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This page is kept for historical interest. Any grant programs, policies, or related details mentioned may be obsolete.
You can find Wikimedia Foundation's current funding programs at
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Wikimedia Grants
Conference & Event Grants
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Simple Annual Plan Grants
Annual Plan Grants
Risk Assessment During COVID-19
The
Project & Event Grant (PEG)
and
Individual Engagement Grant (IEG)
programs are no longer active. Please read about our current grant programs on
Grants:Start
Individual Engagement Grants
Individual Engagement Grants
support Wikimedians to complete projects that benefit the Wikimedia movement. Our focus is on experimentation for online impact.
We fund individuals or small teams to organize, build, create, research or facilitate something that enhances the work of Wikimedia’s volunteers.
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IEG Committee
Questions about IEG
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applying for grants
step 1:
Learn about the program
step 2:
Application
step 3:
Eligibility
step 4:
Community discussion
step 5:
Committee review
step 6:
Selections finalized
step 7:
Grantees announced
step 8:
Project reporting
round 2 2015 schedule
Proposals accepted:
31 August–29 September
Committee members finalized:
30 September
Community comment requested:
30 September–19 October
Committee review:
20 October – 2 November
Grantees announced:
4 December
2015
Grants disbursed:
December 2015 – January 2016
Midpoint reports:
April
Final reports:
July
2016
round 1 2016 schedule
IdeaLab Campaign: 28 February-29 March
Proposals accepted:
14 March through 12 April
Open feedback period
12 April through 2 May
Committee review:
3 May –16 May
Grantees announced:
17 June
Grants disbursed:
June
Midpoint reports:
September
Final reports:
December
2016
step 1
applying for grants
about Individual Engagement Grants
Proposals should
support the achievement of Wikimedia's
mission
and
strategic priorities
. We favor high-impact requests with an intended online impact.
We want to see you do something that helps more Wikimedia volunteers serve more free knowledge to more people around the world.
eligible applicants
Individual or team of up to 4 individuals.
See other grant options
Willing to provide full legal name and address.
See more program rules
Able to independently complete the project.
Grantees are not awarded special access to WMF Engineering and Product Development or other non-grantmaking staff.
eligible projects
Scoped to 6 months, with potential to renew for 6 more if need is shown.
Maximum request USD 30,000. No minimum.
Aimed at improving one or more of Wikimedia's existing websites.
Creating a new wiki instead?
Technical projects should be completed independently.
Development of templates, gadgets, bots, and standalone applications are welcome. Software projects requiring code review and integration must demonstrate commitment from the related maintainers.
Any code or other materials produced must be published and released as free and open-source.
Licensing should be compatible with current Wikimedia and MediaWiki practices.
Content-creation is not directly funded.
Projects should foster conditions that encourage editing by volunteers (e.g. editor recruitment campaigns), not replace volunteer action by funding someone to edit articles, upload photos, etc.
project selection criteria
We select proposals based on the following criteria:
Impact potential
- Does it fit with Wikimedia's strategic priorities? Does it have potential for online impact? Can it be sustained, scaled, or adapted elsewhere after the grant ends?
Innovation and learning
- Does it take an innovative approach to solving a key problem for the Wikimedia movement? Is the potential impact greater than the risks? Can we measure success?
Ability to execute
- Can the scope be accomplished in 6 months? How realistic/efficient is the budget? Do the participants have the necessary skills/experience?
Community engagement
- Does it have a specific target community within the Wikimedia movement, and plan to engage it often? Does it have community support? Does it support diversity?
The total amount of funding available
- annually approved by the WMF Board.
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step 2
applying for grants
apply
for an Individual Engagement Grant
Applications for Individual Engagement Grants are no longer accepted.
Please consider reviewing our newer
Rapid Grant
and
Project Grant
programs for your application. Thanks!
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Need help with your proposal? Visit the
IdeaLab
Do you have an idea but not sure how to make it a complete proposal? Or perhaps you want to find other collaborators to work on the project. Get help turning your idea into action in the
IdeaLab
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step 3
applying for grants
eligibility
WMF grantmaking staff review proposals as they're submitted to ensure they meet the
eligibility criteria
. Those that do not meet the criteria are returned to draft status and applicants are notified. Those that are determined eligible are marked for committee review.
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community discussion
The Wikimedia community is invited to endorse proposals or discuss any concerns or questions they have on proposal talk pages.
Applicants are responsible for making relevant communities aware of their proposal as early as possible.
