It has now been **4 months** since we kicked off the **Governance Participation Rewards** Project and the **voter shelves** are filling up nicely!
![](https://i.ibb.co/RSF65Gz/Screenshot-2022-07-10-at-11-32-32.png)

### The impact is clear:

In terms of **participating wallets** we have seen a staggering **700% increase**. 
![](https://i.ibb.co/W0M7MpR/Screenshot-2022-07-12-at-22-31-36.png)

In terms of **turnout %** (participating KSM) we have seen a **100% increase** (“community” votes without whale wallets participating).
![](https://i.ibb.co/vHFxQZr/Screenshot-2022-07-10-at-20-50-08.png)

I am submitting this **proposal** to cover **past operational expenses** that we have not been able to cover through our revenues, as well as funding our **website** (includes a quiz + vote module) and miscellaneous related **side projects**.

You can find the full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l4M16KKLkHxtbgklZR8fA6TjwETvupGnImlO0Aujg1s/edit?usp=sharing) in detail. 


Approve a proposal. At a later time, the proposal will be allocated to the beneficiary
and the original deposit will be returned.

May only be called from `T::ApproveOrigin`.

# <weight>
- Complexity: O(1).
- DbReads: `Proposals`, `Approvals`
- DbWrite: `Approvals`
# </weight>

:
- The Governance Participation Rewards Project and Voter Shelves initiative have seen a 700% increase in participating wallets and a 100% increase in turnout % since launch (4 months ago).
- This CouncilMotion proposes to cover past operational expenses, fund website and external side projects.
- Full proposal can found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l4M16KKLkHxtbgklZR8fA6TjwETvupGnImlO0Aujg1s/edit?usp=sharing)

#516 Funding Governance Participation Rewards