#project-catalyst ## What is Project Catalyst? [Project Catalyst](https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/02/12/our-million-dollar-baby-project-catalyst/) is a series of **experiments** which seeks **to generate** the highest levels of **community innovation**. Catalyst brings on-chain governance to the Cardano blockchain by allowing the **community** to **self-determine** priorities for **growth**. It also lets participants deploy funding to proposals which tackle challenges and capitalize on opportunities that arise in the life cycle of Cardano. Project Catalyst is divided into a **series of funds** which are deployed **every six weeks**. These funds will illicit ideas in the form of proposals from participants. **Each proposal** will **focus** around a **challenge** issued by the Project Catalyst team or the Project Catalyst community. The proposals will then go through a **community refinement process** where they are vetted for feasibility, auditability, and impact by a group of **incentivized proposal assessors**. Once the proposals have been finalized they will be voted on by the community and funds will be distributed in the form of ada to winning projects. *Source & Suggested Reading: [What is Project Catalyst? - ProjectCatalystContributors.org]( https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/project-catalyst/project-catalyst/what-is-project-catalyst)* ## What can you do in Project Catalyst? ### Phases of Catalyst 01 - Ideation 02 - Proposal Submission 03 - Proposal Refinement 04 - Finalize Proposals 05 - Assess Proposals 06 - Review the Assesments (Proposer Flagging and vPA) 07 - Voter Registration 08 - Voting 09 - Vote Tallying 10 - Rewarding 11 - Reporting 00 - Cooldown ## Who can you be in Project Catalyst? ### Roles of Catalyst * Community member * Proposer * Proposal Assessor (PA) * Veterern Proposal Assessor (vPA) * Voter * Challenge Team (CT) member * Funded Proposer (FP) * Delegate Representative (dRep) - coming soon ## Important Project Catalyst documents ### The docs **General** [Proposal Journey in Catalyst](https://bit.ly/Catalyst-Proposal-Journey) [Official Project Catalyst Newsletter by Danny Ribar](https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=26d3b656ecc43aa6f3063eaed&id=2451b43b07) [Cardano Catalyst Community Site, General Resources](https://cardanocataly.st/resources/) [Cardano Catalyst Community Site, Statistics](https://cardanocataly.st/statistics/) https://visualcardano.com/ [IOHK Essential Cardano Repo](https://github.com/input-output-hk/essential-cardano/blob/main/essential-cardano-list.md) [Funded Projects Reporting Spreadsheet](https://bit.ly/FundedProjectsReporting) [Project Catalyst Launch Guide](https://bit.ly/Fund9-Launch-Guide) [Catalyst School](https://linktr.ee/CatalystSchool) [General Glossary of Blockchain terms (from Binance)](https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary) [Fund your Project with Catalyst](https://developers.cardano.org/docs/governance/project-catalyst/) [Catalyst Contributor (ProjectCatalyst.org) documents](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/project-catalyst/) [The Community Guidelines](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G__eWrmsUxecET2e3zIniPSQJ-FWI1YAGJ-vLwzm8U8) [Catalyst Dictionary](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LoShS8PKFQkEOr--osg7TizzwIYDUTmLHU5uwzOuuik/edit) [Lidonation Library category "Project Catalyst"](https://www.lidonation.com/en/categories/project-catalyst) [Project Catalyst FAQ – IOHK Support](https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/900006490763-Project-Catalyst-FAQ) [Old School Danny's Dashboard Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15R-Vbajy4t4fGs1TipNMfL1pEO9cwdn6WV13lKviX4Q/edit#gid=755717523) **Proposers** [Cardano Catalyst Community Site, Docs for proposers](https://cardanocataly.st/proposers/) [IOHK Essential Cardano Repo](https://github.com/input-output-hk/essential-cardano/blob/main/essential-cardano-list.md) **PAs** [PA Training Course](https://blockchainlearning.center/courses/proposal-assessor-training-for-cardano-project-catalyst/) [Cardano Catalyst Community Site, Docs for proposal assessors](https://cardanocataly.st/proposal-assessor/) [Proposal Assessor Guide Fund9 ](https://bit.ly/Catalyst-PA-Guide) [PA onboarding flowchart](https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOLAnZMI=/) **vPAs** [vPA Master file/worksheet for F9:](https://bit.ly/vPA-Master-File) [vPA Tool](https://cardanocataly.st/vpa-tool/#/) vPA Guide for F9: https://bit.ly/vPA-Guidelines **Voters** [Cardano Catalyst Community Site, Docs for voters](https://cardanocataly.st/voters/) [Catalyst registration and voting guideCatalyst registration and voting guide – IOHK Support](https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/900005679386-Catalyst-registration-and-voting-guide) **Challenge Teams** Challenge Team Documentation and Telegram: **Funded Proposers** [Fund9 Funded Proposer Onboarding doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UmxkYlYru1BFEvoicdhS7KIO1Ld2zkLTCCtklJLoKD4/edit) [Funded Proposer Reporting Form](https://bit.ly/CatalystMonthlyReport) [Funded Projects Reporting Spreadsheet](https://bit.ly/FundedProjectsReporting) **dReps** [Catalyst dRep Review](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXtBMIk9NjvsrEMZkD2LvZO15giPDoJZj1xROUgDwl4/edit) [Delegated Representatives (dRep)](https://quality-assurance-dao.gitbook.io/community-governance-oversight/dreps-delegated-voting/delegated-voting-drep) ## Other references and Libraries https://projectcatalyst.org/ https://quality-assurance-dao.gitbook.io https://www.lidonation.com/ [IOHK Support site category Project Catalyst](https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4404313438617-Project-Catalyst) -------- ###### tags: [DeWork task that initated this work document](https://app.dework.xyz/littlefish-foundatio/sprint-3-65680?taskId=ef50b06c-c2f3-4714-8473-412a803c14f3)