Sentinel Grant Request.md

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+team_name: "Monza Tech LLC"
+project_name: "Sentinel Grid"
+contact_name: "Alexandre Figueras"
+contact_email: "[email protected]"
+level: 2
+address: "14znUCRAVUgUSYLcStj2gug3fUBnu5v6ARtEgjDt5YGRPGjn"
+total_cost_dai: 50000
+license: "Apache-2.0"
+github: "https://github.com/MonzaTech"
+---
+
+# Grant Application: Sentinel Grid
+
+## Project Abstract
+
+Sentinel Grid is a Substrate-based protocol providing decentralized, verifiable monitoring for mission-critical infrastructure. We ingest encrypted telemetry from energy grids and telecom networks, run deterministic AI-based anomaly scoring off-chain, and record provable events onchain. This creates tamper resistant audit trails, cross-chain alerting, and tokenizable real-world assets for infrastructure operators and downstream DeFi/insurance primitives.
+
+This application requests funding to finalize Substrate pallets, off-chain workers, XCM integration, and a production-ready monitoring dashboard so we can run pilot deployments with utility partners and demonstrate cross-chain resilience workflows.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Project Overview
+
+### 1.1 Overview
+Sentinel Grid provides decentralized and verifiable monitoring for critical infrastructure using Substrate. We ingest and analyze real-time telemetry from energy grids and telecom networks to detect anomalies and prevent cascading failures. The project demonstrates how Polkadot and Substrate can host mission-critical infrastructure primitives.
+
+### 1.2 Project Details
+- **Current Status:** Live MVP with real-time telemetry ingestion, anomaly scoring, and on-chain event logging  
+- **Ecosystem:** Polkadot, Substrate, XCM  
+- **Tech Stack:** Rust, Substrate FRAME pallets, Off-chain Workers, React dashboard, Polkadot JS  
+- **Total Estimated Duration:** 4 months  
+- **Full-time Equivalent (FTE):** 2 FTE  
+- **Total Costs:** 50,000 USD (50,000 DAI equivalent specified in frontmatter)  
+- **GitHub:** https://github.com/MonzaTech
+
+### 1.3 Team
+**Alexandre Figueras**  
+Founder. Infrastructure analytics, applied AI, Substrate R&D. Past work includes real-time telemetry pipelines and blockchain integrations.  
+GitHub: https://github.com/alexfigueras
+
+**Senior Rust Engineer**  
+FRAME pallet and runtime development, off-chain workers, XCM integration.  
+GitHub: https://github.com/MonzaTech
+
+**Frontend Engineering Support**  
+Real-time dashboard, Polkadot JS integration, UX for pilot operators.
+
+The team has delivered an MVP demonstrating core functionality and has early engagement with infrastructure stakeholders.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Project Details
+
+### 2.1 Ecosystem Fit
+Sentinel Grid expands the Polkadot/Substrate ecosystem into industrial and public-sector infrastructure. It provides primitives not currently available: verifiable off-chain telemetry, deterministic anomaly scoring, and XCM cross-chain alert propagation. This broadens Substrate usage beyond finance and collectibles and attracts enterprise and public-sector users.
+
+### 2.2 Technical Approach
+- **Substrate FRAME pallets** for telemetry verification, scoring, and event anchoring  
+- **Off-chain Workers** for ingestion, preprocessing, and deterministic AI scoring (deterministic model inference pipeline)  
+- **XCM** for sending alerts and verified events across chains and parachains  
+- **Frontend:** React + Polkadot JS for the operator dashboard and developer tooling  
+- **Deployment:** Dockerized local testnet and sample datasets for reproducible demos
+
+---
+
+## 3. Development Roadmap
+
+### 3.1 Overview
+- **Total Duration:** 4 months  
+- **FTE:** 2  
+- **Total Cost:** 50,000 USD
+
+### 3.2 Milestone 1 — Core Infrastructure (2 months) — 25,000 USD
+**Deliverables**
+- Substrate pallets implementing telemetry packet verification and deterministic scoring  
+- Off-chain Workers capable of ingesting and processing 1,000 packets/hour in test mode  
+- XCM example demonstrating cross-chain transmission of an anomaly event  
+- Unit tests covering core pallet logic (target 80% coverage)  
+- Dockerized local deployment and developer docs
+
+**Acceptance Criteria**
+- Pallets compile cleanly and pass CI tests  
+- Off-chain worker demonstrates required throughput on test data  
+- XCM example successfully relays a sample event across two local chains  
+- Documentation sufficient for a developer to run the local demo
+
+### 3.3 Milestone 2 — Monitoring System (2 months) — 25,000 USD
+**Deliverables**
+- React dashboard with Polkadot JS integration showing live telemetry and alerts  
+- Cross-chain alerting module using XCM to broadcast verified anomalies  
+- Two vertical demo scenarios: energy grid and telecom site failure simulation  
+- End-to-end demo video, test datasets, and developer API docs
+
+**Acceptance Criteria**
+- Dashboard connected to testnet showing live feeds and alerts  
+- XCM-based alerts propagate across three connected test chains in simulation  
+- Two demo scenarios executed and documented with results
+- End-to-end demo published (video + dataset)
+
+---
+
+## 4. Additional Information
+
+### 4.1 What makes this project unique?
+Sentinel Grid is the first Substrate-native system targeting industrial infrastructure with verifiable telemetry and cross-chain alerting. It introduces primitives that enable new enterprise flows such as infrastructure-backed RWAs, parametric insurance triggers, and interoperable resilience tooling.
+
+### 4.2 Previous Work
+- Live MVP demonstrating telemetry ingestion and anomaly scoring (internal demo)  
+- Early POCs with anonymized energy and telecom datasets  
+- Engagements with defense innovation programs for dual-use validation
+
+### 4.3 Similar Projects
+No direct Substrate competitors. Legacy vendors (Siemens, ABB) offer proprietary centralized solutions without onchain verifiability or cross-chain capabilities.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Funding & Licensing
+
+- **Requested Funding:** 50,000 USD (denominated in DAI as specified above)  
+- **License:** Apache-2.0 for all grant deliverables  
+- **KYC/KYB:** Acknowledged and understood; Monza Tech will complete required checks
+
+---
+
+## 6. Contact & Payment
+
+- **Contact:** Alexandre Figueras — [email protected]  
+- **Payment Address:** 14znUCRAVUgUSYLcStj2gug3fUBnu5v6ARtEgjDt5YGRPGjn
+
+---
+
+## 7. Appendix (attachments to include in PR)
+- Link to MVP demo video (attach or link)  
+- Link to sample telemetry dataset (attach or link)  
+- Link to GitHub repo with initial code and docs (https://github.com/MonzaTech)