PANews reported on December 19th that the three foundations of the Lido DAO ecosystem (Lido Labs Foundation, Lido Ecosystem Foundation, and Lido Alliance BORG) have jointly submitted a 2026 Ecosystem Grant Request (EGG) to implement the 2026 strategic plan GOOSE-3. The total grant request is $60 million, with $43.8 million allocated to basic expenditures ($26.9 million for protocol core maintenance and operations, and $16.9 million for growth initiatives), plus a discretionary spending cap of $16.2 million for the growth portion. The growth initiative funds will support four strategic objectives: expanding the staking ecosystem, ensuring protocol resilience (Lido Core upgrades), expanding new DAO revenue streams (Lido Earn), and exploring vertical scaling and real-world commercial applications.

Previously, Lido's new proposal "GOOSE-3" suggested expanding its business to a broader DeFi product portfolio and outlined four strategic goals for 2026.