two or more applicants sought the same or similar top-level domains. As of December 2022, 16 of the 234 contentions have been resolved via [[Auctions of Last Resort]] conducted by ICANN’s authorized auction service provider. ICANN refers to the proceeds generated from these auctions as “New gTLD Auctions Proceeds." The 2012 [[Applicant Guidebook]] outlined that auction proceeds would be reserved and earmarked until the uses of funds were determined and ensured to align with ICANN’s [[ICANN Initiatives|Mission and Core Values]] and maintain its not-for-profit status.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=222267817&preview=/222267817/222267942/FINAL%20-%20ICANN%20Grant%20Program-WebinarDeck-DRAFT08.pdf Grant Program Webinar, December 1, 2022, Community, ICANN]</ref> | In 2012, the [[New gTLD Program]] received 1,930 applications, which resulted in 234 string [[contention Set|contentions]] where two or more applicants sought the same or similar top-level domains. As of December 2022, 16 of the 234 contentions have been resolved via [[Auctions of Last Resort]] conducted by ICANN’s authorized auction service provider. ICANN refers to the proceeds generated from these auctions as “New gTLD Auctions Proceeds." The 2012 [[Applicant Guidebook]] outlined that auction proceeds would be reserved and earmarked until the uses of funds were determined and ensured to align with ICANN’s [[ICANN Initiatives|Mission and Core Values]] and maintain its not-for-profit status.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=222267817&preview=/222267817/222267942/FINAL%20-%20ICANN%20Grant%20Program-WebinarDeck-DRAFT08.pdf Grant Program Webinar, December 1, 2022, Community, ICANN]</ref> | ||
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As of June 30, 2022, the total net auction proceeds fund amounts to US$ 210 million.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/GP/FAQ Grant Program FAQ, Community, ICANN] accessed January 2, 2023]</ref> | As of June 30, 2022, the total net auction proceeds fund amounts to US$ 210 million.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/GP/FAQ Grant Program FAQ, Community, ICANN] accessed January 2, 2023]</ref> | ||
In mid-April 2023, the ICANN organization issued a request for information (RFI) to identify vendors to provide support services for the ICANN Grant Program. ICANN is looking specifically for vendors to: assemble and manage the Independent Application Assessment Panel; conduct eligibility checks of applications; | |||
offer or manage components of grant management software, inquiries from activities of the applicant, audits and reports on granted applications, and/or conduct process or cycle evaluations for future improvements. The RFI has a deadline of May 5 and will be followed by an evaluation of responses and a follow-on request for proposal starting on June 5 2023.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/grant-program-rfi-12apr23-en.pdf Grant Program RFI, Files, ICANN.org]</ref> | |||
==Cycles== | ==Cycles== | ||
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* Phases 4 & 5 (funding awarded, review): 2025 | * Phases 4 & 5 (funding awarded, review): 2025 | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:ICANN Initiatives]] | [[Category:ICANN Initiatives]] | ||
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