@drtarazevych.near [Posted on DevHub](https://near.social/#/devgovgigs.near/widget/Post?id=1253) ## Idea: NEAR Ecosystem Onboarding Budget Proposal Requested Amount: 400 NEAR to support from 4 up to 8 sponsored events: HackMIT, ETHGlobal New York, Block&Change and others. Requested Sponsor: @neardevgov.near Objective: To allocate funding for the link drop feature, which serves as a critical tool for onboarding developers into the NEAR ecosystem. This initiative focuses on easing access for developers by providing them with NEAR tokens. The fund request covers activities for the upcoming Hackathons in September and October. Background: We have been implementing the link drop feature for several months now and have found it to be a significant enabler for participation in our Hackathons. It allows developers to quickly and easily join the NEAR ecosystem. Given its success, we are now transitioning from ad-hoc planning to a more structured, midterm planning approach.