RFP Object Standard v1.0.0

Status: v1.0.0 (Published) License: CC0 1.0 Universal Extends: DAOIP-5, schema.org/Grant

Overview

The RFP Object Standard defines a machine-readable format for web3 funding opportunities — grants, RFPs, bounties, fellowships, and hackathons. It extends the DAOIP-5 grant framework with fields specific to discovery, aggregation, and provenance tracking.

Hierarchy

FundingSource          → DAOIP-5 "Grant System"
  └── FundingOpportunity → DAOIP-5 "Grant Pool" (extended)
        └── Application    → DAOIP-5 "Grant" (future)

FundingOpportunity Schema

Identity

Field	Type	Required	Description
`id`	UUID v7	Yes	Time-sortable unique identifier
`externalId`	string	No	DAOIP-5 formatted ID (e.g., `eip155:1:grant:ef-esp-2024-privacy`)
`slug`	string	Yes	URL-friendly identifier (`[a-z0-9-]+`)

Content

Field	Type	Required	Description
`title`	string	Yes	Human-readable title, max 500 chars
`description`	string (Markdown)	Yes	Full description in Markdown
`summary`	string	Yes	Plain text summary, max 280 chars
`rfpType`	enum	Yes	One of: `rfp`, `grant`, `bounty`, `fellowship`, `hackathon`

Funding

Field	Type	Required	Description
`fundingMechanism`	string	No	DAOIP-5 mechanism enum (31 types)
`budgetMin`	number	No	Minimum budget in `currency`
`budgetMax`	number	No	Maximum budget in `currency`
`currency`	string (ISO 4217)	Yes	Default: `USD`

Dates

Field	Type	Required	Description
`opensAt`	ISO 8601 datetime	No	When applications open
`closesAt`	ISO 8601 datetime	No	Application deadline
`projectDuration`	string	No	Expected duration (e.g., "3-6 months")

Classification

Field	Type	Required	Description
`status`	enum	Yes	One of: `draft`, `open`, `closing_soon`, `closed`, `awarded`
`categories`	string[]	Yes	Topic categories (e.g., `["infrastructure", "research"]`)
`ecosystems`	string[]	Yes	Ecosystem tags (e.g., `["ethereum", "optimism"]`)
`tags`	string[]	Yes	Free-form tags

Source & Provenance

Field	Type	Required	Description
`sourceId`	UUID	Yes	FK to FundingSource
`applicationUrl`	URL	Yes	Link to original application page
`sourceUrl`	URL	Yes	Where this listing was found
`submittedBy`	string	Yes	User ID or publisher ID
`submittedAt`	ISO 8601 datetime	Yes	When submitted to RFP Hub
`verifiedBy`	string	No	Verifier ID
`verifiedAt`	ISO 8601 datetime	No	When verified
`publisherType`	enum	Yes	`community` or `verified_publisher`

Metadata

Field	Type	Required	Description
`eligibility`	string[]	Yes	Eligibility requirements
`requiredCredentials`	string[]	Yes	Required credentials
`contactEmail`	string (email)	No	Contact email
`logoUrl`	URL	No	Logo/image URL

System

Field	Type	Required	Description
`createdAt`	ISO 8601 datetime	Yes	Record creation time
`updatedAt`	ISO 8601 datetime	Yes	Last update time
`version`	integer	Yes	Optimistic concurrency version
`isActive`	boolean	Yes	Soft delete flag
`duplicateOf`	UUID	No	FK for duplicate resolution

FundingSource Schema

Field	Type	Required	Description
`id`	UUID	Yes	Unique identifier
`name`	string	Yes	Organization name
`slug`	string	Yes	URL-friendly identifier
`description`	string	No	Organization description
`websiteUrl`	URL	No	Organization website
`logoUrl`	URL	No	Organization logo
`contactEmail`	string (email)	No	Contact email
`ecosystems`	string[]	Yes	Ecosystems this source funds
`isActive`	boolean	Yes	Whether source is active

DAOIP-5 Compatibility

This standard maintains backwards compatibility with DAOIP-5:

FundingSource maps to DAOIP-5 "Grant System"
FundingOpportunity extends DAOIP-5 "Grant Pool" with rfpType, budgetRange, eligibility, tags, ecosystems, and provenance fields
externalId uses DAOIP-5's ID format for interoperability
fundingMechanism uses DAOIP-5's enumeration of 31 funding mechanism types

JSON Schema

Machine-readable JSON Schema definitions are available at:

API endpoint: GET /api/v1/schema
Generated from Zod schemas in packages/schema/

Versioning

This standard follows semantic versioning. Breaking changes require a major version bump. The current version is embedded in the API path (/api/v1/).