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  1. Support by and/or for distinct cultural, linguistic and ethnic communities
  2. Service in an under-served language, the presence of which on the Internet has been limited (for both 1. and 2. the social benefit of the Application is obvious but this is not the case for 3., 4. and 5. Therefore applications falling under 3., 4. and 5. must also elaborate on their social benefit to the specific demographics with which they relate)
  3. Operation in an emerging market or nation
  4. Sponsored by non-profit, civil society and non-governmental organizations
  5. Operated by local entrepreneur, in those geographic areas where market constraints make normal business operations more difficult

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Part 4 - What benefits do qualified applicants receive?

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The WG recommends a number of different kinds of support to be made available for eligible applicants, which fall into the following categories:

4.1 Financial support/relief from ICANN

4.1a - Cost Reductions

The WG recommends the following fee reductions to be made available to all applicants who are determined as meeting the criteria established for support:

  • Waive Cost Reductions -- at minimum, waive (consensus for this in the Milestone report) the Program Development Costs (US$26,000) 
  • More reductions to be recommended as we are given better access to study the numbers
    • Staggered Fees
    • Partial refund from any Auction proceeds
    • Cost reductions for multi-script applications No, what was agreed on is:
  • Lower risk/contingency cost (US$60,000)
  • Review Base cost (US$100,000) to see if reduction can be made
  • Cost reductions Price reductions should be implemented to encourage the build out of Internationalized Domain Names ( IDNs ) in small or underserved languages, One way this might be accomplished is through bundling of applications. Applicants should have explicit endorsement from within the language community to be served
  • Lower registry Fixed Fees

More reductions to be recommended

  • Lowered risk/contingency cost (US$60,000)
  • Review Base cost (US$100,000) to see if reduction can be made
    • Other possible reductions eg. Reduction of the Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation to 6-12 months
  • Ongoing support will be limited to five years

4.1b - Staggered Fees

Instead of paying the entire fee upon acceptance of the applications, applicants meeting the criteria established for support could pay the fees incrementally. Staggered fees payment enables an applicant to compete for strings that might otherwise have gone to the first and/or only group with enough money to apply.

4.1c - Partial refund from any Auction proceeds

Qualified applicants receive a partial refund from any auction proceeds - for which they can repay any loans or invest into their registry. It could be used to refill the disadvantaged applicant’s foundation fund for subsequent rounds.

Note: Ongoing support will be limited to five years

4.2  Non-financial support/relief from ICANN 

  • Logistical assistance
  • Technical help
  • legal and filing support
  • Awareness/outreach efforts including efforts to ensure more people in underserved markets are aware of the new gTLD program and what they can do to participate in it
  • Deferred requirement of DNSSEC
  • Relaxed vertical integration regulations

4.3 Support from third parties facilitated by ICANN

4.3a - Pool of collected resources and assistance

  • Translation support 
  • Logistical help
  • technical support
  • Awareness and outreach
  • Infrastructure for providing IPv6 compatibility
  • DNSSEC consulting
  • IDN implementation support
  • Possible technical  setups

4.3b - Directory and referral service only for eligible applicants

  • Facilitating contacts with granting agencies and foundations
  • ICANN would facilitate but cannot commit to providing

4.4 Financial support distributed by an ICANN originated (Development) fund

For any funding provided through ICANN by a benefactor that does not wish to administer that funding itself, these funds would be allocated by a specially dedicated committee. The Working Group recommends the creation of a development fund directed at new gTLD applicants who were determined as meeting the criteria established for support.

4.3a - Support Program Development function

The working group recommends that ICANN establishes a Support Program Development function with an initial goal of securing a targeted commitment for an ICANN based development fund.

4.5  Financial support Distributed by External Funding Agencies

There is consensus in the group that external funding agencies would make grants according to their own requirements and goals. ICANN would only provide those agencies with applicant information of those who met the criteria established for support.

 WAS PREVIOUSLY:

