# Public Goods Award

The SCF Public Good Award is designed to support community-maintained public goods—such as key infrastructure and tools for ecosystem visibility, data, and governance—that directly strengthen the Stellar ecosystem. 

Managed through Soroban Governor with voting power weighted by [Neural Quorum Governance (NQG)](/scf-handbook/governance/neural-quorum-governance.md), the SCF Public Good Award allows [SCF verified community members](/scf-handbook/governance/verified-members.md) to propose and allocate funding of up to $50K in XLM\* per proposal per quarter—reflecting real ecosystem demand and enabling shared ownership of the growth and resilience of the Stellar ecosystem.\
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Applications to the SCF Public Goods Award are by invitation-only — if you meet the Eligibility Requirements, keep an eye out on #scf-governance channel on the [Stellar Developers Discord](https://discord.gg/stellardev) for the next review period and reach out. <br>


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