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-## About the MAGIC Monero Fund
+# About the MAGIC Monero Fund
+
+MAGIC (Multidisciplinary Academic Grants in Cryptocurrencies) Grants is a 501(c)(3) U.S. nonprofit that focuses on building strong cryptocurrency communities and networks. [The MAGIC Monero Fund](https://magicgrants.org/funds/monero) is a subentity of MAGIC Grants guided by [a five-member committee](https://magicgrants.org/Monero-Fund-Committee/) elected by [Monero community members](https://magicgrants.org/funds/monero/monero_fund_voters/).
+
+### MAGIC Monero Fund Vision and Goals:
+
+* Improve the Monero ecosystem.
+* Support Monero development and research.
+* Create Monero educational resources.
+* Fund Monero security audits.
+* Run essential services that support the Monero ecosystem.
+
+### Committee Members
+
+* Vik Sharma is the owner of [Cake Wallet](https://cakewallet.com/) and Monero.com. He is also the president of Liberty Steel USA.
+
+* [Rucknium](https://github.com/Rucknium) is a Monero Research Lab researcher and economist who has focused on statistical obfuscation on Monero and Bitcoin Cash.
+
+* [kayabaNerve](https://github.com/kayabaNerve) is a Monero-ecosystem developer and security  researcher who was the first to implement Monero atomic swaps with ASMR.
+
+* [Deverick](https://github.com/hashes4merkle) is an application security developer for Blackbaud, a leading nonprofit cloud services platform. He co-planned the 2021 Monero Party.
+
+* [Csilla Brimer](https://twitter.com/CryptoTweetie) is a blockchain consultant at Willenrimer and a co-founder of the Open Economy Initiative. She co-planned the 2021 Monero Party.
+
+## Submitting grant applications
+
+The MAGIC Monero Fund is currently accepting applications for grants involving research. Processes for other types of grants will be established soon. The process for submitting a research grant is described [here](https://github.com/MAGICGrants/Monero-Fund/blob/main/Research-Grant-RFP.md).
 
-https://magicgrants.org/funds/monero