As soon as you draft your proposal, you should notify areas of the community (via village pump, mailing list, talk page, or other project-appropriate venues) that are most likely to be impacted or involved in your project. Community support is a factor in review, so please post a link to the notification and any relevant discussions in the section provided on your proposal, and encourage community members to post feedback on your proposal page.
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committee review
The Individual Engagement Grants
committee
reviews proposals by scoring and providing feedback, and then recommends a shortlist of proposals for WMF to fund.
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step 6
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selections finalized
The staff complete due diligence on the committee's recommended shortlist of proposals and finalize the selection of grantees. If necessary, this step may include an interview of the applicant with the program head. If your proposal is selected, you'll be notified and asked to submit verifying documentation (legal name, address, etc) to WMF for final approval.
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grantees announced
All applicants are notified of results on proposal talk pages. If your proposal is selected and approved for a grant, the WMF will contact you with a grant agreement, disbursement setup, and other details.
Grantees are announced via mailing lists, social media, and the Wikimedia blog.
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project reporting
Grantees submit brief monthly updates in a format of their choosing, as well as a midpoint report and final project report on-wiki.
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About other Wikimedia Foundation grant programs
The
Wikimedia Foundation’s
grantmaking programs
increase the quantity, quality, diversity, and reach of free knowledge by supporting allied organizations and people around the world.
Individual Engagement Grants
Participation Support
Project and Event Grants
Funds Dissemination Committee
Funding
individuals and small teams
to lead time‑intensive projects.
Co-funding with
WMDE
, for
individual contributors
to travel to participate in events.
Funding project expenses for
individuals, groups, and organizations
Funding annual plans and programs for
Wikimedia affiliate organizations
Proposals accepted
twice annually
Proposals accepted at
any time
Proposals accepted at
any time
Proposals accepted
twice annually
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reviewing proposals
Open discussion and evaluation of proposals brings multiple perspectives to the selection process. Funding limits the number of grantees in each round, and proposals are carefully reviewed according to
selection criteria
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join the discussion
The Wikimedia community's input helps WMF and the Individual Engagement Grants Committee understand if a project will be supported by the people it aims to serve.
You can get involved by reading through
open proposals
and posting
feedback, questions, concerns, or suggestions
on a proposal’s talk page. To recommend a proposal for selection, submit an
endorsement
in the space provided on the proposal page.
open proposals:
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Renewal requests
Project/Improve 'Upload to Commons' Android App/Renewal
IEG/A graphical and interactive etymology dictionary based on Wiktionary/Renewal
IEG/Wikimaps Warper 2.0/Renewal
IEG/WOW! Editing Group/Renewal
Drafts
Please visit
IdeaLab
to comment on new ideas in development!
IEG/Examining and Facilitating Global Network Sovereignty
IEG/encyclopédie camerounaise
IEG/ideal Lab/full circle gap protocol :addressing the unknown unknowns
IEG/idea Lab/full circle gap protocol:addressing the unknown unknowns
IEG/Promozione per it.Wikiversità
IEG/Ongoing Editathon Meetups in San Diego and SoCal
IEG/AutoresAr
IEG/Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in Nepal
IEG/Lua libs for acceptance test-driven development
IEG/Aprend'Erê
IEG/To be able to Create and easily use Gujarati Vikram Samvat based Calendar on Gu.Wikipedia.org
IEG/Wiki illustrators
IdeaLab/Global Poetry Platform
IdeaLab/Develop an extension for building views of Wikidata in any Wikis.
IdeaLab/Open Education Resources (OER) for Economics
IdeaLab/Login to Edit a Page
IEG/Photrographers and Wiki Commons
IEG/Ask Women to Upload to Commons
IEG/A visual representation of the etymology of words using trees
IEG/La constitution haïtienne: des voeux pieux
IEG/Almilekie
IEG/52158321
IEG/Wiki Tales
IEG/منحة للطلاب بتغجيجت
IEG/end-user personal content filtering
IEG/Telnet
IEG/Adao da yebba cristao
IEG/Women are everywhere
IEG/Modernize the Wiki Loves Monuments PA Jury Tool
IEG/Expand offering of External links templates for GLAM entities
Proposed
No pages meet these criteria.
round 1 2016 schedule
IdeaLab Campaign: 28 February-29 March
Proposals accepted:
14 March through 12 April
Open feedback period
12 April through 2 May
Committee review:
3 May –16 May
Grantees announced:
17 June
Grants disbursed:
June
Midpoint reports:
September
Final reports:
December
2016
round 2 2015 schedule
Proposals accepted:
31 August–29 September
Committee members finalized:
30 September
Community comment requested:
30 September–19 October
Committee review:
20 October – 2 November
Grantees announced:
4 December
2015
Grants disbursed:
December 2015 – January 2016
Midpoint reports:
April
Final reports:
July
2016
reviewing grants
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develop projects in the
IdeaLab
Some projects start from just the spark of an idea. Over time, they gather collaborators and can be turned into complete IEG proposals.
