# Fund 9

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## Overview

This is a fund 9 vote for setting the budgets of the funding categories that are being proposed for fund 10.

\=> [**Voter Guide**](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/catalyst-funding-categories/budget-weighting-votes/fund-9/voter-guide) - Complete guide for voters including a voting timeline

\=> [**Budget Weighting Vote Discussion Event**](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/catalyst-funding-categories/budget-weighting-votes/fund-9/budget-weighting-vote-discussion-event) - Join in on the discussion about the budget weighting vote for fund 9 before the voting stage begins

\=> [**Moderators**](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/catalyst-funding-categories/budget-weighting-votes/fund-9/fund-9-moderators) - List of moderators for the fund 9 vote that help community members register to vote

\=> [**Budget Weighting Considerations**](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/catalyst-funding-categories/budget-weighting-votes) - Considerations for voters to take into account for this rounds voting.

## Voting questions

### 1. Budget weighting percentage for each category

**Question** - What percentage should be allocated to each of the funding categories for the next funding round?

**Important notes & rules**

* Only add whole numbers, no decimals or other characters
* The total for all categories MUST add up to exactly 100.
* Each category cannot have an allocation below 3%. This is to ensure every category has at least some funding as categories have been created to cover all forms of ideas and innovation.
* Voters can only vote once.
* Casted votes that do not follow the above guide will have ALL votes attached to that voter ID discarded.

**Answer options** - Attach a percentage weighting to the following categories. The total must add up to 100%, please check your math.

* **Community & Outreach**
* **Products & Integrations**
* **Governance & Identity**
* **Development & Infrastructure**
* **Small & Early Stage Ideas**
* **Catalyst Contributors**
* **Infrastructure Contributors**

**Example**

The total funding amount for fund 9 is 12,800,000 ADA. Some example percentage values to consider:

**1% -** 128,000 ADA

**2% -** 256,000 ADA

**3%** - 384,000 ADA

**5% -** 640,000 ADA

**10% -** 1,280,000 ADA

Applying some percentages to each category that add up to 100% produces the following example:

<table><thead><tr><th width="305.2511936557591">Category</th><th width="150">Percentage</th><th>Category Budget Allocation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Community &#x26; Outreach</td><td>15</td><td>1,920,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td>Products &#x26; Integrations</td><td>20</td><td>2,560,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td>Governance &#x26; Identity</td><td>20</td><td>2,560,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td>Development &#x26; Infrastructure</td><td>25</td><td>3,200,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td>Small &#x26; Early Stage Ideas</td><td>6</td><td>768,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td>Catalyst Contributors</td><td>7</td><td>896,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td>Infrastructure Contributors</td><td>7</td><td>896,000 ADA</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>100</strong></td><td><strong>12,800,000 ADA</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

**NOTE**: The amounts in the example above would then need to be rounded to the closest 25,000 ADA. This is currently a required part of the funding process.

**Outcome notes**

* **Voter power** - 1 person 1 vote.
* **Weighted outcome** - The outcome from the vote is based on weightings. Values will be aggregated from every vote to work out the final value for each category.
* **Rounded outcome** - The final values will be rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, 24.64 would be rounded to a 25% allocation. The total weightings together will equal 100%.