Open Runtime Module Library, or ORML, originally created by Acala's co-founders in late 2019. It is a collection of modules that Acala team created to solve issues that we encountered, to produce features that we wish existed, at the same time making it not specific to our chain but generic, so we can share them with our fellow developers in the whole Polkadot/Kusama community and help in some way.

Fast forward to late 2022, ORML is widely used by many teams in the ecosystem, and is receiving contributions from different teams. Acala remains the biggest contributor in development and maintenance of ORML.

This proposal (link to doc [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BGvDnc_fHgowSUXE83hhPGsDPBF7cHWMbA4a14k_AyM)) is seeking payment to cover development and maintenance of the widely used Open Runtime Module Library between Jan 2022 and Oct 2022.

Community members, please kindly review the proposal and ask questions you may have, we are happy to address questions before moving onto next step. You are also welcome to share how ORML is useful for your project(s). :)

The proposal requests funding from the Polkadot Treasury for the Polkadot Ecology Research Institute's operating costs from October 2023 to March 2024. The institute aims to produce original, high-quality Chinese content to educate users about Polkadot in a user-friendly manner, increasing Polkadot's presence in the Asia-Pacific market. They plan to track and report on Polkadot projects, host online activities, and translate content for global readers.

- ORML is a collection of modules created by Acala to solve problems and provide useful features.
- It is not specific to Acala and can be used by other developers in the Polkadot/Kusama community.
- Acala is the main contributor to ORML, but other teams also contribute.
- This proposal is asking for payment to cover the development and maintenance of ORML.
- Community members can review the proposal, ask questions, and share how ORML is useful for their projects.

#202 ORML development and maintenance

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