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", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "https://twitter.com/Officiallyjmc\n\nhttps://twitter.com/iChristwin", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The M3tering protocol is eligible for quadratic fundraising as it contributing to the development of a form of public goods know as Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN). This infrastructure would enable the electrification of hundreds of homes in sub-Saharan Africa and the onboarding of many more individuals to web3 and the benefits of decentralized, permissionless leadgers", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "This is the first participation of the M3tering Protocol in a Gitcoin round.", "hidden": false, "question": "What previous Gitcoin grant rounds has this project been a part of? Please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months.", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Impact is measured in the cumulative capacity of solar installations using the protocol (measured in kWp) ", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. 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