**Summary**:
This proposal seeks to secure continued funding for the services the IBP provides to the ecosystem for **12 months starting March 2026**. The proposal includes changes as a result of our [discussion round](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/posts/443) and comes with various cost savings, reducing the costs by **58.68%**.

Key changes that were implemented:
- Removing parachain support
- Reducing member count from 12 to 8
- Adjusting node redundancy
- Reducing curator payments by 50% and removed Building Fund
- Listing Fellowship runners separately
- No more bulletin validators.

The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uazl5tSMnT5GrhzFxiNgjOHTGkq8u8stjXSvB9OQc5g)

**About the IBP:**
The Infrastructure Builders Program (IBP) is a collective of independent infrastructure service providers that supports the Polkadot ecosystem with RPC and ‘IT department’ services. Established in 2022, IBP is a globally distributed and resilient ecosystem service provider, thanks to its unique design.

Infrastructure Builders Program asks for money to work for 12 months starting March 2026.  
It cuts costs by 58.68%.  
Changes include: no parachain support, fewer members (12 to 8), less backups, half pay for curators, no extra building fund, list Fellowship runners separately, and no bulletin validators.  
IBP gives RPC and IT help to Polkadot since 2022.

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Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

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Origin able to spend around 10,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

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Origin able to spend up to 1,000,000 DOT from the treasury at once.