Waiting to hear feedback from @shawntabrizi before casting my vote as he has more knowledge on this topic than most, and he has previously brought up some valid concerns in recent funding proposals from this team with regards to the quality of the EasyA training materials & program (for example not offering the most up-to-date information to prospective builders). If this has been resolved then it is an easy AYE (no pun intended), but if it hasn't been resolved yet and they are just asking for more money, then it is going to be a NAY.

The ecosystem needs a framework (possibly an education collective) to vet referenda related to Polkadot education, but that will be a discussion for another day.

I am wearing the hat of the Technical Education Lead at Web3 Foundation and asking these questions on the KPI metrics, EasyA content, and hackathons

Total developers starting the crash course: 120,000

What is your definition of "developer" here? Don't you think "learner" is an appropriate term? I think we both can agree that there is no framework in place to verify their development skills or credentials.

Hackathon projects: 100

I know you come with good intentions, but what is your benchmark for something to be called a project on Polkadot? Could you share your top 3 picks of hackathon projects built using Polkadot SDK in your previous hackathons and any success stories of the hackathon participants contributing to Polkadot or its parachains? This is critical information for judging the effectiveness of your hackathon programs and their impact on the Polkadot ecosystem.

Also, the DF grant announcement mentions hackathons as a deliverable. If that is a mistake, you should request that the announcement be corrected.

Polkadot 2.0, Plaza, Smart Contacts content

From what I am aware, the official developer documentation on Plaza/smart contracts will be delivered sometime in Q1. Without this official documentation, hosting hackathons or educating developers on the EasyA app about Polkadot 2.0 will have little impact (in my opinion). Ideally, this proposal would have made more sense when there is clarity about Polkadot Cloud/Hub/Plaza from the Polkadot Technical fellowship, but from what I see, the details are still being worked out. Full-blown hackathons without fundamental clarity on what the technology will be and little documentation are a bit premature.