You can help
grow ideas into action by getting involved in the
IdeaLab
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serve on the review committee
We rely on a committee of volunteers from the Wikimedia community to recommend proposals for funding.
current Individual Engagement Grants committee
join the committee
We enjoy a large committee and do not run elections. Those who are determined to meet the criteria are invited to become members during an open call period each year. Membership is for a 1-year term, which may be renewable.
To be considered for membership:
1.
Review the membership criteria
and make sure you meet them.
2.
Review the committee's tasks
and make sure you're willing and able to fulfill them (we'll show you how!).
3.
Add your name to the
list of candidates
. Please include a brief statement about your background and Wikimedia involvement, demonstrating how you meet the criteria.
tasks
1.
Provide feedback on grant proposals
: Check on new
ideas
drafts and proposals
, engaging in talk page discussions to help improve them and asking questions to ensure that sufficient information is provided and that goals and estimates are realistic.
2.
Review finalized proposals
: Read and research submissions, join a
working group
to score proposals according to rubric determined by selection criteria and give feedback to applicants.
3.
Recommend proposals for funding
: Recommend a shortlist of proposals for funding to WMF staff based on the available budget.
membership criteria
Mandatory
Experience with the Wikimedia movement and at least one
Wikimedia project
Experience with some aspect of Wikimedia programmatic or project-based work, e.g. editor engagement, WikiProjects or other on-wiki organizing processes, outreach, events, partnerships, research, education, gadget or bot-building, etc.
Ability to edit basic wiki-markup (grant proposal discussions are largely conducted on meta-wiki).
Reasonable facility with English, for reviewing and discussing grant proposals.
In good community- and legal- standing (not currently blocked or banned, involved in allegations of unethical financial behavior, etc).
Availability to actively engage in the selection process during the published schedule for that round (time commitment is about 3 hours per week, plus 1 extra day for scoring).
Preferable
Experience leading, coordinating, or managing projects with an intended on-wiki or online impact.
Experience handling externally provided money and working within budgets, preferably in a non-profit context.
Experience applying for grants or working in grants programs (in the Wikimedia, academic, or wider non-profit world).
Ability to read and write in multiple languages.
Acceptable
Members may apply for an Individual Engagement Grant themselves, but they will recuse themselves from reviewing proposals in the same category as their own during that round.
Membership does not conflict with membership in other Wikimedia committees, including the
Grant Advisory Committee
or the Wikimania Scholarships Committee.
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This is the organizing hub for grantees. Browse current projects below to see what Individual Engagement Grantees are working on!
getting started
finances
reporting
current projects:
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No pages meet these criteria.
IEG/A graphical and interactive etymology dictionary based on Wiktionary
IEG/Lua libs for behavior-driven development
IEG/Health images for all
IEG/Improve 'Upload to Commons' Android App
IEG/Wikiscan multi-wiki
IEG/Wikimaps Warper 2.0
IEG/Editor Behaviour Analysis
IEG/Growing Kannada-language Wikimedia projects with a digital library
IEG/Editing Maithili Wikipedia
IEG/Batch uploader for small GLAM projects
IEG/Wikitherapy
IEG/Semi-automatically generate Categories for Vietnamese Wikipedia
IEG/Wiki needs pictures
IEG/Senior Citizens Write in Sanskrit Wikipedia
IEG/Increase Awareness of and participation in Indic language Wikipedias in Colorado
IEG/Proofreading semiautomatically the Catalan Wikipedia with LanguageTool
IEG/Pan-Scandinavian Machine-assisted Content Translation
IEG/StrepHit: Wikidata Statements Validation via References
IEG/Alt text tools
IEG/Motivational and educational video to introduce Wikimedia
IEG/WOW! Editing Group
IEG/Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity
IdeaLab/Full Circle Gap Protocol: Addressing the Unknown Unknowns
IEG/WIGI: Wikipedia Gender Index
IEG/Digitization of Important Libraries Book Catalog in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
IEG/WikiBrainTools
IEG/Revision scoring as a service
IEG/Fundación Joaquín Díaz
IEG/Automated Notability Detection
IEG/WikiProject X
IEG/Tools for Armenian Wikisource and beyond
IEG/WikiTrack
IEG/Medicine Translation Project Community Organizing
IEG/Promoting Wikivoyage
IEG/Open Access Reader
IEG/Senior Citizens Write Wikipedia
IEG/Women and Wikipedia
IEG/Pronunciation Recording (Finish incomplete GSoC project)
IEG/Women Scientists Workshop Development
IEG/Wikidata Toolkit
IEG/Wikimaps Atlas
IEG/Mbazzi Village writes Wikipedia
IEG/Enhance the ProveIt gadget
provisionally approved projects:
No pages meet these criteria.
