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The last Grant Program session took place at ICANN78 on Thursday, 26 Oct @ 11:15 UTC (13:15 Hamburg local time).
Background
The ICANN Board reviewed the recommendations of the Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (CCWG-AP) and feasibility information related to the recommendations against the 2018 Board Principles and an ICANN Org assessment document.
As a result of this review, on 12 June 2022, the Board formally approved the recommendations of the CCWG-AP and directed ICANN’s President and CEO, or his designee(s), to take all actions as directed within the Board Scorecard no later than within 120 days following the Board resolution to ultimately implement an ICANN Grant Program aligned with ICANN’s mission and based in sound governance practices.
On 10 October 2022, ICANN org provided the Board with an overview of the Preliminary Design and Implementation Plan for the ICANN Grant Program in line with the Board's Scorecard.
Since then, work has been ongoing to design the program and to establish the resources needed for its implementation.
Two community webinars took place in Q4 2022. The last webinar took place on 1 June 2023.
