Pre-Proposal: Network Engineering SPE

[Mehrdad]

Network Engineering SPE — Update #1 (May 2026)

Period: 15 May 2026 – 31 May 2026

Status: On track

Summary: SPE launched on schedule, both funding lanes opened, and the first RFP ran end-to-end with a contract awarded within 11 days.

Completed Deliverables

• Treasury proposal passed — SPE funded ($95k LPT, 3-month pilot)

  • Explorer treasury proposal
  • Pre-proposal thread

• Funding Lane 1 — RFP process published

  Five-stage public process, 25%/50%/25% funding tranche structure.

  • How RFPs Work — Network Engineering SPE
  • Presentation (Lane 1 & 2)

• Funding Lane 2 — Retroactive Grants process published & open

  ≤$5k ceiling, 1-week turnaround, monthly batched payments.

  • Introducing Retroactive Grants
  • Builder ideas & bounties
    • Retroactive Opportunity #1: Extend Voting Transparency to Governance page
  • Opportunities channel

• Funding Lane 3 — Direct Grants process published

  Third lane for clear-scope work where the right builder is obvious; ≤$20k cap, milestone-based payouts, 10% reserved for retroactive post + community engagement.

  • Direct Grants — Network Engineering SPE
  • Presentation

• RFP #1 — Delegator UX Analysis — issued, reviewed, awarded

  $10k envelope; 2 applications received; AI pre-screen + Review Team decision published; RaidGuild awarded, kickoff w/c 1 June.

  • RFP
  • Pre-screen
  • Award decision

Watercooler Presentations

• 18 May — Mehrdad: Network Engineering SPE go-live walkthrough (RFP + Retro Grants + builder board).
• 26 May — Delegator UX RFP proposal walkthrough (Both teams)
• 2 June — Mehrdad: Direct grants walkthrough

Project Updates — Discord #📊│project-updates

Follow the discussions here

• Network Engineering SPE
• RetroGrant: Agentic Flow
• Direct Grant: payment clearhousing
• Explorer RFP

Planned by Next Update

• RaidGuild Tranche 1 (audit plan + teardown scope) signed off.
• More RFPs and grants.

ETA for Next Update: 30 June 2026