Ayden,

Good questions.

> The first is, should a part of the ICANN community be eligible to

> receive funding? I imagine that the GAC will seek funding for its
> independent secretariat - is there a possibility that we would do the
> same, to ensure the longevity of our activities?

The problem with this is that the fund was specifically not intended
to cover the normal ICANN activities (that should come out of the
normal ICANN budget), and I and several other WG members feel pretty
strongly the funds shouldn't be used for activities that benefit
some (but not all) constituencies.

	Julf