completed projects:
IEG/Visual editor- gadgets compatibility
IEG/Art+Feminism Editathon training materials and network building
IEG/Making telugu content accessible
IEG/Reimagining Wikipedia Mentorship
IEG/What is about - C'est quoi. A series of communication tools about Wikipedia. Cameroon pilot project
IEG/Build an effective method of publicity in PRChina
IEG/Consolidate wikiArS to involve art schools
IEG/The Wikipedia Adventure
IEG/MediaWiki data browser
IEG/Replay Edits
IEG/The Wikipedia Library
IEG/Elaborate Wikisource strategic vision
round 1 2016 schedule
IdeaLab Campaign: 28 February-29 March
Proposals accepted:
14 March through 12 April
Open feedback period
12 April through 2 May
Committee review:
3 May –16 May
Grantees announced:
17 June
Grants disbursed:
June
Midpoint reports:
September
Final reports:
December
2016
round 2 2015 schedule
Proposals accepted:
31 August–29 September
Committee members finalized:
30 September
Community comment requested:
30 September–19 October
Committee review:
20 October – 2 November
Grantees announced:
4 December
2015
Grants disbursed:
December 2015 – January 2016
Midpoint reports:
April
Final reports:
July
2016
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getting started
Welcome, new grantees! Please read everything below to learn how to launch your project, learn
how payments work
, become familiar with
your reporting responsibilities
, and what to do if
you need more time
. Please review the
program rules
. Then follow the instructions to get your project started!
Step 1 - Grant agreement
Before the grant can be approved, grantees must
confirm the terms of the grant and provide their full legal name, address and date of birth
for everyone listed on the bank account to which the grant will be disbursed. A request for this information will be emailed to you by WMF staff.
Photo identification and a copy of a bank statement listing the account holders must also be provided, along with a written description of the account and a completed wire transfer form. WMF uses this information to perform compliance checks in accordance with US law, and will then issue a grant agreement. After the grant agreement is signed and returned to WMF, payments can be disbursed.
Step 2 - Project page setup
Your grant proposal will now become a living plan for your project. Staff will update your proposal page with navigation to additional pages you'll need for documenting your project once it begins. Please visit your proposal and
use the buttons to create all of your project pages
. You should keep these pages up-to-date as much as possible as your project progresses. This documentation will help everyone to share in your progress and experiences over the course of the grant.
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finances
budget
The total amount of your approved budget is listed in your grant agreement, and the approved use of funds for each line-item is detailed on your project finances page. We know that some details and expenses may change as your project progresses. That is ok, as long as you keep us updated and request approval for significant changes during the grant period, as follows:
Please use the button provided on your project finances page to request approval for any changes to the planned use of funds as your project progresses. Staff will reply there to confirm approval or request additional information.
Approval is required to make changes to any budget line-item with a variance greater than 20% for budgets of up to US$15,000, and 10% for budgets more than US$15,000 (or the equivalents in foreign currency).
disbursements
Grant disbursements are made to the grantee’s account using a payment processing service or wire transfer as agreed upon in the grant agreement. Disbursements can take up to 30 days to be received. Remember that you are responsible for any tax associated with your receipt of the grant funds in your country.
Your disbursement will come in 2 equal installments:
After you sign and return the grant agreement.
After your midpoint report is received and approved.
accounting
Grantees are responsible for tracking and documenting use of grant funds as follows:
Receipts or other documentation must be kept by the grantee for reporting and review purposes, and grantees should follow
WMF Grants guidelines for documenting project expenses
Copies of receipts and documentation should be scanned and emailed to
IEGrants
wikimedia.org
when the project report is submitted to Meta-Wiki.
Any funds that are not used in agreement with the approved budget must be returned to WMF along with the final grant report, within 30 days after the end of the grant. Grantees should follow the
WMF Grants program instructions for returning funds
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reporting
Our focus with reporting is to share lessons and insights gained from the project and to measure impact. Lessons learned through these reports will be used to share best practices with the broader Wikimedia community. Reports must be published on Meta-Wiki as part of the grantee's project pages. They will be reviewed by IEG staff within 30 days of submission, and may be commented on by staff, committee members, and the community. To be accepted, reports must be complete and accurate.
monthly updates
A brief project update is requested each month to share your progress and lessons learned along the way. These updates should be created and linked from your project's progress page on Meta-Wiki at the end of each month.
