# \[GRANT REQUEST\] ZEROX Data Layer **URL:** \ **Category:** 📜 Treasury\ **Created:** [October 16, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.0xprotocol.org/t/grant-request-zerox-data-layer/3705 "2023-10-16T11:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![PaperclipLabs](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.0xprotocol.org/papercliplabs/32/1260_2.png) [@PaperclipLabs](https://forum.0xprotocol.org/u/PaperclipLabs)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.0xprotocol.org/t/grant-request-zerox-data-layer/3705/8 "2023-10-24T19:05:38Z")
We agree that there’s a need for this and not having tools to build on top of the the protocol hinders its growth. However, upon reviewing the grant proposal, we believe that both the proposed timeline and cost are disproportionate to the output. We have submitted a proposal for an alternate approach aimed at serving the needs of the 0x developer community. We have experience and a proven track record building, shipping and maintaining subgraphs for a number of clients and protocols and believe we are positioned to execute on this initiative. Our proposal takes an MVP approach, we suggest initially focusing on building a well-documented and validated subgraph. As for the react hooks, although the effort implement is not high, we believe it’s best to hold off on that until we can assess the impact of the subgraph and validate their need in the community. Link to our proposal here: > [@\[Grant Request\] 0x Community Subgraph](https://forum.0xprotocol.org/t/grant-request-0x-community-subgraph/3710): > > Basic Details Project name: 0x Community Subgraphs Point of contact: cole@paperclip.xyz Discord: coleperkins Team background: We’re Paperclip Labs. We design, build and ship crypto products and tools. We are a team of designers, developers and researchers that have worked with some of the top DeFi teams, including Compound, dYdX and Messari. We have experience and a proven track record building, shipping and maintaining subgraphs for a number of clients and protocols, most recently we shipped… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.0xprotocol.org/t/grant-request-zerox-data-layer/3705)._