GM ZK Nation!
Following the launch of the Community Activation Pilot Program, our team at curiaLab has been really excited about the potential for us as a community to contribute directly. After a quick chat with Shelby, she suggested starting a forum thread to gather ideas for upcoming RFPs — so here we are!
Let’s make this a community-driven “suggestion box” to help the ZKsync Foundation identify the most impactful problems to solve.
Quick Recap
As a reminder, this program has 13.6M ZK ready to fund teams that can solve specific, predefined needs for the ecosystem. An RFP is basically the Foundation saying: “Here’s a problem we need solved. What’s your plan to solve it?”
To keep our ideas focused, all RFPs will fall into one of these four official categories:
| RFP Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Marketing & Community Activation | Campaigns and events to increase ZKsync brand and solutions awareness in alignment to the broader industry calendar. |
| Adoption Enablement | Content, such as videos or reports, or events that support onboarding, business opportunities, and activity on ZKsync. |
| Data & Transparency | Initiatives that aggregate, summarize, and surface ZKsync activity. |
| Community Tooling | Deploy tools that can scale effective community initiatives, with evidence of impact over the previous 12 months. |
How to Suggest an Idea
To keep this thread organized and easy for the Foundation to review, I’d suggest everyone use a simple format for their ideas.
RFP Idea Title: [A clear, descriptive title for the RFP]
Category: [e.g., Data & Transparency]
Problem Statement: [In 1-2 sentences, what specific problem does this solve for ZK Nation?]
Proposed Solution: [Briefly, what would the RFP ask a team to build or do?]
Why it’s a Priority: [How does this help ZK Nation grow right now?]
What are the most pressing needs you see? What should the first RFPs focus on?
Drop your ideas below!