---
type: decision
entity_type: decision_market
name: "Drift: Allocate 50,000 DRIFT to fund the Drift AI Agent request for grant"
domain: internet-finance
status: passed
parent_entity: "[[drift]]"
platform: "futardio"
proposer: "proPaC9tVZEsmgDtNhx15e7nSpoojtPD3H9h4GqSqB2"
proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/A74H61YqwsbwRczuErbUyh9kqG1A7ZbiE1W5hWZmT9fm"
proposal_date: 2024-12-19
resolution_date: 2024-12-22
category: "grants"
summary: "Drift DAO approved 50,000 DRIFT allocation for AI Agents Grants program with decision committee to fund DeFi agent development"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Drift: Allocate 50,000 DRIFT to fund the Drift AI Agent request for grant

## Summary
Drift DAO passed a proposal to establish an AI Agents Grants program with 50,000 DRIFT in funding, creating a decision committee to evaluate and award grants for AI agent development in DeFi. The program targets trading agents, yield agents, information agents, and social agents building on Drift's infrastructure, with individual grants ranging from 10,000-20,000 DRIFT based on milestone completion.

## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Passed
- **Proposer:** proPaC9tVZEsmgDtNhx15e7nSpoojtPD3H9h4GqSqB2
- **Proposal Account:** A74H61YqwsbwRczuErbUyh9kqG1A7ZbiE1W5hWZmT9fm
- **DAO Account:** 5vVCYQHPd8o3pGejYWzKZtnUSdLjXzDZcjZQxiFumXXx
- **Autocrat Version:** 0.3
- **Created:** 2024-12-19
- **Completed:** 2024-12-22

## Program Structure
- **Total Allocation:** 50,000 DRIFT
- **Grant Range:** 10,000-20,000 DRIFT per project
- **Application Deadline:** March 1st, 2025
- **Approval Deadline:** March 1st, 2025 (unused grants returned to foundation)
- **Deployment Timeline:** Within 2 weeks of approval (KYC may be required)
- **Decision Authority:** Decision committee with final discretion

## Target Categories
1. **Trading Agents:** Integrating with Drift Perps for position strategies
2. **Yield Agents:** Managing capital through Drift yield opportunities
3. **Information Agents:** Surfacing on-chain information about Drift
4. **Social Agents:** Building community engagement and awareness

## Agent Definition Criteria
- Operates with autonomy to manage assets
- Utilizes multiple strategies or tools
- Exists off-chain but can interact on-chain
- Can communicate with and execute objectives for an agent manager

## Significance
This represents Drift's strategic investment in the emerging AI x DeFi sector, using futarchy-governed treasury allocation to fund autonomous agent development. The program structure—with milestone-based disbursement and decision committee oversight—balances permissionless application with quality control. The 50,000 DRIFT allocation signals Drift's commitment to agent infrastructure as a growth vector for protocol adoption.

## Relationship to KB
- [[drift]] - parent entity, treasury allocation
- [[futardio]] - governance platform
- MetaDAO - futarchy implementation reference
