# ADA: Allo Domain Allocations

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ADA is a platform for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.allo.expert/mechanisms/dedicated-domain-allocation">Delegated Domain Allocations</a> where Allocation Pools are created with specific <em>Objective Functions</em> and governed by a panel of domain experts using a <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.safe.global/advanced/smart-account-overview#safe-smart-account">Safe Multisig</a> for multi-approval transactions.
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## Core Concepts
**Allocation Pools:**
The pools are defined with a title, description, eligibility criteria, and a designated list of domain expert email addresses governing it. Pools are funded with tokens up to a predefined maximum, ensuring capital efficiency and preventing over-funding.

Each pool is self-contained, with its unique objective function and funding community. The expert panel evaluates applications to ensure that funds are allocated efficiently and effectively.

**Application Process:**
Projects and initiatives apply for funding from these pools. An AI-driven screening system initially reviews applications to boost efficiency and help improve application quality before submission.

**Approval:**
A committee of domain experts reviews incoming applications and votes on funding requests. The decision-making process leverages a Safe Smart Account—a smart account with built-in multi-signature functionality—where a threshold of expert approvals is required to execute a transaction. This design offers a secure default without relying on additional contracts or modules.

**Project Profiles:**
Projects present their background, track record, and related links to support their funding applications.

## Workflow
- **1. Funding & Pool Creation:**
- Allocation Pool is created with a title, description, objective function, eligibility criteria, funding token and max amount.
- Funders contribute tokens to Allocation Pools.
- Each pool has a maximum token limit, acting as a “battery” charge to ensure disciplined capital allocation.
- **2. Application Submission & AI Screening:**
- Projects submit their funding applications to a chosen pool.
- An AI system screens and rates these applications, enhancing review efficiency and improving proposal quality.
- **3. Expert Review & Approval:**
- A panel of domain experts reviews the screened applications.
- Experts cast their votes using a Safe Smart Account with multi-signature functionality. This requires a predetermined threshold of approvals before a transaction (fund release) is executed.
- Every approval and fund disbursement is recorded transparently on the Ethereum blockchain.
- **4. Fund Disbursement & Attestation:**
- Upon receiving the necessary approvals, funds are released.
- An attestation is generated, providing an immutable record of the funding decision and the transaction details.

*Figure 1: Project Application Funding Lifecycle*

## Examples

### Allocation Pool
**Economic Development & Innovation**
*Stimulate local economic growth by funding small businesses, startup incubators, digital transformation projects, and innovation hubs.*

- **Funded:** $3,7M / $6M
- **Domain experts:** `[e-mail]`, `[e-mail]`, `[e-mail]`

### Application
**Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator**
*This accelerator program offers mentorship, seed funding, and networking opportunities to early-stage startups and innovative small businesses. The goal is to foster local economic growth by nurturing creative ideas and transforming them into viable market solutions.*
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- **Requesting:** $200,000

### AI Screening Report
**Screening Result:s**

- **Alignment with Pool Objectives: 90/100**
The proposal clearly targets economic development by fostering local startups and innovative business models.
- **Feasibility & Implementation: 85/100**
The program outline is robust with mentorship and seed funding, though additional details on milestone tracking were noted.
- **Impact Potential: 88/100**
Expected to stimulate local economic growth with tangible benefits for early-stage businesses.
- **Clarity & Completeness: 80/100**
Overall, the application is well-structured; however, a more detailed timeline and success metrics are recommended.

**Overall AI Score: 86/100**

**AI Recommendations:**

- Provide a more detailed project timeline with specific milestones.
- Include quantitative targets for measuring economic impact over time.
- Consider elaborating on risk mitigation strategies related to market fluctuations.

### Expert Review and Voting Outcome
| Expert Email | Vote | Comments |
|-------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| [e-mail] | Approved | *Strong alignment with objectives; minor clarifications needed.* |
| [e-mail] | Approved | *High potential impact; timeline details should be expanded.* |
| [e-mail] | Rejected | *Concerns about implementation details and milestone tracking.* |

**Final Outcome:**
- **Decision:** Approved
- **Vote Tally:** 2 Approvals, 1 Rejection
- **Funding Released:** $200,000 USD

### Architecture

## Future Work

Keeping the core of ADA simple makes it easy to extend with further functionality.

The core being:
- **Smart Contract** for Pool creation + funding + distribution
- **Application Register** to keep track of project funding applications and their approvals
- **Safe Multisig** for approving funding requests

Additional extensions:
- **AI-assisted** application screening for both 1. before submit to ensure higher quality applications and 2. after to assist reviewers to be more effective and better decision-making.
- **Impact Attestations** for external evaluation of the impact the project is creating.
- **Prediction Market** for which applications get funded

## Sketchbook

**Allocation Pools**

**Allocation Pool Objective Function**

**Landing Page**

**Allocation Pool Details Page**

Domain experts simply sign in with their email

When creating Pools the emails are used instead of wallet addresses