This proposal seeks to address a critical need in Cardano’s governance evolution: building a knowledgeable, capable, and distributed community of governance actors who can securely and effectively operate in the post-CIP-1694, constitutional era. With the rollout of the Cardano Constitution, the emergence of Delegated Representatives (DReps), and the increasing responsibility of Stake Pool Operators (SPOs) in governance, the network now depends on a broad base of technically competent and constitutionally literate participants. Read more at the "Formatted Proposal Document" link at the bottom of this page.

Cardano's transition to on-chain governance through CIP-1694 presents a transformative opportunity for community leadership but also exposes critical gaps in knowledge, tooling, and infrastructure. While the governance framework introduces powerful new roles like Constitutional Committee members, DReps, and voting rights for SPOs, very few people in the community currently have the technical expertise or training to participate effectively. Without targeted education, testing environments, and community coordination, this system risks being governed by a narrow set of insiders rather than the broader ecosystem it was designed to empower. We aim to establish a network of governance experts, mentors, and participants who can help interested members of the community step up to become governance leaders.

PLEASE NOTE: GovTool is currently not allowing us to format this proposal correctly. In order to read our full proposal follow the "Formatted Proposal Document" link at the bottom of this page, or at this link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13GHaV_gyutWMp1Y5RG97hX90WtRJB-8nQWNUsI1XYyA/

This proposal will directly strengthen Cardano's on-chain governance by delivering hands-on education, maintaining essential infrastructure, and cultivating a pipeline of empowered governance actors.

Read more at the "Formatted Proposal Document" link at the bottom of this page.

Read more at the "Formatted Proposal Document" link at the bottom of this page.

Our preferred currency for payment is Ada. We have listed $USD at this time because the tooling does not yet allow us to list Ada.

We propose a 13 month plan for 500,000 Ada which is equivalent to $325,000 at $.65 per Ada.

Please see our cost breakdown spreadsheet for details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g0be4BPOyklwwPJisKutoBRDeVy-GH1u3jtkZn7vjuA/

1. Mike Hornan, Lead Educator & SanchoNet Coordinator;

2. Adam Rusch, Curriculum Lead & Program Manager;

3. Legal Advisor;

4. Technical Advisors (Up to 5 individuals);

Read more at the "Formatted Proposal Document" link at the bottom of this page.

In the links below are resources that were created by or contributed to by Mike and Adam.

SanchoNet will remain under the control of a diverse group of SPOs (including some who are newly trained) and Technical Advisors, who will maintain node infrastructure, manage failover procedures, and coordinate public operations. All educational materials such as infographics, tutorials, and reports on test governance scenarios will be released under permissive open-source licenses, with a contributor guide to support ongoing community-led updates as governance tools evolve.

Read more at the "Formatted Proposal Document" link at the bottom of this page.

There have already been dozens of people who have attended SanchNet workshops hosted by Mike Hornan and hundreds who have viewed the infographics and educational materials created up to this point. We will update this proposal with feedback we receive from the community, including endorsements for our plan to continue carrying out this work.

The key dependencies for this proposal will be continued development of the Cardano node software and the coordination of participants willing to run it. We currently have enough volunteers available to sustain this effort and look to add more with the launch of our program.