  • Financial support/relief from ICANN
  • Cost Reductions -- at minimum, waive (consensus for this in the Milestone report) the Program Development Costs (US$26,000) 
  • More reductions to be recommended as we are given better access to study the numbers
    • Staggered Fees
    • Partial refund from any Auction proceeds
    • Cost reductions for multi-script applications No, what was agreed on is:
  • Price reductions should be implemented to encourage the build out of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in small or underserved languages, One way this might be accomplished is through bundling of applications. Applicants should have explicit endorsement from within the language community to be served
    • Lower registry Fixed Fees
    • Lowered risk/contingency cost (US$60,000)
    • Review Base cost (US$100,000) to see if reduction can be made
    • Other possible reductions eg. Reduction of the Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation to 6-12 months
    • Ongoing support will be limited to five years
  • Non-financial support/relief from ICANN* Logistical and technical help with the DAG application process including legal and filing support** Awareness/outreach efforts including efforts to ensure more people in underserved markets are aware of the new gTLD program and what they Non-financial support/relief from ICANN* Logistical and technical help with the DAG application process including legal and filing support** Awareness/outreach efforts including efforts to ensure more people in underserved markets are aware of the new gTLD program and what they can do to participate in it** Deferred requirement of DNSSEC** Relaxed vertical integration regulations** What other non-financial relief (ie, regulation waiver/deferral) is possible?
  • Support from third parties facilitated by ICANN** Pool of collected resources and assistance from third parties** Translation support** Logistical and technical support** Awareness and outreach** Infrastructure for providing IPv6 compatibility** DNSSEC consulting** IDN implementation support** Possible technical  setups
  • Directory and referral service only for eligible applicants** Facilitating contacts with granting agencies and foundations** ICANN would facilitate but cannot commit to providing
  • Financial support distributed by an ICANN originated (Development) Fund (S.2.3.1 of the Milestone Report)

Part 5 - How are gTLD applications evaluated against the above criteria?

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A) Does the Applicant and Application pass our criteria test for support ?

1A1) Application reviewed for financial criteria (where financial/technical support is requested) Q: Based on the criteria above, do the applicants asking for financial support qualify as "needy"?  group public interest criteria – Q: Do they fit the criteria? (Y/N)

 

1.2.1) Audited financial reports and bank statements of the Applicant and its partners for at least the immediate past three years; 
and/or (a mix of and and or because the Applicant may fall into one category and its partners may fall into another, treat each separately and use the requisite check depending on the number of years established) OR

1.2.1) Audited financial reports, bank statements and constituent endorsements of the Applicant and its partners for the years the Applicant and its partners have been in existence if not in existence for 3 or more years; 

and

1.2.2) Proof that they have or have the ability to raise 50% of the reduced fee provided  by ICANN;

to propose criteria for technical support

And

 

1.2.3) Proof that they can fund insurance to cover the Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation; 

or

1.2.3) Proof that they can fund the reduced Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation for 6-12 months; to confirm this is ALREADY IN THE DAG?
or 

1.2.3) Proof that they can fund the lowered or eliminated Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation being part of a shared risk pool; 

AND

2) Application reviewed for group eligibility criteria – Q: Do they fit the criteria? (Y/N)

2.1) Proof that the Applicant performs functions that are social, philantrophic, community base and/or proposed minority IDN buildout in nature (detailed in S.2.1 above); Here I think we are looking at their intention.  Nobody can provide “proof” ex ante.  A statement of the goals of the application and the ways it might be beneficial and to whom would make sense.

AND

Support by and/or for distinct cultural, linguistic and ethnic communities

or

Service in an under-served language, the presence of which on the Internet has been limited (for both 1. and 2. the social benefit of the Application is obvious but this is not the case for 3., 4. and 5. Therefore applications falling under 3., 4. and 5. must also elaborate on their social benefit to the specific demographics with which they relate)

or

Operation in an emerging market or nation

or

Sponsored by non-profit, civil society and non-governmental organizations

or

Operated by local entrepreneur, in those geographic areas where market constraints make normal business operations more difficult

Although not part of the required criteria as expressed above, the WG also agreed that other forms of social benefit (including but not limited to: increasing skills; investment in the skills base of a target community; fostering gender balance and presence of minorities; positive contribution to regional or national economies) could be considered if required.

AND

A2) Application reviewed for financial criteria (where financial/technical support is requested) Q: Based on the criteria above, do the applicants asking for financial support qualify as "needy"?  (Y/N)

 

A.2.1) Audited financial reports and bank statements of the Applicant and its partners for at least the immediate past three years; 
and/or (a mix of and and or because the Applicant may fall into one category and its partners may fall into another, treat each separately and use the requisite check depending on the number of years established) OR

A.2.1) Audited financial reports, bank statements and constituent endorsements of the Applicant and its partners for the years the Applicant and its partners have been in existence if not in existence for 3 or more years; 

and

A2.2.2) Proof that they have or have the ability to raise 50% of the reduced fee provided  by ICANN;

to propose criteria for technical support

And

 

A2.2.3) Proof that they can fund insurance to cover the Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation; 

or

A2.2.3) Proof that they can fund the reduced Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation for 6-12 months; to confirm this is ALREADY IN THE DAG?
or 

A2.2.3) Proof that they can fund the lowered or eliminated Financial Continued Operation Instrument Obligation being part of a shared risk pool; 

AND

A33) What about non-eligible/brands/public-private applicants which include but aren't dominated by government?

3A3.1) Self-declaration that the Applicant does not fall within the list of Applicants Not entitled to receive support and the Applicant has no disabilities or self-defeating liabilities that would prevent them from reaping the benefits of our support (detailed in S.2.3 above)

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