The format these updates take is up to you. Aim for something suited to your project that you’ll enjoy doing!
Monthly update formats:
on-wiki newsletter or journal
blog post
YouTube video
podcast
annotated product demos
suggest something else, we're likely to approve it as long as it shares what you're doing or learning along the way!
The Head of Individual Engagement Grants will schedule a monthly check-in with each project team, to assess and support needs as a project progresses.
midpoint report
A midpoint report demonstrating progress and lessons learned thus far must be submitted on Meta-Wiki. This report is is due within 15 days after three months of the grant's start date.
To create your midpoint report, use the "Start your Midpoint" button from your IEGrant project page.
final report
A final report on the project’s outcomes, lessons, and impact assessment as measured against the project's targets and goals, must be submitted on Meta-Wiki. This report is is due within 30 days after the grant's end date.
To create your final report, use the "Start your Final" button from your IEGrant project page.
lesson dissemination
Grantees are encouraged to attend Wikimania or other movement gatherings to present findings to the community, in addition to providing the above written documentation.
To help the WMF learn about and improve its grantmaking programs, grantees are asked to complete occasional surveys during and after the grant period and to participate in longer-term follow-up interviews.
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continuations
We know that occasionally something happens and more time may be needed to complete your project than expected. That is ok, as long as you keep us updated and request approval for significant changes.
extensions
If your final report is due but you need more time, please use the button provided on your timeline page to request an extension. Staff will reply there to confirm approval or request additional information.
renewals
Projects that demonstrate strong potential for impact and need for further funding may be
considered
for a renewal grant of six additional months.
If you see need for continued funding, discuss this with the your program officer or other advisors during project check-ins.
In the final grant report, you'll find a button to submit a renewal request. This should be created as soon after you submit the final report as possible.
Renewals should include a plan for the second six months, with clear scope, budget, and measures of success.
Staff will reply on the renewal request to confirm approval or request additional information.
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Visit
wikimediafoundation.org
for more information about the Wikimedia Foundation.
need help with your idea?
Seriously, check out the
IdeaLab
, where experienced Wikimedians can help you develop your idea and your application.
other questions?
We have a page for that! We like to keep discussion in public so that everyone can benefit. Ask on the
Individual Engagement Grants question page
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to have our newsletter delivered your talk page.
a question you can't ask in public?
Write to
IEGrants
wikimedia.org
and our staff will get back to you.
program rules
proposals
You are welcome to submit a proposal in any language. If you plan to submit in a language other than English, we'd encourage you to complete your proposal as early as possible to ensure time for translation. If you have questions about submitting a grant request in a language other than English, please
to discuss.
disbursements
IEG grants are considered taxable income in the US for residents of that country, and may be taxable under local laws for those residing in other countries.
Grantees are solely responsible for paying all taxes on the grant amount
, and are encouraged to learn about tax regulations in their country before accepting a grant.
Each individual on a project team is considered a grantee and must sign an individual grant agreement and receive their own portion of the grant disbursement. However, reporting should be completed together as a team.
Grants can be disbursed in the local currency or US dollars. To prevent losses incurred from wire transfer fees, currency exchange, or other bank fees, it is recommended that you document and include your expected loss in the budget of your original grant proposal.
Grants are generally disbursed in two lump sums: half at the start of the grant, approximately three to four weeks after all disbursement details have been received by WMF, and half on the grantee's completion of a midpoint project report.
grantees
Grantee's legal name and address do not need to be disclosed publicly, but if selected to receive funds, valid government-issued photo identification and other verification details must be provided to WMF.
As a US-based funder, WMF must comply with the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Proposers are encouraged to check
this list
for information about restrictions for their country, and contact us if you have questions.
Grantees under the age of 18 must have a legal guardian acting as fiscal sponsor to sign agreements and receive disbursements on behalf of the grantee.
Grants are intended to support volunteers in the Wikimedia movement. Paid WMF staff, Wikimedia chapters and thematic organizations, and WMF grantee organizations are not eligible for these grants. In occasional cases where the committee may decide to recommend a grant to a community member who is currently engaged as a contractor with one of these organizations, the contractor's engagement must not be for more than 20 hours/week.
travel
If a grant request includes travel, please review and adhere to Wikimedia Foundation's
Travel Policy
Submitted proposals may be improved during this period based on feedback.
Submitted proposals may be improved during this period based on feedback.
Submitted proposals may be improved during this period based on feedback.
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